PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braincells has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Braincells
vs
Spitz

194 cm
21
283 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Spitz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitz scores with a jab. Braincells acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braincells comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Braincells tries to clinch up.
Spitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spitz.
Spitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braincells looks to land a left hand but Spitz moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Braincells.
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz moves out of range.
Braincells takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spitz.
Spitz misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braincells wants to clinch.
Braincells swings for the body but Spitz moves out of range.
Braincells is breathing heavily.
Spitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Braincells misses its intended target.
Spitz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braincells misses with a hook. Spitz ducked under it nicely.
Braincells slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braincells.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch but Spitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braincells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braincells.
Braincells scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz is having none of it.
Spitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spitz ducks under a wild hook from Braincells.
Spitz scores with a one two! Braincells had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spitz slips a jab from Braincells.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spitz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Braincells misses its intended target.
Braincells throws a hook but Spitz blocks it.
Braincells lands with a cross.
Mark Spitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braincells cracks Spitz with a good jab.
Braincells looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spitz is fending him off so far but Braincells persists. Nope, Spitz circles away and we're back to standing.
Spitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braincells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spitz.
Braincells will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spitz throws a right hand that Braincells ducks under and follows up with a left that Braincells also avoids with ease.
Braincells misses with an uppercut. Spitz saw that one coming.
Lostma Braincells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitz moves out of range as Braincells strikes.
A punch combination from Spitz misses.
Braincells misses the shot to the body.
Spitz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braincells.
Braincells looks to score with a jab to the body but Spitz is just out of range.
Spitz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spitz throws a series of punches but Braincells avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braincells misses the shot to the body.
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz is having none of it.
Spitz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lostma Braincells dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Braincells throws a big shot that misses.
Braincells lands with a nice body punch.
Braincells looks to throw the jab but Spitz is out of range.
Braincells throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Braincells, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spitz throws a right and a left that Braincells avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Spitz misses.
Braincells loads up on a big right hand but Spitz slips the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braincells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braincells avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braincells swinging wildly here.
Spitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Braincells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braincells lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spitz backs up against the cage.
Spitz throws a right hand that Braincells ducks under and follows up with a left that Braincells also avoids with ease.
Braincells doesn't manage to clinch there - Spitz circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells misses the body punch
and Braincells takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spitz throws a right hand that Braincells ducks under and follows up with a left that Braincells also avoids with ease.
Spitz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Braincells misses.
Braincells doesn't manage to clinch there - Spitz circles away.
Braincells throws a hook to the side of Spitz's head but Spitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lostma Braincells is winning the standup battle so far.
Spitz throws a series of punches but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spitz defends it nicely.
Spitz defending well as Braincells loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Spitz scores with a four punch combination!
Spitz blocks a jab.
Braincells on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spitz staying out of range there.
Spitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braincells looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spitz misses with the combination.
Spitz slips a straight right by Braincells.
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz is having none of it.
Braincells jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitz tries to bum rush Braincells with a series of wild strikes but Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Braincells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braincells moves in looking to clinch but Spitz pushes him off.
Spitz moves out of range as Braincells strikes.
Braincells throws a sloppy body shot
and Spitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Spitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braincells swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spitz swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Spitz misses with a few strikes there.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Spitz misses with a double jab.
Braincells just misses with a punch to the body.
Spitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braincells.
Braincells looks to land a right hand but Spitz moved out of range.
Spitz slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spitz throws a series of punches but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braincells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitz looks to land a combination but Braincells avoids it well.
Spitz walks into a left hand.
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz is having none of it.
Braincells misses with a few strikes there.
Spitz throws a series of punches but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spitz.
A combination from Spitz does no damage.
Braincells throws a sloppy body shot
and Spitz counters with a three punch combo that has Braincells backing up. Braincells nods at Spitz to acknowledge the strikes.
Braincells shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spitz throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Braincells.
Spitz looks to land a combination but Braincells avoids it well.
Braincells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braincells moves away.
Spitz ducks under a wild hook from Braincells.
Spitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braincells tries to clinch but Spitz is having none of it.
Spitz misses with a two punch combination.
Mark Spitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braincells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braincells moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braincells connects with a body shot.
Braincells misses with a hook to the body
and Spitz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Spitz lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braincells throws a looping overhand right but Spitz ducks down to avoid it.
Braincells shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braincells misses with a double jab
and Spitz counters with a one-two to the body.
Spitz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Braincells looks to throw the jab but Spitz is out of range.
Braincells swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spitz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braincells shoots in for a takedown but Spitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lostma Braincells. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Spitz gets caught flat footed, as Braincells shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spitz is looking for a triangle but Braincells pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Spitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Braincells drops back looking for a leg! Spitz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spitz manages to kick Braincells off! Braincells jumps back into Spitz's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lostma Braincells.
I think Braincells 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lostma Braincells!