PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marge Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil FitzPatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil FitzPatrick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Power
vs
FitzPatrick

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marge Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lil FitzPatrick!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by FitzPatrick.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Power tries a low kick but FitzPatrick avoids it.
Power cracks the inside of FitzPatrick's front leg.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
FitzPatrick slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FitzPatrick takes one to the side of the head.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to FitzPatrick's calf.
Power tries to clinch there but FitzPatrick circles away.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
FitzPatrick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
FitzPatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Power cracks the inside of FitzPatrick's front leg.
Power looks to land a combination. FitzPatrick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Power misses with the combination.
Marge Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power throws and low kick but FitzPatrick moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
FitzPatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
FitzPatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Power tries a low kick but FitzPatrick avoids it.
FitzPatrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Power goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A clash of legs there as FitzPatrick blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
FitzPatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power lands with a right hand.
Power is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Power.
FitzPatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power misses with a double jab.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
FitzPatrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Power. Power gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power fails with the takedown.
Power is looking to chop away at FitzPatrick's legs.
Power lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Power.
FitzPatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power tests FitzPatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power is working the combinations to good effect here.
Power throws a leg kick but FitzPatrick sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as FitzPatrick checks a leg kick.
FitzPatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power cracks FitzPatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Power misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Power!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
FitzPatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
FitzPatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
FitzPatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Power misses with a low kick as FitzPatrick jumps back.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marge Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power with a hook.
FitzPatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
FitzPatrick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
FitzPatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Power's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Power duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marge Power dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

FitzPatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
FitzPatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power connects with a good right hand that stumbles FitzPatrick. FitzPatrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power throws a one two combo.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Power misses.
FitzPatrick moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
FitzPatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
FitzPatrick slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses FitzPatrick's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Power misses.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marge Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
FitzPatrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Power finds it's way round the side to connect with FitzPatrick's head.
FitzPatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps FitzPatrick's head back.
Power with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power throws a leg kick but FitzPatrick checks it.
FitzPatrick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Power throws a leg kick but FitzPatrick moved away.
Power closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt FitzPatrick.
Power throws a leg kick which misses FitzPatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as FitzPatrick tries to avoid it.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Power cracks the inside of FitzPatrick's front leg.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.
FitzPatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses FitzPatrick's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
FitzPatrick checks a low kick from Power.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of FitzPatrick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as FitzPatrick blocks the low kick.
FitzPatrick avoids the head kick by Power.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped FitzPatrick in his tracks.
Power looks to land a combination. FitzPatrick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power lands a two punch combo.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on FitzPatrick. That did some damage!
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power is looking to clinch.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but FitzPatrick is out of range.
FitzPatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
FitzPatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
FitzPatrick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Power does no damage.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but FitzPatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
FitzPatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
FitzPatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as FitzPatrick backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marge Power dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Power throws a chopping leg kick but FitzPatrick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
FitzPatrick moves forwards but Power connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Power scores with a three punch combo!
FitzPatrick blocks a leg kick.
FitzPatrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Power finds it's way round the side to connect with FitzPatrick's head.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Marge Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power shoots in but FitzPatrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but FitzPatrick is out of range and Power settles back down.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches FitzPatrick on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as FitzPatrick checks a leg kick.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on FitzPatrick. That did some damage!
Power lands with a cross.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power clobbers FitzPatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. FitzPatrick doesn't seem phased though.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power tries to clinch up but FitzPatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but FitzPatrick seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as FitzPatrick checks a leg kick.
Power throws and low kick but FitzPatrick moves out of range easily.
Power wants to slow FitzPatrick down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Power swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by FitzPatrick.
FitzPatrick blocks a leg kick.
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marge Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses FitzPatrick's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
FitzPatrick checks the leg kick.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a right hand that FitzPatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that FitzPatrick also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses FitzPatrick's sensitive parts.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on FitzPatrick. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by FitzPatrick.
Power works the jab nicely.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but FitzPatrick seems unphased.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power cracks the inside of FitzPatrick's front leg.
Power throws a leg kick which misses FitzPatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as FitzPatrick tries to avoid it.
Power scores with a hook.
Power looks to land a combination but FitzPatrick avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick which misses FitzPatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as FitzPatrick tries to avoid it.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power connects with a jab.
Power throws a push kick but FitzPatrick slaps the foot to one side.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
FitzPatrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
FitzPatrick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power misses with a low kick.
FitzPatrick walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Lil FitzPatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
FitzPatrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power jabs FitzPatrick right on the nose. FitzPatrick blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
Power bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of FitzPatrick's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marge Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marge Power!