PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yanker Funker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ladley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Funker
vs
Ladley

191 cm
21
260 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanker Funker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Ladley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Ladley or perhaps it was just good defense by Funker which made him look bad.
Funker misses with a wild combination.
Ladley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Funker as he avoids it easily.
Ladley looks gassed!
Funker with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ladley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ladley.
Funker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Funker kicks Ladley off and gets to his feet.
Ladley fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funker.

Funker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Funker controlling the position from side mount.

Funker decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladley swats away the attempt to clinch by Funker.

Funker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Funker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Funker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Funker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ladley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Funker passes into side control.
Ladley is not content to let Funker control the position.

Funker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Funker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funker controls the position.
Ladley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Funker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Funker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ladley to the mat! Ladley manages to get full guard.
Funker wants to control from the top but Ladley keeps moving.
Funker works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladley is staying active underneath Funker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Funker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Funker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ladley swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yanker Funker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ladley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Funker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funker is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ladley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yanker Funker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ladley punishes Funker's body with a nice straight punch.
Funker misses with a takedown

so Ladley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Funker is controlling Ladley's posture.
Funker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ladley thows a big elbow that misses.

Funker looking for a guillotine here but Ladley defends easily.
Ladley trying to control but Funker is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladley is fighting to break Funker's control of his arms but Funker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ladley wanted to stand there but Funker had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funker trying to control the position here.

Funker pushes Ladley off and gets back to his feet.
Funker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Funker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ladley can't keep his opponent in guard - Funker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ladley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Funker controlling the action here.
Funker works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funker controls the position.
Ladley is looking to regain half guard here but Funker keeps moving and retains side control.

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.

Funker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Funker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ladley some visible discomfort.
Ladley wants to control but Funker postures up.
Ladley wants to get back to his feet but Funker drags him back down.
Ladley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yanker Funker 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!

Funker rushes Ladley and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ladley.
Ladley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ladley is trying to break the clinch but Funker is controlling him.
Ladley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Funker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladley stuffs the takedown.
Funker shoots in for a takedown but Ladley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yanker Funker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Funker wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funker has his takedown stuffed

and Ladley counters by moving into the clinch.
Funker managing to block the knees to the body from Ladley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Funker breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funker tries to clinch but Ladley is having none of it.
Funker tries to clinch but Ladley is having none of it.
Funker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ladley but Ladley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Ladley as Funker shoots in.
Ladley tries to clinch but Funker moves away

and Funker moves into the clinch.

Ladley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funker looks to clinch

and Ladley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Funker won't be happy with that.
Ladley misses with the ground and pound.
Ladley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Funker's legs.
You can see the frustration on Funker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ladley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ladley trying to control the action but Funker is working from the bottom.
Ladley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Funker is pushing Ladley's head away, looking to escape. Ladley manages to hold on to the position though.
Funker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funker fails with the takedown

and Ladley counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladley crunches a lovely knee into Funker's ribcage.
Ladley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Funker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Funker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ladley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Funker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ladley tries to pull guard but Funker holds him up against the cage and eventually Ladley drops back down to his feet.
Ladley looking to throw knees to the head but Funker is blocking nicely.
Ladley looking for a takedown.
Funker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ladley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ladley crunches a lovely knee into Funker's ribcage.
Funker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ladley slows down the pace here.
Ladley wants to break free but Funker has control.

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.

Ladley pulls Funker into guard.
Ladley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Funker controls the pace.
Ladley wants to improve his position but instead Funker has moved into half guard.
Chris Ladley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ladley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ladley wants to control but Funker passes into side.
Ladley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ladley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanker Funker!