PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xxx Xxx (ranked 23261 p4p, 23345 weight class) and Xxx Xxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Xxx
vs
Xxx

165 cm
26
143
77 - 23 - 3

165 cm
26
143
16 - 84 - 3

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 77 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 84 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighter A quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter B tries for a takedown but Fighter A sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter B, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter A jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B misses the shot to the body.
And Fighter A counters with a quick kick to the body but Fighter B blocks it.

Fighter A shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fighter B napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fighter A lands some shots froms side control.
Fighter A staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A working away.
Fighter B being controlled for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is trying to improve his position.
Fighter B struggling a bit here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fighter B moves out of range of the body kick.
Fighter B follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Fighter A looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fighter B!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Fighter B's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A just content to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xxx Xxx dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fighter A fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighter B steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fighter A as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter A manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fighter B's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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.
It appears Fighter A was looking to counter with a kick there.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter A as he jumps to the side.
Fighter B throws a lazy body kick

and Fighter A counters with a takedown into side control.
Fighter B wants to control but Fighter A postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A controlling the position from side mount.
Fighter B struggling a bit here.
Fighter A is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter B can do to turn this around?
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B struggling a bit here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fighter B looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fighter A jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fighter B fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fighter A shoots in and drives through. Fighter B sprawls well.
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 throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fighter B avoids it.

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.
Fighter B goes for a double leg but Fighter A avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fighter A continues to drive forward.
Fighter A fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fighter B or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighter A, which made it look bad.
It appears Fighter A was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xxx Xxx dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fighter A shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fighter B sprawls well. Fighter B wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter A gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter B dives in and grabs Fighter A's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighter A pushes down on Fighter B's head and hops out.
Fighter A is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B shoots in but no luck this time.

Fighter A gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fighter B to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A seems keen to control Fighter B's posture.
Fighter A has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fighter B throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fighter A looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fighter A throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighter B. Fighter B gets slowly back to his feet.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.
Fighter B pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Fighter A gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is trying to get back to half guard.
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 taking a breather here.
Fighter B tries to improve position but can't.
Xxx Xxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xxx Xxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A just content to control the position.

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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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