PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xxx Xxx (ranked 23674 p4p, 23775 weight class) and Xxx Xxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Xxx
vs
Xxx

165 cm
24
143
61 - 20 - 2

165 cm
24
143
13 - 68 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 61 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 68 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fighter A but Fighter A pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fighter A is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fighter B as Fighter A shoots in.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fighter A but Fighter A pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fighter A jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fighter B. That one must have hurt.

Fighter A shoots in and gets a takedown into Fighter B's guard.
Fighter A not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fighter A has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fighter A is now in half guard.
Fighter A controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fighter B closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fighter A quickly recovers to half guard.
Fighter A controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fighter A tries to get out of the position.
Fighter B scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter B scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xxx Xxx dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fighter B closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fighter A is concentrating on defense, preventing Fighter B from advancing position.
Fighter B throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fighter A to regain full guard.
Xxx Xxx has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fighter B throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter A works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A is pulling down on Fighter B's head. It's preventing any offense from Fighter B, at least for the moment.
Fighter A wants to sweep here but Fighter B controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fighter A dives in and scores a takedown into Fighter B's guard.
Fighter A controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B has his hands on Fighter A's head, controlling the position.
Fighter A's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fighter B for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fighter B looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter A is fending him off so far but Fighter B persists. Nope, Fighter A circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter A quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter B shoots in but Fighter A avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter A throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fighter B avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fighter B.
Fighter A thinks about countering with a body kick.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.
Fighter B fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A leaves Fighter B with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xxx Xxx dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fighter A slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter B, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter B fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Fighter A scores with a takedown into Fighter B's 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.
Fighter A controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A postures up.
Fighter B being controlled here, momentarily.
Fighter B looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter B, not yet.

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.
Fighter A sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fighter B fails with a takedown attempt.
As Fighter B looks to move away, Fighter A throws a big counter combo but Fighter B just gets out of the way.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.

Fighter A manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fighter B on his heels. He'll look to pass Fighter B's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B trying to keep a closed guard but Fighter A is proving a slippery customer.
Fighter B wants to control but Fighter A passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fighter B trying to control but Fighter A postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fighter A controlling the action here.
Fighter A continues to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xxx Xxx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter A has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xxx Xxx!