PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 2778 p4p, 4045 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legs has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. Crazy Legs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Paul
vs
Legs

200 cm
27
255
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
270
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul moves forwards but Legs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Legs misses with a straight left.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Legs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Paul misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paul.
Legs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paul throws a body shot but no joy.
Legs throws a big shot that misses.
Paul slips under a jab from Legs.
Paul avoids the body shot from Legs.
Legs slips a straight right by Paul.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legs. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Legs.
Legs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paul throws an off balance right hand
and Legs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legs at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Paul as he connects with a hook.
Legs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Legs.
Nice defenses there by Legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs slips a straight right by Paul.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Legs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul throws a hook to the side of Legs's head but Legs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Paul.
Paul takes a swing at Legs's ribcage but misses.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Legs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paul.
Paul swings for the body but Legs moves out of range.
Paul tries a low kick but Legs avoids it.
Jab from Legs.
Legs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul defending well as Legs loads up on a big left hand.
Legs throws a lazy right hand but Paul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Paul misses.
Legs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Legs blocks a jab.
We've been told by Paul's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Legs cracks a nice hook into Paul's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paul with the inside leg kick.
Paul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Legs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Legs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legs keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul throws a sloppy body shot
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Legs walks into a jab.
Legs needs to keep his hands up - Paul had a free shot at his head there.
Legs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paul finds it's way round the side to connect with Legs's head.
Legs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Legs tries to keep at a distance but Paul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paul wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Legs.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Legs controls his hands.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legs backwards.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Legs avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Legs's head.
Legs blocks an uppercut.
Legs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legs avoiding damage.
Legs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legs.
A bit of stalling here from Paul.
Paul has Legs pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Paul seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Paul trying to control the position but instead, Legs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paul into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul prevents a body shot from Legs.
Legs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul tries to stall but Legs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Legs has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legs or not.
Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legs misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Legs to work.
Legs struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Legs throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Paul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crazy Legs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paul misses with a wild body shot.
Legs throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Legs lands with an uppercut that bounces Paul off the cage and back into range.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Legs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul throws a lazy uppercut
and Legs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paul.
Paul misses with a straight right.
As Paul backs off Legs throws a huge counter combo but Paul manages to avoid it all.
Paul blocks a jab.
Paul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Paul.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Paul staying out of range there.
Paul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul tries to clinch there but Legs circles away.
Legs misses with a wild body shot.
Paul throws a poor cross that misses
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legs.
Legs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs slips under a jab from Paul.
Legs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Paul.
A big right from Paul misses.
Legs lands with a straight right. Paul didn't see that one coming.
Paul tries to move into range but Legs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Paul misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Paul.
Paul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paul 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.
Legs fails to land with a series of punches.
Legs avoids the body shot from Paul.
Legs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legs misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paul lands with a straight right. Legs didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Paul tenderised Legs's leg. Legs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paul lands a lovely overhand right.
Paul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legs works Paul's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Legs misses.
An inside leg kick from Paul misses.
Paul blocks a jab.
Legs connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crazy Legs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legs. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legs digs a good hook to Paul's body.
Legs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legs manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Legs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paul.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Legs's shoulder, as Legs tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Legs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paul thuds a left hand into Legs's body.
Paul throws a lazy right hand but Legs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Legs missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Paul misses.
Legs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul throwing a counter right hand but Legs manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Paul.

That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul walks into a jab.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Legs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Legs throws a hook to the side of Paul's head but Paul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legs dips to his left and cracks Paul with an uppercut!
Legs misses the shot to the body.
Legs throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Legs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legs lands with a shot to the body.
Paul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Legs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Legs misses with a wild combination.
Paul throwing a counter right hand but Legs manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Legs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paul thows a leg kick but Legs checks it
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Legs scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Legs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crazy Legs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Paul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Legs's shoulder, as Legs tries to avoid the shot.
Paul misses with a straight left.
Paul wants to land a leg kick but Legs is out of range.
Legs throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Legs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Legs slips a jab from Paul.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs lands a slapping body shot.
Legs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul throws the left hand but Legs avoids the punch easily.
Legs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Paul misses.
Legs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paul with a body shot.
Legs throws a jab when Paul was well out of range.
Paul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Paul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paul slips under a jab.
Legs keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul 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.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legs.
Legs scores with a jab.
Legs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Legs.
Nice defenses there by Legs.
Legs blocks a leg kick.
Legs misses with a wild body shot.
Paul misses with a straight right.

Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Legs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Legs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries a body shot but Legs blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
A short left from Legs.

It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Paul is struggling to control the position.
Paul blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Paul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul lands a right hand.
Legs has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Legs can turn it around.
Paul tries a body shot but Legs blocks it.
Legs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paul trying to stall but Legs improves his position.
Legs blocks a body shot from Paul.
Legs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Legs avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Legs lands a hook that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Paul.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Legs as Paul tries to tie him up.
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Legs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paul.
Paul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paul slows down the pace here.
Paul misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legs.
Paul is looking to control Legs's arms but Legs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paul has his back to the cage.
Legs throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Legs controls his hands.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Paul lands a nice uppercut.
Paul stalling in the clinch but Legs improves position.
Legs has Paul pressed against the cage.
Legs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauls head.
Legs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legs has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Legs.
I think Legs 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Crazy Legs!
Crazy Legs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.