PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo
vs
Out

190 cm
20
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de vir lotonial ronaldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Out is fending him off so far but de vir lotonial ronaldo persists. Nope, Out circles away and we're back to standing.
Out looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
de vir lotonial ronaldo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Out shoots in for a double leg but de vir lotonial ronaldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has his takedown stuffed

and Out counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out looking to stall.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
de vir lotonial ronaldo stops a takedown attempt from Out.
de vir lotonial ronaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Out prevents it.
de vir lotonial ronaldo wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries for a takedown but Out manages to get underhooks.

de vir lotonial ronaldo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Out throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throws a big right hand that misses.
Out working a defensive guard here.
de vir lotonial ronaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Out looking for a sweep. Not yet Out, not yet.

That's two 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.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

de vir lotonial ronaldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Out sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Out can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with the ground and pound.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a few punches from side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo cracks Out with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de vir lotonial ronaldo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Out gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
de vir lotonial ronaldo distracts Out with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Out is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out trying to control the position.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
de vir lotonial ronaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Out on the ground.
Out wants to stand and escape but de vir lotonial ronaldo is having none of it.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than de vir lotonial ronaldo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
de vir lotonial ronaldo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Out in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo landing shots from mount.
de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Out tries to hold on but de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.

That's four 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.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with the ground and pound from mount.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Out can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Out is in a horrible position here. de vir lotonial ronaldo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de vir lotonial ronaldo scoring with strikes but Out is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

de vir lotonial ronaldo misses with a takedown

and Out decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de vir lotonial ronaldo's guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo wants to get back to his feet but Out is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Out trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

de vir lotonial ronaldo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

de vir lotonial ronaldo scores with a takedown into Out's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out trying to keep a closed guard but de vir lotonial ronaldo is proving a slippery customer.
Out wants to stand up but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling him.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
de vir lotonial ronaldo lands a couple of elbows.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing strikes from guard but Out blocks nicely.
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to control the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

de vir lotonial ronaldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
de vir lotonial ronaldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is working Out over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
de vir lotonial ronaldo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Out as de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Out sprawls well. Out wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de vir lotonial ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet.

de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de vir lotonial ronaldo connects with a nice short shot to Out's temple.
Out trying to control from the bottom.
Out is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.
Out trying to hold on to de vir lotonial ronaldo's head to control him but de vir lotonial ronaldo postures up.
Out keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Out is trying to maintain the position but de vir lotonial ronaldo is very close to passing his half guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots but Out is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de vir lotonial ronaldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Out tries to sprawl out of it but de vir lotonial ronaldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Out manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

de vir lotonial ronaldo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to keep de vir lotonial ronaldo in close.
de vir lotonial ronaldo preventing the sweep.

Out pushes de vir lotonial ronaldo off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Out pinned against the cage. Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

de vir lotonial ronaldo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Out to the mat! Out manages to get full guard.
de vir lotonial ronaldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Out looking for a sweep. Not yet Out, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Out wants to stand but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo had his way with Tap Out in 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. This is the final round!

Out stuffs the takedown.
de vir lotonial ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Out sprawls well. Out wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de vir lotonial ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet.

de vir lotonial ronaldo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Out blocking the ground and pound attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
Out moves into full guard.
Out wants to stand but de vir lotonial ronaldo is controlling the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de vir lotonial ronaldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de vir lotonial ronaldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
de vir lotonial ronaldo won't allow Out to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.
de vir lotonial ronaldo working some strikes from top position.
de vir lotonial ronaldo distracts Out with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Out controls de vir lotonial ronaldo momentarily but de vir lotonial ronaldo frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Out defends well against a solid takedown attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by de vir lotonial ronaldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Out which made him look bad.
Out stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Out wants it to stay on the feet.
Out has a takedown stuffed.
de vir lotonial ronaldo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Out counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
de vir lotonial ronaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Out prevents it.
Out drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Out is working for takedown but de vir lotonial ronaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de vir lotonial ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
de vir lotonial ronaldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Out avoiding damage.
Out stops a takedown attempt from de vir lotonial ronaldo.
de vir lotonial ronaldo gets underhooks to prevent Out's takedown attempt.
de vir lotonial ronaldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Out is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Out wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Out turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Out manages to end up in side control.
de vir lotonial ronaldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Out asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tap Out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de vir lotonial ronaldo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo!
george hiorie duke de vir lotonial ronaldo is the new lightweight champion!