PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santara Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guy
vs
Amarillo

175 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

171 cm
24
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crazy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santara Amarillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy throws a body punch but Amarillo moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guy checks a leg kick.
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amarillo. Amarillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Amarillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
Amarillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Amarillo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guy.

Amarillo throws a left that rocks Guy and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Amarillo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Guy regain composure!

Guy is rocked!

It looks like Crazy Guy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarillo trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
Amarillo working the head with strikes.
Amarillo working the ground and pound.
Guy tries to improve position but can't.
Amarillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Guy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Amarillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Amarillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.
Guy parries the strikes from Amarillo easily there. Amarillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guy to escape.
Guy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarillo trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amarillo throws a chopping leg kick but Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Amarillo scores a takedown into full mount!
Amarillo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amarillo looking to control but Guy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amarillo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amarillo.
Guy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Amarillo scoring with strikes but Guy is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy just holding on.
Amarillo scoring with strikes but Guy is staying in there.
Amarillo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guy regains half guard.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Amarillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Amarillo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amarillo.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Guy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Amarillo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Amarillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amarillo lands strikes from half guard.
Amarillo controlling the action here.
Guy is refusing to be controlled, as Amarillo sits in half guard.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amarillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guy is staying active underneath Amarillo, 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.

Santara Amarillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crazy Guy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amarillo.
Amarillo throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Amarillo misses.
Some wild striking there from Amarillo.
A telegraphed right hand from Amarillo misses the target.
Amarillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amarillo.
Amarillo stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Amarillo tries a low kick but Guy avoids it.
A big right from Amarillo misses.
Santara Amarillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Amarillo pushes him off.
Amarillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Amarillo.
Amarillo throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy lands a head shot.
Amarillo throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Amarillo only half commits.

Amarillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Amarillo misses with the ground and pound.
Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Guy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Amarillo's best efforts.
Guy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Amarillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amarillo is breathing heavily.
Amarillo preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guy is landing with some decent strikes but Amarillo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amarillo is trying desperately to improve position.

Guy wants to finish this one by submission but Amarillo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guy.
Amarillo tries to reverse the position but Guy maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo regains half guard.
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Guy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amarillo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Guy is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Amarillo as he works his way to full guard.

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.
Amarillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Guy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amarillo is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amarillo avoid being mounted?
Guy wants to control but Amarillo is keeping him busy.
Amarillo is doing well to control the position and prevent Guy from advancing to side control.
Santara Amarillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amarillo wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santara Amarillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crazy Guy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Guy.
Santara Amarillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amarillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy misses with a double jab
and Amarillo counters with an outside leg kick.
Amarillo misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Guy coming out on top.
Amarillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amarillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Amarillo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amarillo counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy slips a straight right by Amarillo.
Amarillo throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
Amarillo throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
Amarillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guy shoots for a takedown but Amarillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Amarillo throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amarillo throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Amarillo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amarillo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amarillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amarillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guy counters with a nice body shot.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarillo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amarillo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amarillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Guy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Amarillo reaches up to try and control the position but Guy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Amarillo rolls and tries to escape and now Guy has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Amarillo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Amarillo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Guy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Guy not allowing Amarillo to control his hands.
Amarillo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guy's guard. Nice work there by Amarillo.

Amarillo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Amarillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santara Amarillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amarillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guy looking for a guillotine here but Amarillo defends easily.
Amarillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amarillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amarillo passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crazy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amarillo not doing much here.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Amarillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amarillo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santara Amarillo!