SSSD 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Henry (ranked 6722 p4p, 5827 weight class) and Mr Krabs (ranked 208 p4p, 522 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Krabs

193 cm
20
300
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
250
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Krabs!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krabs shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Krabs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Mr Krabs has been cut.

Henry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henry lands in his opponent's guard.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry stands up over Krabs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry throws a strike but Krabs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry pulls Krabs in close to his closed guard and prevents Krabs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henry tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krabs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry pulls Krabs in close to prevent any damage.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry keeping full guard, as Krabs tries to pass.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krabs throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henry holds on and takes a little breather.

Krabs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Henry lands an overhand right.

That has opened up Mr Krabs's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krabs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Krabs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Henry throws a series of punches but Krabs avoids them all with ease.
Krabs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dark Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Krabs.
Krabs looks winded!
Krabs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krabs.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.

Krabs is rocked!
Henry lands with a big right hook that stumbles Krabs - he's out on his feet here! Henry follows up with another monster hook that separates Krabs from consciousness! Krabs falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Henry stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dark Henry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Everton (ranked 6240 p4p, 5734 weight class) and Issy Rapid (ranked 436 p4p, 414 weight class). Issy Rapid acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Everton
vs
Rapid

178 cm
18
151
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Everton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Issy Rapid!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Everton counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Everton.

Rapid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rapid in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Everton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rapid!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Issy Rapid!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jackson (ranked 6089 p4p, 4828 weight class) and Blocker Gee (ranked 225 p4p, 157 weight class). Jason Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jackson
vs
Gee

225 cm
25
260
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blocker Gee!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a body shot.
Gee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gee darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Gee into the cage.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gee throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Gee holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Gee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to push Gee away but Gee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gee pulls Jackson into guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gee is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gee looking to control.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Gee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to is feet but Gee passes into side control.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gee on the ground.

Gee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Gee control the position.

Gee stands up.
Gee tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gee tries to clinch up.
Gee throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gee as he jumps to the side.

Gee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gee wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gee stands up.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gee.
Jason Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blocker Gee.
Gee tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gee tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is working for takedown but Gee is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blocker Gee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jackson has Gee up against the cage in a clinch.
Gee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Jackson successfully pulls guard.
Gee is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gee chips away with some ground and pound.
Gee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jackson is rocked!
Blocker Gee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Gee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.

Gee breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gee has managed to clinch.
Gee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Gee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Gee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gee manages to move to mount!
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Gee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gee looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gee controlling his opponent.
Gee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a nice shot to the head.
Gee looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gee lands a nice shot to the head.

Gee looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Gee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gee wants to finish this one by submission but Jackson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gee.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Gee is standing up, even though he is in mount.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gee looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blocker Gee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Gee gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Gee is looking for a takedown.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gee manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Gee with that takedown attempt.
Jason Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blocker Gee.

Jackson has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gee tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Gee.
Gee looking for a takedown.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Gee tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.

Gee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gee circles away quickly and effectively.
Gee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gee wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is concentrating on defense, preventing Gee from advancing position.

Gee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Gee eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gee is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gee to get the leverage.
Gee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Gee sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gee checks a low kick from Jackson.
Gee wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.

Gee tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gee goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gee swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is working for takedown but Gee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jason Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blocker Gee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gee wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Jackson.
I think Gee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blocker Gee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3947 p4p, 3971 weight class) and Vinny Tulip (ranked 463 p4p, 465 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Porfirigo
vs
Tulip

185 cm
20
178
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
169
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinny Tulip!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tulip. Beautiful body shot.
Porfirigo looks for a takedown but Tulip sprawls well.
Tulip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porfirigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porfirigo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Porfirigo fails with the takedown
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown attempt
and Tulip counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulip lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulip scores with a punch to the head.
Porfirigo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulip pinned against the cage. Tulip gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo tries for a takedown but Tulip circles away easily
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tulip lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tulip looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porfirigo fails with the takedown
and Tulip counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown
and Tulip counters with a nice uppercut.
Porfirigo is breathing heavily.
Porfirigo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo with a poor takedown
and Tulip counters with a left to the body.
Tulip throws a one two combo.

Oooooh!!! Tulip has knocked Porfirigo down with a huge combo! Tulip steps away and waves a wobbly Porfirigo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Porfirigo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porfirigo tries for a takedown but Tulip circles away easily
and Tulip counters with a right hand from hell and Porfirigo is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Tulip!
Tayaen Porfirigo spoke after the fight, saying 'I like the taste off my blod!!!'.