PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Criss Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Angel
vs
Badass

205 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

215 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Criss Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Badass!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Badass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Angel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Angel slips the punch.

Badass rushes Angel and presses him up against the cage.
Badass lands a shoulder strike.
Badass trying to control the position but instead, Angel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badass into the cage.
Angel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Angel.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angel. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angel's calf.

Badass has closed the distance and engaged Angel in a clinch.
Badass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel is trying to break free.

Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Badass looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
Badass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a big right hand that misses.
Badass stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Badass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badass trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.
Badass passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angel trying to control from the bottom.
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Badass is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Badass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angel's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Angel trying to control from the bottom.

Angel is defending against the submission attempts here by Badass.
Angel trying to hold on to Badass's head to control him but Badass postures up.
Nice strikes from Badass there.
Angel manages to get to full guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angel is adopting a defensive guard.
Badass with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a couple of elbows.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Criss Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Angel misses.
Badass thows a body kick. Angel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Angel is breathing heavily.
Angel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badass. Badass obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Badass has managed to clinch.

Badass breaks from the clinch.

Badass darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Badass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Badass is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Badass moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel dodges the ground and pound from Badass.
Badass scoring with punches from side control.
Badass creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Angel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badass.

Badass wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Angel, who protects the arm well.
Badass throws a strike aimed at the side of Angel's head but Angel avoids it well.
Badass in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel parries the strikes from Badass easily there. Badass is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Angel to escape.

Badass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Angel is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Badass 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.

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

It looks like Billy Badass has been cut.
Angel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angel tried to score with a low kick but Badass checks it.
Billy Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angel tries to avoid it but Badass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angel to the ground. Angel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angel lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Badass falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Criss Angel!