PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter O Hanrahahanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babe Truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hanrahahanrahan comes to the cage accompanied by Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction. Truth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saturday Nights Alright ( For Fighting) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

O Hanrahahanrahan
vs
Truth

170 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babe Truth!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth fails in his attempt to clinch.

O Hanrahahanrahan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Truth is refusing to be controlled, as O Hanrahahanrahan sits in half guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Truth defending well though.
O Hanrahahanrahan works his way into full mount!
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Hanrahahanrahan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Hanrahahanrahan punishing his opponent with strikes.
O Hanrahahanrahan with shots to the head and body - Truth looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Hanrahahanrahan looking to finish Truth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truth!
O Hanrahahanrahan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan controlling from the full mount.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a heavy elbow.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Truth hang on?
O Hanrahahanrahan with shots to the head and body - Truth looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Hanrahahanrahan thowing shots but they're missing.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Hanrahahanrahan controlling from mount.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Truth looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Truth is bucking up trying to escape but O Hanrahahanrahan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Truth is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Hanrahahanrahan with good strikes from the mount here!
Truth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Hanrahahanrahan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Hanrahahanrahan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter O Hanrahahanrahan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Truth wants to clinch.
Truth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Hanrahahanrahan can pounce on him.
Truth tries to close the distance and clinch but O Hanrahahanrahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Truth tries to clinch but O Hanrahahanrahan moves out of range.
Truth takes one on the button.
Truth tries to clinch but O Hanrahahanrahan is having none of it.
Truth tries to clinch there but O Hanrahahanrahan circles away.
Babe Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

O Hanrahahanrahan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Hanrahahanrahan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Truth is keeping the position for now.
Truth keeping moving, preventing O Hanrahahanrahan from controlling successfully.
O Hanrahahanrahan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Hanrahahanrahan looking to pass the guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up in Truth's guard and throws a big left but Truth blocks it.
O Hanrahahanrahan looking to pass the guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to control from the top but Truth keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a big right hand that misses.

O Hanrahahanrahan has gone for a leg lock! Truth slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Hanrahahanrahan's guard.
Truth wanted to stand there but O Hanrahahanrahan had control of the position.
Truth is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Hanrahahanrahan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Hanrahahanrahan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

O Hanrahahanrahan goes for an armbar but Truth turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Truth.
O Hanrahahanrahan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter O Hanrahahanrahan 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!

Truth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truth tries to clinch up but O Hanrahahanrahan circles away and keeps his distance.
Truth wants to clinch.
A low kick from Truth misses

and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a shoot takedown. Truth fights it but they end up in guard.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Truth wants to get back to his feet but O Hanrahahanrahan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

O Hanrahahanrahan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Truth looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Truth looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Truth!
Truth wants to control but O Hanrahahanrahan is keeping him busy.
Truth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan has one of Truth's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Hanrahahanrahan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Truth's best efforts.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Truth manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to get to half guard.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Truth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Hanrahahanrahan because Truth loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Truth get's back to his feet.

O Hanrahahanrahan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Truth is trying to stand back up but O Hanrahahanrahan is controlling him
Babe Truth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

O Hanrahahanrahan seems to be working for a kimura but Truth defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Hanrahahanrahan 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!