PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arg Fight Club (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Bred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fight Club has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fight Club
vs
Bred

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Absolution 159 ($79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arg Fight Club!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Game Bred!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fight Club wants to clinch
and Bred counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bred takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bred.
Fight Club fails to pull guard.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
Bred landing knees to the body.
Bred gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bred landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Bred lands a nice elbow.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
Bred lands a knee to the head.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bred controlling the action here for a moment.
Fight Club takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred just leaning against Fight Club, taking a breather.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bred obliges.
Come on Bred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bred scores with a knee to the head.
Bred connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fight Club's face.
Fight Club takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fight Club tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bred scores with a knee to the head.

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.
Bred landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fight Club is breathing heavily.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bred dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bred landing knees to the head.
Bred lands a good knee to the midsection. Fight Club won't want to take too many of those.
Fight Club tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arg Fight Club. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bred controlling the action here for a moment.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Fight Club takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bred lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bred connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fight Club's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Bred with a knee to the head.
Bred lands a nice elbow.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bred connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bred lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bred scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Bred connects with a knee to the head.
Bred lands a knee to the head.
Bred stalls.

That's four 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.
Bred lands a nice knee to the body.
Bred lands a damaging elbow.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred won't allow it.
Bred connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fight Club's face.
Come on Bred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bred landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.
Bred lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Game Bred dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fight Club closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bred counters by moving into the clinch.
Bred is struggling to control the position.
Bred lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.
Bred with a knee to the head.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Bred lands an elbow just above Fight Club 's eye.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bred. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bred just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bred lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bred lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bred.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bred lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fight Club letting Bred take a breather here.
Bred lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bred lands a damaging elbow.
Bred scores a nice knee to the body.
Bred stalling the fight.
Bred connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fight Club's face.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bred just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bred lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bred lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bred utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fight Club has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bred.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bred utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fight Club jumps guard but Bred stands there with Fight Club around his waist. Fight Club gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arg Fight Club. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fight Club takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred won't allow it.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
Come on Bred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
Bred landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Bred to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Fight Club being controlled against the cage.
Bred with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bred creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fight Club's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bred just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bred.
Bred leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Bred lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bred utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bred unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Bred.
Nice elbow from Bred.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bred just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bred landing knees to the body.
Bred lands a nice knee to the body.
Bred utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bred lands a damaging elbow.
Bred lands an elbow that stopped Fight Club in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Game Bred showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fight Club's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bred rushes Fight Club and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Bred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bred continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bred creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fight Club's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bred obliges.
Bred crunches a lovely knee into Fight Club's ribcage.
Bred lands an elbow inside.
Bred stalling.
Bred connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bred.
Bred comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bred scores a nice knee to the body.
Bred landing knees to the body.
Bred scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bred putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fight Club in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
Bred using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bred lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bred using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bred lands an elbow just above Fight Club 's eye.
Bred landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bred connects with a knee to the head.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bred just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bred using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bred gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bred.
A knee to the head by Bred.
Fight Club tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two 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.
Bred is stalling here.
Fight Club is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bred crunches a lovely knee into Fight Club's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Bred.
Bred scores with a knee to the head.
Bred with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fight Club fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arg Fight Club. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fight Club jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bred walks away with a smile on his face. Fight Club gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fight Club tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bred counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bred.
Nice elbow from Bred.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bred.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bred creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fight Club's defenses.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred holds him up against the cage and eventually Fight Club drops back down to his feet.
Bred lands a knee to the head.
Bred with a knee to the head.
Bred lands a nice knee to the body.
Bred gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred holds him up against the cage and eventually Fight Club drops back down to his feet.
Bred lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bred dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bred unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bred is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four 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.
Fight Club tries to pull guard but Bred holds him up against the cage and eventually Fight Club drops back down to his feet.
Bred lands an elbow inside that Fight Club shrugs off.
Bred lands an elbow just above Fight Club 's eye.
Bred lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fight Club takes an elbow to the temple.
Fight Club fails to pull guard.
Fight Club takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fight Club takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bred looking to slow down the pace here.
Bred unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fight Club lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arg Fight Club has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bred lands an elbow that stopped Fight Club in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Game Bred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bred 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Game Bred!