PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Ringo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ringo
vs
Pound

182 cm
26
196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
20
197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringo misses with a looping left.
Pound closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot by Pound.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pound throws a shot from downtown. Ringo moves away and avoids it.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ringo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pound misses with the combination.
Ringo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pound stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pound lands a jab-cross combination.
Ringo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ringo motions for Pound to come forward. Ringo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pound lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pound darts in and clinches Ringo up against the cage.
Pound cracks Ringo with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ringo's brow.
Ringo avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Ringo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ringo is trying to stall.
Pound lands a body punch.
Ringo lands a left hand.
Pound is working Ringo over against the cage.
Ringo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pound fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ringo throws a push kick but Pound slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pound.
Ringo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Ringo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Pound scores with a four punch combination!
Pound misses with an uppercut. Ringo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Ringo misses with a body kick.
Pound wants to clinch up but Ringo keeps it at a distance.
Pound tries a low kick but Ringo avoids it.
Pound throws out a powerful jab.
Pound misses with a wild combination.
Pound scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Ringo misses.
Ringo scores with a jab to the head.
Ringo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pound misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pound staying out of range there.
Ringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pound.
Ringo avoids the head kick by Pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to bum rush Ringo with a series of wild strikes but Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Pound scores with a four punch combination!
A cross from Ringo lands.
Pound thows a body kick. Ringo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pound is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ringo misses the jab.
Pound tries to clinch up but Ringo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound misses with the combination.
Pound uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ringo.
Ringo lands a two punch combo.
Pound throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Pound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ringo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pound on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound throws a leg kick
and Ringo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pound swinging wildly here.
Ground Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ringo.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ringo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ringo moves away from the strike by Pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ringo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that round.
That's time! Ringo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pound throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ringo counters with a stiff right hand.
Pound avoids the head kick by Ringo.
Pound defending well as Ringo loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Ringo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ringo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringo throws a push kick but Pound slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Ringo. That snapped Pound's head back.
Pound moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound misses with a combination
and Ringo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ground Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pound.
Pound misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo throws a jab when Pound was well out of range.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Pound.
Ringo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pound throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Pound lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pound feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ringo's calf.
Pound throws a right hand that Ringo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ringo also avoids with ease.
Pound lands a slapping body shot.
Johnny Ringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound misses with a few strikes there.
Pound falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ringo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Ringo.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pound checks a leg kick.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pound doesn't manage to clinch there - Ringo circles away.
Pound on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ringo. Ringo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ringo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Ringo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pound moves into range and clinches up with Ringo.
Ringo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pound.
Nice body punch from Pound - that landed with a thud.
Pound tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringo avoids the damage to the body.
Ringo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ringo is defending well for now.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ringo trying to stall but Pound improves his position.
Ringo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pound smiles and moves away.
Pound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ringo stalks Pound and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pound's face. Pound staggers backwards, shaken.
Ringo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ringo misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Pound, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pound instigates a clinch.
Ringo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound stalling the fight.
Ringo takes an elbow to the temple.

Ringo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ringo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pound is looking to stand up but Ringo isn't so interested in that idea.
Pound tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pound is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ringo is controlling him.
Ringo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ringo drops back looking for a leg! Pound is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pound manages to kick Ringo off! Ringo jumps back into Pound's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Ringo will probably get the nod.
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!

Pound connects with a high kick.
Ringo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ringo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Pound.
Pound scores with the left hand. Ringo knows he should have avoided that one.
Ringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ringo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pound throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ringo.
Pound looks to land a combination. Ringo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ringo takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pound - just one landing.
Pound misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Ringo.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Ringo takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Pound throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ringo counters with a one-two to the body.
Pound throws a right hand that Ringo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ringo also avoids with ease.
Pound swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pound throws a series of punches but Ringo avoids them all with ease.
Pound throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound closes the distance but Ringo moves to the side
and Ringo counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ringo looks for the body kick but Pound saw that one coming.
Pound blocks a low kick nicely.
Ringo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Ringo throws a leg kick

and Pound counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pound.
Ringo wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Pound scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ringo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Pound.
Pound digs a right hand underneath Ringo's ribcage. Ringo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pound lands a shoulder strike.
Pound creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ringo's defenses.
Pound cracks Ringo with a nice body shot.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ringo avoids it.
A hook to the body from Pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Pound.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ringo avoids it.
Pound will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ringo up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo wants to break free but Pound has control.
Pound leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pound comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ringo misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pound creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ringo tries to pull guard but Pound won't allow it.
Ringo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pound.
A hook to the body from Pound.
Good body shot from Pound.
Ringo avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Pound lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pound.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pound.
Pound lands a body punch.
Pound digs a right hand underneath Ringo's ribcage. Ringo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pound pushes Ringo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pound is working Ringo over against the cage.
Pound stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound controlling the action here for a moment.
Pound lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Johnny Ringo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Ringo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Pound.
Good body shot from Pound.
Pound has Ringo pressed against the cage.
Pound stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pound lands a damaging elbow.
Pound digs a right hand into Ringo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringo's gas tank.
Pound lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Pound scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Pound.
Pound is working Ringo over against the cage.
Pound lands a body punch.
Pound lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pound digs a right hand into Ringo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringo's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pound has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

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