PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginggoy Bestrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc Shooter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bestrada
vs
Shooter

160 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

215 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ginggoy Bestrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Shooter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shooter wants to clinch but Bestrada slips to the side
and Bestrada counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bestrada.
Shooter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bestrada as he avoids it easily.
Bestrada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bestrada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shooter looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bestrada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shooter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bestrada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bestrada raining down hammerfists from mount.

Bestrada working for a guillotine from mount but Shooter is in no mood to give up.
Bestrada tries to control but Shooter wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bestrada jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shooter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shooter and Bestrada has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shooter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bestrada working away.

Bestrada decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shooter to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter tries to work over Bestrada's front leg with a kick but Bestrada checks it.
Shooter leaves Bestrada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bestrada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shooter pinned against the cage. Shooter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bestrada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ginggoy Bestrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shooter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bestrada, pushing him back against the cage.
Bestrada pushes Shooter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shooter wants a takedown but no success here.
Shooter can't break the clinch.

Shooter jumps guard and drags Bestrada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter controls Bestrada momentarily but Bestrada frees himself.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
Bestrada is looking to stand up but Shooter won't let him.
Bestrada trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Ginggoy Bestrada wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shooter thows a leg kick but Bestrada checks it

so Bestrada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bestrada wants to stand but Shooter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shooter controlling Bestrada's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bestrada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Shooter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestrada tries to free his leg and advance position but Shooter is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mc Shooter wasn't active enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bestrada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginggoy Bestrada dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bestrada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shooter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shooter moves out of range of the body kick.

Bestrada pushes Shooter up against the cage in a clinch.
Shooter jumps guard but Bestrada stands there with Shooter around his waist. Shooter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bestrada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shooter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shooter keeps control of Bestrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bestrada tries to stall but Shooter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Shooter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bestrada is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shooter to the mat. Shooter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Shooter scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestrada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Shooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bestrada is trying to defend but Shooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shooter is breathing heavily.
Shooter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bestrada gets back to full guard.
Shooter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bestrada controls Shooter momentarily but Shooter frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bestrada has his foot on Shooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shooter works his way back into a safe position though.
Shooter forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shooter is controlling the pace.
Bestrada is trying to maintain the position but Shooter is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada tries to roll over but Shooter keeps him under control.
Bestrada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bestrada trying to control from the bottom.
Shooter prevents Bestrada from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shooter is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Bestrada with that takedown attempt.
Ginggoy Bestrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bestrada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shooter on his heels. He'll look to pass Shooter's guard now, I'm sure.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shooter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shooter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bestrada preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shooter trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mc Shooter.

Bestrada rushes Shooter and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginggoy Bestrada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bestrada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shooter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bestrada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shooter shoots in and drives through. Bestrada sprawls well.
Shooter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bestrada.
Shooter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bestrada sprawls well. He's pushed Shooter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ginggoy Bestrada is winning the standup battle so far.

Bestrada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shooter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shooter tries to bench press Bestrada off him but Bestrada keeps the position.

Bestrada decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bestrada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bestrada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bestrada thuds his shin into the meat of Shooter's side.
Bestrada tries a head kick but it misses.
Shooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bestrada.

Bestrada gets the takedown into side control.
Ginggoy Bestrada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bestrada is looking to take a break and control but Shooter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Bestrada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shooter is looking for a sweep.

Bestrada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shooter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bestrada trying to control the action but Shooter is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bestrada swings around for an armbar but Shooter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bestrada's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bestrada looking for a sweep. Not yet Bestrada, not yet.
Shooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bestrada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bestrada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Shooter looking to score a takedown here. Bestrada is defending well but Shooter drives through and ends up in Bestrada's guard.
Shooter wants to control from the top but Bestrada keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada trying to control the position.
Bestrada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shooter!
Bestrada throwing strikes here but Shooter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bestrada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestrada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mc Shooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ginggoy Bestrada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bestrada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ginggoy Bestrada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bestrada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ginggoy Bestrada!