PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Humungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humungus has chosen My Speech as his entrance music. Lord Humungus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saint
vs
Humungus

175 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
168 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hawaiian Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Humungus!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humungus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Humungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Humungus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Humungus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Humungus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint moves forwards but Humungus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Humungus is out of range.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Humungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint throws a body punch but Humungus moves out of range.
Saint moves out of range of the leg kick from Humungus.
Humungus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saint slips a straight right by Humungus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Humungus.
Humungus just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humungus.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Humungus, as that shot connected.
Humungus misses the body punch
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Humungus misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Humungus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint sprawls well. Saint wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Humungus gets slowly back to his feet.
Humungus fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humungus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Humungus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Humungus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Humungus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Humungus throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humungus.
Humungus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humungus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Humungus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saint does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Humungus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Humungus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Humungus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humungus working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humungus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Humungus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Humungus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Humungus working for a submission but Saint is keeping him at bay.
Humungus lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humungus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Humungus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Humungus on the ground.
Humungus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Humungus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Humungus.
Humungus throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humungus throws a one two combo.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humungus manages to avoid it.
Humungus throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Humungus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Humungus lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Humungus throws a right hand that misses
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humungus misses with a wild body shot.
Humungus throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Humungus.
Humungus misses with a straight right.
A combination from Humungus does no damage.
Humungus misses with a hook
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Humungus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Humungus counters with a nice body shot.
Humungus throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humungus swings widly with a right hand
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Humungus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint momentarily.
Humungus thows a body shot but no joy.
Humungus scores with a punch to the head.
Humungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Humungus.
Humungus throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Humungus, as that shot connected.
Saint throws a body punch but Humungus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint defending well as Humungus loads up on a big left hand.
Humungus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Humungus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint lands a body shot.
Humungus is breathing heavily.
Humungus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint cracks Humungus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Humungus misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humungus takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Humungus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Humungus misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humungus throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Humungus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Humungus swings away with a body shot that misses

and Saint counters with a crisp one two that drops Humungus! Saint thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Humungus to his feet! Humungus is in big trouble!

Humungus is rocked!
Saint ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Humungus is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint finish him?
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Humungus counters with a nice body shot.
Humungus seems to have recovered his senses.
Humungus throws a right hand that misses
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
Saint misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawaiian Saint dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Humungus misses with a right hand
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Humungus misses with a left hand
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humungus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Humungus darts in and clinches Saint up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Humungus is trying to drag Saint to the mat but Saint just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Humungus wants to stall.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Humungus keeps him there for the moment.
Humungus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint blocks an uppercut.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Humungus misses with a series of wild punches.
Humungus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humungus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawaiian Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Humungus misses with a wild body shot.
Saint moves out of range as Humungus throws a body kick.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Humungus slips the punch.
Humungus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saint's waist but Saint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Humungus off to one side.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Humungus throws out the jab.
Humungus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Humungus slips a straight right by Saint.

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.
Humungus slips under a jab from Saint.
Saint works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humungus. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Humungus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Humungus.
Lord Humungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saint wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawaiian Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Humungus.
Humungus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Humungus misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint blocks the leg kick.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Humungus.
Humungus ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
A jab from Humungus misses.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humungus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Humungus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint defends it nicely.
Humungus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Humungus misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.
Humungus misses the shot to the body.
Humungus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Humungus throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
Humungus throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humungus misses the body punch
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Humungus looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Humungus cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawaiian Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawaiian Saint!