PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The pit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and heavy weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

pit
vs
weight

199 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The pit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, heavy weight!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pit stuffs the takedown.
pit stuffs the takedown attempt from weight. weight gets slowly back to his feet.

weight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
pit looking for a sweep. Not yet pit, not yet.
weight tries to stand but pit is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
weight postures up.
weight stops pit from standing up.
weight controls from within his opponent's guard.

pit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but weight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pit is pulling down on weight's head to control his posture.
pit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
weight wants to control but pit is keeping busy.
weight is trying to control but pit manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
weight is looking to get to half guard.
weight takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
pit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
weight tries to hold on but pit pushes him away.
weight looks gassed!
weight is in all sorts of trouble here.
pit landing strikes from the mount and weight is in trouble!
weight tries to hold on but pit postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
weight taking shots to the head.
pit has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of weight's face.
pit lands a heavy elbow.
weight sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
weight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
pit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
weight looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
weight is staying active underneath pit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
pit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

pit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. weight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time pit.
weight wants to control but pit is keeping busy.
weight is staying active underneath pit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The pit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

weight clinches.
weight tries to pull guard but pit won't allow it.
pit looking to slow down the pace here.
weight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
weight keeps control of pit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

pit has picked weight up - he's going for a ride! pit dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
pit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
weight is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
weight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of pit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take pit's back!

weight tightening his grip on pit, looking for the choke.
weight struggling to keep hold of the position.
pit wants to get back to his feet.
weight is trying to stick to pit's back but pit is turning into weight. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in weight's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by pit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

pit stands and steps away. weight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
pit misses with a takedown
and weight counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - weight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

weight gets the takedown into side control.
pit wants to control but weight postures up.
weight is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt pit will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
weight trying to control the action but pit is working from the bottom.
weight works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

weight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by pit, who protects the arm well.
pit wants to control but weight postures up.
weight tries to move into full mount but can't pass pit's legs.
weight tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
pit wants to control but weight postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
weight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
pit throws a right hand that weight ducks under and follows up with a left that weight also avoids with ease.
pit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
weight moves in looking to clinch but pit pushes him off.
pit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
weight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
weight shoots in and drives through. pit sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

heavy weight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

pit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
weight is trying to maintain the position but pit is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if pit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
weight tries to kick pit off but pit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
weight is looking to control pit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can weight avoid being mounted?
pit trying to pass the guard but weight defending well.
pit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
weight wants to hold on but pit pushes him away.
pit content just to control the position here.
pit landing strikes from the mount and weight is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
pit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
weight is wriggling around trying to escape.
pit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
weight is looking to improve his position but pit isn't that keen on the idea.
pit wants to control the pace but weight is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
weight is bucking up trying to escape but pit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
weight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
weight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
pit avoids the attempt from weight to control.
weight is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
pit with good strikes from the mount here!
pit dominating with strikes here.
The pit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
weight is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

pit stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

weight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
The pit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think pit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The pit!