PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bastard
vs
Lovell

225 cm
27
258 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

191 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Lovell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lovell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovell lands a damaging elbow.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bastard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bastard blocks the elbow strike.
Lovell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastard's efforts to push away.
Bastard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bastard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bastard tries to circle away but Lovell has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Bastard tries to circle away but Lovell has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovell.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lovell has double underhooks.
Bastard takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Big Bastard has been cut.
Lovell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard lands a left hand.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovell.
Lovell throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lovell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lovell has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Lovell has the dominant position.
Lovell lands an elbow inside.
Lovell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovell won't allow it.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.
Lovell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastards head.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell missing with knees to the body.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bastard moves into the clinch.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lovell stops a takedown attempt from Bastard.
Bastard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastard jumps guard but Lovell stands there with Bastard around his waist. Bastard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovell.
Lovell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to circle away but Lovell has him pinned against the cage.
Lovell throws an elbow but it misses.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bastard jumps guard but Lovell stands there with Bastard around his waist. Bastard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lovell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lovell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard has Lovell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lovell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovell.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Lovell.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Bastard misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Bastard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bastard tries to clinch but Lovell moves away
and Lovell counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Big Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
Lovell stuffs the takedown attempt from Bastard. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Lovell.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Lovell counters with a thumping low kick.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovell sprawls well. Lovell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet.
Lovell throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovell ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lovell.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Lovell.
Lovell tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Lovell scores with a head kick.
Lovell tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
Lovell keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastard shoots for a takedown but Lovell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bastard moves into the clinch successfully.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard tries to break free but Lovell pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lovell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lovell lands an elbow inside.
Lovell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovell lands a shoulder strike.
Lovell prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Lovell lands a nice elbow.
Bastard tries to land a knee to the head but Lovell blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
Lovell crunches a lovely knee into Bastard's ribcage.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lovell lands an elbow inside.
Bastard looking to stall.
Lovell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lovell lands an elbow inside.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Lovell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lovell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Lovell on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Bastard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Bastard 's eye.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.
Lovell lands a shoulder strike.

Bastard is rocked!
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Lovell has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Bastard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lovell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lovell wants it to stay on the feet.
Bastard has his takedown stuffed
and Lovell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lovell feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovell.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lovell counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovell throws a nice outside leg kick.

Lovell moves into the clinch.
Bastard takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovell lands a damaging elbow.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lovell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastard takes a shot to the head.
Lovell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lovell.
Lovell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovell obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovell.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.

Big Bastard's cut is getting worse.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.
Lovell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lovell lands an uppercut.
Bastard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lovell lands a nice elbow.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Lovell is controlling him.
Lovell is working Bastard over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
Lovell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bastard fails to pull guard.
Bastard managing to block the knees to the body from Lovell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lovell.
Lovell has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lovell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Lovell prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lovell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lovell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovell scores with a shot to the side of Bastard's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bastard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lovell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike.
Bastard can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard tries to pull guard but Lovell won't allow it.
Lovell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Bastard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lovell shoots in and bounces Bastard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lovell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bastard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lovell preventing the sweep.
Lovell wants to pass the guard but Bastard is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Lovell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lovell leaves Bastard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lovell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovell pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Lovell lands a shoulder strike.
Lovell tries to land knees in the clinch but Bastard avoids the damage to the body.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lovell has double underhooks.
Lovell lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Lovell.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Lovell has the dominant position.
Lovell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lovell walks away with a smile on his face. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bastard looks for a takedown but Lovell sprawls well.
Big Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries a low kick but Lovell avoids it.
Bastard tries to clinch there but Lovell circles away.
Bastard tries to clinch but Lovell is having none of it.
Lovell checks a low kick from Bastard.

Lovell rushes Bastard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lovell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Lovell lands an uppercut.
Bastard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bastard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lovell avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovell lands a nice elbow.

Big Bastard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lovell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lovell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Big Bastard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Lovell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovell.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovell counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard slaps away a takedown attempt from Lovell, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lovell pushes Bastard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Lovell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Nice elbow from Lovell.
Bastard managing to block the knees to the body from Lovell.
Lovell misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Lovell as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lovell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lovell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovell.
Lovell creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bastard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bastard drops to his knees and Lovell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Lovell!
Max Lovell is the new heavyweight champion!