PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between R Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pork fried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pork fried will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Couture
vs
fried

184 cm
21
291 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, R Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pork fried!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Couture.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
fried blocks a head kick by Couture.
fried on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
fried looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Couture lands a big head kick that sends fried tumbling to the mat! Couture takes a step backwards and waves fried back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like pork fried has been cut.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
fried steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Couture. That one must have hurt.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
fried tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
A head kick misses from Couture.
fried tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
fried is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. fried should have avoided that one.
pork fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - fried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and fried moves out of range easily.

fried rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fried tries to break free but Couture pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Couture.
fried is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped fried in his tracks for a moment.
Couture working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Couture.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couture.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
fried looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture lands with a light punch inside.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
fried takes a shot to the head.
Couture scores with a shot to the side of fried's head.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of frieds head.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
Couture lands with a short shot to the head.

Couture successfully pulls guard.
fried throws and elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in fried's guard. Nice move by Couture!
Couture prevents fried from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
fried wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Couture manages to pass to side control.
Couture trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
fried looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee stands the fighters back up. R Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - fried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Couture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
fried wants to clinch.
fried is looking to clinch.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on pork fried's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by fried.
fried tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
fried tries to clinch up.
Couture lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture lands with a thumping leg kick.
fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.
fried avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Couture misses with a head kick.
fried tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by fried.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fried avoids the head kick by Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fried wants to clinch.
Couture throws a wild body kick that fried sees coming a mile off.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fried can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Couture slams his shin into fried's torso.
Couture throws a right hand that fried ducks under and follows up with a left that fried also avoids with ease.
Couture thuds his shin into the meat of fried's side.
fried moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture throws a right and a left that fried avoids nicely.
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.
fried is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
fried wants to clinch.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
fried wants to clinch.
R Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.
fried is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Couture.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fried tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.

fried rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Couture scores with a shoulder strike.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and fried moves out of range easily.
fried moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture throws a quick head kick that skims the top of fried's head.
fried tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Couture misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fried blocks a head kick by Couture.
fried wants to clinch.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fried blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
fried doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - fried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
fried dodges the punch combination from Couture.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
fried tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture throws a head kick but fried moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
fried wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
R Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Couture.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
fried tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture keeps fried at a distance using the push kick.
fried doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
A head kick misses from Couture.

fried has managed to clinch.
Couture digs a right hand underneath fried's ribcage. fried let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Couture lands an uppercut.
fried swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through fried's defenses.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on pork fried's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

fried is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
fried moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
fried tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
fried wants to clinch.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
fried tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
fried is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by fried.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fried is looking to clinch.

Couture lands a big head kick that sends fried tumbling to the mat! Couture takes a step backwards and waves fried back to his feet - he wants the finish!

fried is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
fried takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
fried is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to fried's calf.
fried seems to have recovered his senses.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Couture misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Couture.
A head kick misses from Couture.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture misses with a head kick.
fried is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
fried wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
fried blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and fried moves out of range easily.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by fried.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture throws a quick head kick that skims the top of fried's head.
fried tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fried tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Couture. That's going to slow fried down.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fried tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
fried tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
fried moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Couture.
fried tries to clinch up.
Couture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Couture lands a head kick!
fried tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fried doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture throws a right hand that fried ducks under and follows up with a left that fried also avoids with ease.
fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
fried wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture throws a series of punches but fried avoids them all with ease.
fried tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
fried avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
fried blocks a head kick by Couture.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Couture, right into the meat.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture lands with a nice combination. fried backs away looking to recover.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by fried.
Couture pushes fried away with a front kick.

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.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

fried takes the fight into the clinch.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
fried has had enough of the clinch but Couture keeps him there for the moment.
Couture content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Couture lands a nice uppercut.
Couture makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of fried backwards.
A short uppercut from Couture.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
fried wants to get back to striking at distance but Couture won't allow it.
Couture lands with a short shot to the head.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of fried backwards.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of fried backwards.
Couture is leaning against fried and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couture pushes fried back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Couture manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fried moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
pork fried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and fried moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
R Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... R Couture!