PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Esperanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Ghost kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Holy Girl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Esperanza
vs
Girl

187 cm
26
213 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

190 cm
24
221 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Esperanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Holy Girl!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girl misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Girl swings away with a body shot that misses

and Esperanza moves into the clinch.
Esperanza landing knees to the head.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but Girl blocks with his arms.
Girl is working Esperanza over against the cage.
Esperanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Girl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esperanza looking for a takedown.
Esperanza missing with knees to the body.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Girl just leaning against Esperanza, taking a breather.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Esperanza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Girl stalling in the clinch but Esperanza improves position.
Esperanza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Girl lands a hook that snaps the head of Esperanza backwards.
Girl digs a right hand underneath Esperanza's ribcage. Esperanza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Girl tries a body shot but Esperanza blocks it.
Esperanza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Girl smiles and moves away.
Girl throws a right hand that misses

and Esperanza counters by moving into the clinch.
Esperanza is looking to control Girl's arms but Girl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esperanza has his back to the cage.
Girl just leaning against Esperanza, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esperanza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Girl's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esperanza's elbow.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Girl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esperanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Girl lands with a right to the head.
Esperanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Girl lands a body shot.
Esperanza is breathing heavily.
Girl lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Girl.
Esperanza jumps guard but Girl stands there with Esperanza around his waist. Esperanza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Esperanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Girl lands a nice shot to the body.
Girl slows down the pace here.
Esperanza slowing the pace effectively.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Girl pushes Esperanza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Girl as the two fighters clinch.
Esperanza tries a knee to the head but Girl blocks it.
Girl controlling the action here for a moment.
Esperanza throws an elbow that misses.
Esperanza trying to land knees to the body.
Girl's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esperanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Girl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Girl.
Girl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Girl pushes Esperanza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Girl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Girl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esperanza.
Esperanza has a couple of punches blocked by Girl.
A short left from Girl.
Esperanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Girl.
Girl cracks Esperanza with a nice body shot.
Girl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Girl.
Girl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Girl lands a shot to the body.
Girl cracks Esperanza with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Girl.
A left hand lands to the body for Girl.
Girl has Esperanza pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Girl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Girl stalls.
Girl scores with a shot to the side of Esperanza's head.
Girl lands a nice shot to the body.
Girl scores with a shot to the side of Esperanza's head.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Girl lands a left hand.
Esperanza tries to land a knee to the head but Girl blocks with his arms.
Girl is working Esperanza over against the cage.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Girl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Girl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Girl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Girl lands with a left to the head.
Girl lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl lands a nice shot to the body.
Girl lands a body shot.
Girl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esperanza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Girl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Girl is pushing Esperanza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Girl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Girl.
Girl scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Girl on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Girl as the two fighters clinch.
Girl is pushing Esperanza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Girl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Girl lands with a short shot to the head.
Esperanza misses with a knee to the head.
Girl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esperanza backwards.
Girl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Esperanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esperanza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Girl is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Esperanza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Girl throws an overhand right that drops Esperanza like a sack of potatoes! Girl dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Girl!