PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Dee Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Dee Virus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

T
vs
Dee Virus

188 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyrus Dee Virus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T drops Dee Virus with a nice combination! T dives into Dee Virus's guard, looking to finish!

Dee Virus is rocked!

It looks like Cyrus Dee Virus has been cut.

T decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dee Virus, up you get!
Dee Virus is still on wobbly legs! Can T finish him?
T has a takedown stuffed.

T drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee Virus is looking to stand up but T isn't so interested in that idea.
Dee Virus seems to have recovered his senses.

Dee Virus pushes T off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mr T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

T shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dee Virus looks gassed!
Dee Virus has hold of T's hands but T slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dee Virus is staying active underneath T, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

T is working for a kimura but Dee Virus is defending it quite comfortably.
T wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dee Virus keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Virus wants to get back to his feet.
Dee Virus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with T. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
T scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if T is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
T lands with a punch from half guard.
Dee Virus won't allow T to pass to mount.
T content to control rather than advance.
T working Dee Virus over with strikes.
Dee Virus is staying active underneath T, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dee Virus tries to kick T off in order to stand up. T Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
T trying to control the position but Dee Virus is working away.
Dee Virus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, T asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee Virus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
T shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dee Virus as he jumps to the side.
T fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Dee Virus does it's job there.
Dee Virus throws a series of punches but T moves out of range.
Dee Virus misses with a double jab
enabling T to counter with a crisp jab.
T fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from T.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dee Virus.
T shoots for a double leg takedown but Dee Virus sprawls well. He's pushed T's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
T shoots in looking for a takedown. Dee Virus tries to sprawl out of it but T keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dee Virus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
T could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dee Virus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

T instigates a clinch.
T has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dee Virus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dee Virus can't break the clinch.
Dee Virus can't break the clinch.
T prevents Dee Virus from breaking the clinch.
Dee Virus has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
Dee Virus can't break the clinch.

T breaks the clinch.
T fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
T is looking to clinch but Dee Virus is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from T.
T fails with the takedown.
Dee Virus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dee Virus throws a series of punches but T moves out of range.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
T on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dee Virus misses with the combination.
T looks for a takedown but Dee Virus sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
T fails with the takedown.
T avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr T dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Dee Virus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dee Virus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
T closes the distance and clinches up with Dee Virus, looking for a takedown. T pushes Dee Virus against the cage but Dee Virus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
T moves in looking to clinch but Dee Virus pushes him off.
Dee Virus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dee Virus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Dee Virus misses.
Dee Virus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
T shoots in and drives through. Dee Virus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Dee Virus as T shoots in.
T takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
T misses with a takedown attempt - Dee Virus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dee Virus is breathing heavily.

T closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for T.
A nice right hand lands inside from T.
Dee Virus can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from T.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T pushes Dee Virus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
T prevents Dee Virus from breaking the clinch.
T fails to pull guard.

T ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. T no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

T is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

T has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dee Virus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
T 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.
T has a closed guard, preventing Dee Virus from standing up.
Dee Virus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
T looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee Virus is one step ahead there.
Dee Virus wants to get up but he can't break T's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

T scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from T misses.
Cyrus Dee Virus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
T shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
T shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dee Virus as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by T or perhaps it was just good defense by Dee Virus which made him look bad.
T avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Dee Virus as T shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Dee Virus. No joy for T on that attempt.
T misses with a takedown attempt - Dee Virus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dee Virus stuffs the takedown attempt from T. T gets slowly back to his feet.
T fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
T shoots for a double leg takedown but Dee Virus sprawls well. He's pushed T's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

T shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
T prevents Dee Virus from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee Virus is refusing to be controlled, as T sits in half guard.
Dee Virus wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T moves into full mount! Dee Virus won't be happy about that!

T wants to finish this one by submission but Dee Virus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from T.
Dee Virus wants to try and get back to his feet.
T is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Dee Virus goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for T!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr T!