PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aitken comes into the arena with Two Joints- Sublime blaring out of the sound system. Vader has chosen Heresy by Pantera as his entrance music. Emperor Vader has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Laurel Aitken's chin.

Aitken
vs
Vader

187 cm
26
183 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
21
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurel Aitken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emperor Vader!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aitken misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader. Aitken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emperor Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aitken throws a one two combo.

It looks like Emperor Vader has been cut.
Aitken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vader throws a series of punches but Aitken moves out of range.
Vader looks to land a combination but Aitken avoids it well.
Aitken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vader counters with a leg kick.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Vader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aitken at a distance.
Vader fails to land with a series of punches.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aitken misses with a straight left.
Aitken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Aitken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader.
A big right from Vader misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Aitken does it's job there.
Vader tries a head kick but it misses.
Vader tries a head kick but it misses.
Vader looks gassed!
Aitken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vader throws a body punch but Aitken moves out of range.
Aitken missing with a left hand there. Vader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aitken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Aitken.
Aitken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aitken, as that shot connected.
Vader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aitken ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Aitken throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Vader misses its intended target.
Aitken lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aitken rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aitken lands a big uppercut and Vader crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vader looks OK. Aitken waves Vader back to his feet!

Vader is rocked!
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Aitken.
Vader is still on wobbly legs! Can Aitken finish him?
Aitken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Aitken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vader seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Aitken misses.
Aitken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vader lands a left and a right that send Aitken crashing to the mat, dazed. Vader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Aitken is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader. Aitken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Aitken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aitken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Aitken seems to have got his legs back now.
Vader's corner calls for a 1-2. Vader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aitken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aitken thows a body shot but no joy.
Aitken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aitken missing with a left hand there. Vader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aitken throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vader.
Vader lands a nice shot that snaps Aitken's head back.
Vader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitken blocks a head kick by Vader.
Vader scores with a nice head shot.
Aitken avoids the head kick by Vader.
A head kick misses from Vader.
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aitken has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Aitken.
Vader slips a jab from Aitken.
Aitken throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Vader swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader takes a swing at Aitken's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Laurel Aitken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emperor Vader's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vader wants to slow Aitken down by chopping away at his legs.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aitken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aitken throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Aitken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aitken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Vader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Aitken.
Aitken lands with a straight right. Vader didn't see that one coming.
Vader is breathing heavily.
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aitken loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader slips a straight right by Aitken.
Vader is looking to land body kicks.
Vader misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aitken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Vader.
Aitken looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Vader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aitken counters with a left and a right that stings Vader.
Aitken is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Aitken misses the target.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aitken.
Aitken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
Aitken misses with a hook.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Aitken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vader misses.
Vader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Aitken misses.
Vader walks into a stiff left hand from Aitken.
Laurel Aitken is winning the standup battle so far.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aitken was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aitken throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Aitken.
Aitken throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Aitken throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Aitken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vader.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aitken throws out the jab.
Vader swings for the body but Aitken moves out of range.
Vader throws a push kick but Aitken slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader throws a shot to the body.
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
Aitken misses with a straight right.
Aitken lands with a good body shot.
Vader misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Aitken.
Vader swinging wildly here.
Vader misses with a hook to the body
letting Aitken counter with a right hand.
Aitken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aitken loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aitken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aitken throws a front kick aimed at Vader's knee but Vader avoids it well.
Vader connects with a nice looking jab.
Vader throws a leg kick that misses.
Aitken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aitken misses with a looping left.
Aitken throws a shot from downtown. Vader moves away and avoids it.
Aitken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Aitken misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aitken misses with a body shot.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aitken scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurel Aitken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emperor Vader's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aitken misses with an uppercut.
Aitken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aitken throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aitken.
Aitken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aitken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aitken.
Vader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aitken.
Aitken misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aitken. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Aitken.
Vader thows a body shot but no joy.
Vader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vader there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aitken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vader in his tracks.
Aitken throws an overhand right that lands on Vader's shoulder, as Vader tries to avoid the shot.
Vader staying out of range there.
Vader is looking to chop away at Aitken's legs.
Aitken slips a straight right by Vader.
Aitken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aitken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aitken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vader takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aitken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aitken.
Aitken slips a straight right by Vader.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aitken throws out the jab.
Aitken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vader has time to react.
Vader throws a combination that misses
and Aitken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vader's knee momentarily.
Vader misses with the combination.
Aitken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aitken blocks a jab.
Aitken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vader circles away quickly and effectively.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aitken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aitken jabs at Vader's body.
Aitken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aitken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Vader dodges the punch combination from Aitken.
Vader thows a body shot but no joy.
Aitken swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Vader to counter with a crisp jab.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Aitken saw that one coming.
Vader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vader jabs at Aitken's body.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Aitken.
A punch combination from Vader misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aitken to score with a decent uppercut.
Aitken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aitken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader misses with the combination.
Vader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aitken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vader doesn't seem bothered though.
Vader slips a jab and a cross from Aitken.
Aitken lands an overhand right.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Aitken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader looks to throw the jab but Aitken is out of range.
Vader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vader jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laurel Aitken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aitken 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Laurel Aitken!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Laurel Aitken!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Laurel Aitken!

Laurel Aitken wins by unanimous decision!