PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bob sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sapp
vs
Mac

225 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bob sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Mac!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
sapp blocks a jab.

sapp gets caught flat footed, as Mac shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sapp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mac controls the pace.

sapp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

sapp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mac got a little sloppy there for a moment and sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mac has managed to get both his arms back between sapp's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mac's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sapp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mac controls the pace.

sapp is looking for a triangle but Mac pushes his legs off easily.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sapp is keeping the position for now.
Mac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sapp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mac wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.

sapp is looking for a triangle but Mac pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Mac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.

sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
Mac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.

sapp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

sapp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sapp is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac controlling from the top position.
Mac's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
sapp keeping full guard, as Mac tries to pass.
Mac with a nice head shot there.

sapp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mac defends well.
Mac with a nice head shot there.
Mac stands and throws sapp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mac is looking to take a break and control but sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac working the ground and pound.
sapp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mac wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Mac stalls from top position.
sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

sapp is working for a submission of some sort.
Mac is doing well to control the position and prevent sapp from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to hold on to sapp's head to control him but sapp postures up.

sapp is trying to work for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Mac gets full guard.

sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sapp being controlled here momentarily.
sapp postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac 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.
sapp pushes down on Mac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernie Mac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

sapp slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sapp tries to avoid it but Mac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sapp to the ground. sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mac showed some decent athleticism there.
sapp is pressing down on Mac's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Mac got a little sloppy there for a moment and sapp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mac has managed to get both his arms back between sapp's legs - danger averted.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
Mac works over sapp with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
Mac is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mac is stalling in the full guard.
Bernie Mac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mac stopping the sweep attempt from sapp.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mac is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Mac was stalling too much, according to the referee.

sapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mac controlling sapp's posture.
sapp postures up.

sapp drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mac dives on top into guard.
Mac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

sapp isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mac stacks sapp on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mac!
sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mac trying to control but sapp postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but sapp is staying active.
Mac controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Mac was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Mac 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.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

sapp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mac is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sapp's head.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sapp is keeping the position for now.
sapp keeping moving, preventing Mac from controlling successfully.
Mac is looking to work some ground and pound but sapp has wrist control.

sapp working for a triangle but Mac defends it easily.
Mac stays in close to sapp's body and controls the position.

sapp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac trying to control but sapp is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bernie Mac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! sapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mac fails with the takedown

and sapp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mac trying to control the position.

sapp drops back looking for a leg! Mac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mac manages to kick sapp off! sapp jumps back into Mac's guard.
Mac looking to hit a scissor sweep but sapp is one step ahead there.
Mac trying to keep a closed guard but sapp is proving a slippery customer.

sapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sapp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sapp is fighting to break Mac's control of his arms but Mac is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mac prevents sapp from improving his position.
Mac trying to control from half guard but sapp is working away.

Mac seems to be working for a kimura but sapp defends the submission attempt.

sapp looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mac passes the guard and advances to mount!
sapp gets back to half guard.
Mac is trying to control the action in half guard but sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mac working sapp over with strikes.
Mac working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mac is looking to take a break and control but sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

sapp looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

sapp looking for submissions off his back.
Mac looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

sapp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mac pulls his head out easily.
Mac working the head and body with strikes.

sapp looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mac perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
sapp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mac scores with a couple of nice shots.
sapp is looking to improve his position.
Bernie Mac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bernie Mac has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mac jabs sapp right on the nose. sapp blinks but takes it well.
Mac lands with a straight right. sapp didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Mac.
bob sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mac.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Mac!