PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amish Hardcore Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcore Irish has chosen Devil's Dance Floor as his entrance music. Amish Hardcore Irish will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pound
vs
Hardcore Irish

209 cm
19
230 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amish Hardcore Irish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound throws a hook but Hardcore Irish blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Hardcore Irish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardcore Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Pound takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardcore Irish avoids the body shot from Pound.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound lands a jab to the nose.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Hardcore Irish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardcore Irish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardcore Irish misses with the combination.
Hardcore Irish misses with a double jab.
Hardcore Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound lands with a nice body punch.
Hardcore Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardcore Irish throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound swings for the body but Hardcore Irish moves out of range.
Hardcore Irish throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Amish Hardcore Irish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardcore Irish throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardcore Irish was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with a series of punches.

Pound darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pound controlling the pace.
Pound is looking to advance position but Hardcore Irish won't allow it.
Pound content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pound works his way into full mount!
Pound won't let Hardcore Irish get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound controlling his opponent.
Pound's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hardcore Irish really wants to buck Pound off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound controlling his opponent.
Pound throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardcore Irish because Pound loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pound controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Hardcore Irish misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore Irish.
Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardcore Irish tries to avoid it but Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardcore Irish to the ground. Hardcore Irish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardcore Irish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pound stuns Hardcore Irish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore Irish is just out of range.
Pound moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Hardcore Irish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pound's head backwards.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardcore Irish.
Pound is looking to wear down Hardcore Irish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardcore Irish throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pound.
Hardcore Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardcore Irish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
Pound avoids the body shot from Hardcore Irish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that 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.

Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Pound fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Pound misses the target.

Pound closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardcore Irish did well to prevent Pound getting side control.
Hardcore Irish wants to get back to his feet.
Pound seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pound frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pound controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardcore Irish for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardcore Irish tries to buck Pound off but he can't manage it.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with a series of punches.

Pound closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardcore Irish did well to prevent Pound getting side control.
Hardcore Irish is looking to escape.
Hardcore Irish is breathing heavily.
Pound is taking a breather. Hardcore Irish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardcore Irish wants to get back to his feet.
Pound is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pound is looking to advance position but Hardcore Irish won't allow it.
Pound controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound prevents Hardcore Irish from standing back up.
Pound tries to pass to full mount but Hardcore Irish defends it.
Pound with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardcore Irish is trying to stand up here but Pound is controlling him well.
Pound is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore Irish is just out of range.
Hardcore Irish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardcore Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore Irish misses with a double jab.
Amish Hardcore Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Hardcore Irish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pound lands a nice shot to the body.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Pound lunges at Hardcore Irish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardcore Irish's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pound misses with a wild body shot.
Pound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardcore Irish.

Pound looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hardcore Irish!
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardcore Irish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Pound throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardcore Irish because Pound loaded up on that one.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
You get the feeling that Hardcore Irish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardcore Irish wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hardcore Irish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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.
Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Hardcore Irish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardcore Irish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pound lands with a nice combination. Hardcore Irish backs away looking to recover.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound works Hardcore Irish's body with a nice hook.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardcore Irish moves away.

Pound scores a takedown into full mount!
Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a head shot.
Pound controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardcore Irish misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Hardcore Irish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amish Hardcore Irish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Pound - just one landing.
Pound stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pound scores with a jab.
Hardcore Irish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pound cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pound 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!