PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between View Sonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Bending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bender Bending was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sonic
vs
Bending

220 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, View Sonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bender Bending!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sonic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonic lands in his opponent's guard.
Sonic thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bending is looking to stand up but Sonic isn't so interested in that idea.
Bending really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bending wants to stand up but Sonic is controlling him.
Sonic chips away with some ground and pound.
Sonic thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bending preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonic lands a couple of digs.
Bending preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bending working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonic prevents Bending from getting back to his feet.
Sonic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bending wants to stand but Sonic is controlling the position.
Sonic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonic postures up in Bending's guard and throws a big left but Bending blocks it.
Sonic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bending can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bending wants to stand but Sonic is controlling the position.
Sonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bending avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonic postures up in Bending's guard and throws a big left but Bending blocks it.
Sonic cracks Bending with a solid left hand.

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.
Sonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonic distracts Bending with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonic is breathing heavily.

Bending uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sonic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bending as he avoids it easily.
Bending lands with a good body shot.
Bending lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sonic slips a jab and a cross from Bending.
Bending moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sonic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bending scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Bending as he connects with a hook.
Bending lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bending.
Bending displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bending closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bending is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bending connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bending throws a combination. Sonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bending counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bending scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Bending.
Sonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Bending to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for View Sonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bending throws a series of strikes that have Sonic backpedaling.
Sonic has his takedown stuffed
and Bending counters with a nice uppercut.
Bending throws a combination. Sonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sonic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bending lands a right hook to the body.
Bending lands a body shot.
Bending misses with a double jab.
Sonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Bending tries to sprawl out of it but Sonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bending manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bending connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bending throws a combination. Sonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sonic is defended easily by Bending.
Bending scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonic shoots and misses
and Bending counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sonic tries for a takedown but Bending sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bending swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Bending both land. Nice combination.
Bending displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonic.
Bending is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sonic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bending jabs Sonic right on the nose. Sonic blinks but takes it well.
Bending throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonic shoots in for a takedown but Bending shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bending cracks a nice hook into Sonic's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Bending. Those never looked like landing.
Bending throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bending rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bending leaves Sonic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sonic misses with a takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a stiff right hand.
Bending fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonic has his takedown stuffed
and Bending counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Bending 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.

Sonic fails with the takedown.
Sonic fails with the takedown
and Bending counters with a three punch combo that has Sonic backing up. Sonic nods at Bending to acknowledge the strikes.
Bending connects with a single shot there.
Bending scores with a nice right hand.
Sonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bending counters with a three punch combo that has Sonic backing up. Sonic nods at Bending to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for View Sonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Bending scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bending connects with a single shot there.
Bending lands a nice shot to the body.
Bending scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Bending - just one landing.
Bending moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonic dodges the punch combination from Bending.
Bending fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sonic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sonic slips a jab and a cross from Bending.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bending feints a jab promting Sonic to slip. Bending then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sonic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
View Sonic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonic walks into a straight right hand from Bending.
Bending throws a nice looking combination but Sonic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonic fails with the takedown
enabling Bending to counter with a crisp jab.
Bending scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonic in his tracks.
Bender Bending is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bending takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bending scores with a hook to the body. Sonic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bending scores with a nice head shot.
Bending misses with the combination.
Bending stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonic. Sonic gets slowly back to his feet.
Bending lands with a nice combination. Sonic backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bending!
Bending shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sonic eats them both and turns towards Bending to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bending cracks a nice hook into Sonic's ribs.
Sonic has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bending to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Bending as Sonic shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bending lands with a hook. Sonic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bender Bending seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bending scores with the left hand. Sonic knows he should have avoided that one.
Sonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bending counters with a straight right hand.
Bending throws a right and a left that Sonic avoids nicely.
Bending scores with a one two! Sonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonic takes one on the button.

Sonic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Sonic there.
Sonic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bending's head.
Sonic with the ground and pound but Bending uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sonic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bending pushes Sonic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sonic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bending pinned against the cage. Bending gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bending throws a series of punches but Sonic moves out of range.
View Sonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bending counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonic thinking.
Sonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Bending there.
Sonic has his takedown stuffed
and Sonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonic with a poor takedown
and Bending counters with a left and a right that stings Sonic.
Sonic misses with a takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonic fails with a takedown attempt.
Bending stuffs the takedown.
Sonic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bending counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bending fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bending throws a right and a left that Sonic avoids nicely.
Sonic has a takedown stuffed.
Sonic misses with a takedown
and Bending counters with a straight right hand.
Sonic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bending scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonic shoots in looking for a takedown but Bending manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bending lands a slapping body shot.
Bending jabs Sonic right on the nose. Sonic blinks but takes it well.
Sonic fails with the takedown
and Bending counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bending counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonic fails with the takedown
and Bending counters with a nice uppercut.
Bending lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Bending showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bending throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonic tries for a takedown but Bending circles away easily
and Bending counters with a two punch combo.
Sonic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bending scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bending scores with a three punch combo!
Bending throws a shot to the body.
Bending lands a really nice looking cross but Sonic seems unphased.
Bending has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bending moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bending looks to land a combination. Sonic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bending.
Sonic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bending counters with a one-two to the body.
Sonic throws a sloppy head kick and Bending moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bending.
Bending defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for View Sonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bending scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bending counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bending throws a combination. Sonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bending looks to land a combination. Sonic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonic slips a jab and a cross from Bending.
Nice takedown defense from Bending. No joy for Sonic on that attempt.
Sonic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bending counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonic shoots and misses
and Bending counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bending throws a series of punches but Sonic avoids them all with ease.
Bending goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bending connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sonic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bending throws a series of punches but Sonic moves out of range.
Bending shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sonic eats them both and turns towards Bending to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sonic has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bending to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bending connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonic scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bending. Those never looked like landing.
Sonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bending sprawls well. Bending wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sonic gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bending counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bending goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sonic dodges the punch combination from Bending.
Sonic dodges the punch combination from Bending.
Sonic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bending works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sonic fails with the takedown
and Bending counters with a left and a right that stings Sonic.
Bending will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sonic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bending is fending him off so far but Sonic persists. Nope, Bending circles away and we're back to standing.
Bending scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonic in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bending.
Bending misses with a two punch combination.
Bending throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bending looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonic fails with the takedown
enabling Bending to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sonic with a poor takedown
and Bending counters with a one-two to the body.
Bending scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonic shoots and misses
and Bending counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bending throws a series of strikes that have Sonic backpedaling.
Bending scores with a jab to the head.
Sonic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bending tries to avoid it but Sonic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bending to the ground. Bending escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sonic misses with a takedown attempt
and Bending counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sonic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bending counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bending misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Bending.
Sonic fails with the takedown
and Bending counters with a left to the body.
Bending fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bending misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonic throws a head kick that Bending semi-blocks.
Sonic misses with a takedown attempt - Bending sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonic with a poor takedown
and Bending makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bending misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonic shoots in but Bending avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sonic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick from Sonic lands but Bending takes it in his stride.
Sonic looks for a takedown but Bending sprawls well.
Sonic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bending.
Bending misses with a few strikes there.
Sonic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bending swivels and escapes.
Sonic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonic avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bender Bending comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bending winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bender Bending!