PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Draco Mordred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Utah
vs
Draco Mordred

180 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Draco Mordred!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco Mordred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Utah circles away quickly and effectively.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab.
Utah misses with a looping right.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draco Mordred misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Draco Mordred misses.
A combination from Draco Mordred does no damage.
Utah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Utah wants to clinch.
Draco Mordred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco Mordred cracks Utah with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco Mordred looks to land a right hand but Utah moved out of range.
Utah moves away from the strike by Draco Mordred.
The fighters circling - Draco Mordred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred looks to land a combination but Utah avoids it well.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah throws a nice looking combination but Draco Mordred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draco Mordred misses with a hook.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Draco Mordred rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Utah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
enabling Utah to counter with a crisp jab.
Draco Mordred misses with a wild combination.
Utah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Draco Mordred's waist but Draco Mordred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Utah off to one side.
Draco Mordred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utah.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a three punch combo that has Draco Mordred backing up. Draco Mordred nods at Utah to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco Mordred throws a right hand that Utah ducks under and follows up with a left that Utah also avoids with ease.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Utah blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a three punch combo that has Draco Mordred backing up. Draco Mordred nods at Utah to acknowledge the strikes.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
Utah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Utah duly obliges.
Utah tries to clinch there but Draco Mordred circles away.
Draco Mordred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draco Mordred throws a jab but it's blocked by Utah.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a left and a right that stings Draco Mordred.
A punch combination from Draco Mordred misses.
Draco Mordred misses with a looping left.
Utah misses with an uppercut. Draco Mordred saw that one coming.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a one-two to the body.
Draco Mordred scores with the left hand. Utah knows he should have avoided that one.
Utah moves in looking to clinch but Draco Mordred pushes him off.
Utah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draco Mordred finds it's way round the side to connect with Utah's head.
Draco Mordred 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.
A punch combination from Draco Mordred misses.
Utah fails to land with a series of punches.
Draco Mordred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Utah.
Draco Mordred looks to throw the jab but Utah is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Draco Mordred.
A jab from Draco Mordred misses.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a nice body shot.
Draco Mordred throws an overhand right that lands on Utah's shoulder, as Utah tries to avoid the shot.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draco Mordred thinking.
Damien Draco Mordred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses

and Utah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draco Mordred is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draco Mordred looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred wants to get back to full guard but Utah has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draco Mordred keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Utah controlling from the full mount.
Utah sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Draco Mordred can do anything to dispel that myth.
Utah prevents Draco Mordred from getting the reversal.
Utah content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draco Mordred is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Draco Mordred misses with a looping left.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Draco Mordred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draco Mordred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draco Mordred missing with a left hand there. Utah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Utah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draco Mordred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Utah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Utah slips a jab from Draco Mordred.
Damien Draco Mordred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Utah is looking to clinch.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
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!
Draco Mordred stalks Utah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Utah's face. Utah staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco Mordred closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Draco Mordred works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
Draco Mordred misses with a wild combination.
Draco Mordred swats away the attempt to clinch by Utah.
Draco Mordred misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Utah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Utah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Utah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draco Mordred can do to turn this around?
Draco Mordred tries to bum rush Utah with a series of wild strikes but Utah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah counters with a left to the body.
Draco Mordred is breathing heavily.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Utah to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Utah.
Utah wants to clinch.
Draco Mordred scores with a nice strike.
Draco Mordred cracks Utah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Utah.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draco Mordred throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Utah.

Utah pushes Draco Mordred up against the cage in a clinch.
Draco Mordred keeps control of Utah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draco Mordred is pressed up against the cage. Utah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draco Mordred down to the mat. Draco Mordred avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draco Mordred with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Draco Mordred does no damage.
Jonny Utah is winning the standup battle so far.
Utah misses with a two punch combination.
Utah moves out of range as Draco Mordred strikes.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses

and Utah counters by moving into the clinch.

Draco Mordred manages to break the clinch.
Draco Mordred closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Utah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draco Mordred misses with an uppercut. Utah saw that one coming.
Draco Mordred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utah.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Utah to counter with a crisp jab.
Draco Mordred misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
Utah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred tries to bum rush Utah with a series of wild strikes but Utah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Draco Mordred misses.
Some wild striking there from Draco Mordred.
Utah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Utah misses.
Utah moves away from the strike by Draco Mordred.
Utah is working the combinations to good effect here.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.

Draco Mordred gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Utah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco Mordred keeping moving, preventing Utah from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utah is looking to stand up but Draco Mordred won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Draco Mordred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. Draco Mordred will be more careful next time no doubt.
Utah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Utah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Draco Mordred sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Utah somewhat.
Draco Mordred swinging wilding here.
Draco Mordred throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a straight right hand.
Draco Mordred throws a body punch but Utah moves out of range.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah moves out of range as Draco Mordred strikes.
Draco Mordred rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Utah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draco Mordred scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Draco Mordred does no damage.
Draco Mordred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draco Mordred throws a nice looking combination but Utah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Draco Mordred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draco Mordred looks to land a combination but Utah avoids it well.
Utah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draco Mordred throws an overhand right that lands on Utah's shoulder, as Utah tries to avoid the shot.
Utah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred avoids them all with ease.
Utah throws a right and a left that Draco Mordred avoids nicely.
Utah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draco Mordred.
A punch combination from Utah misses.
Jonny Utah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draco Mordred thinking.
Draco Mordred throws out a powerful jab.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters with a one-two to the body.
Draco Mordred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco Mordred throws a nice looking combination but Utah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draco Mordred throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draco Mordred throws a nice looking combination but Utah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Utah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Utah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. Draco Mordred will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab.
Utah dodges the punch combination from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred avoids them all with ease.
Utah is looking to clinch but Draco Mordred is avoiding it.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draco Mordred will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Draco Mordred.
Utah wants to clinch.
No joy there for Draco Mordred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damien Draco Mordred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
Draco Mordred misses with a wild combination.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Draco Mordred misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draco Mordred misses with a few strikes there.
Jonny Utah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Utah misses with the combination.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination
and Utah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from Draco Mordred.
Some wild striking there from Draco Mordred.
Utah tries to clinch but Draco Mordred is having none of it.
Draco Mordred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draco Mordred works the jab nicely.
Draco Mordred misses the jab.
No joy there for Draco Mordred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Draco Mordred misses.
Utah slips under a jab from Draco Mordred.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Utah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Utah 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Utah!