PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peking Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saint
vs
Man

189 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

220 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peking Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Man!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Saint cracks Man with a good jab.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a big shot that misses.

Man clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with the head strike.
Saint wants a takedown.

Saint breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Saint thumps Man with a low kick.
Saint lands a jab.
Saint throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a jab to the nose.
Mike Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Saint thumps Man with a low kick.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint misses with a straight right.
Man scores with a jab.
Man throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man looks gassed!
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Saint finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man is looking to clinch.
Saint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Saint is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Saint throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint slips a jab from Man.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Saint there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saint thuds his shin into the meat of Man's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Saint counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Saint.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a good cross that connects.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Saint dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Man down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saint.
Saint keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saint.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peking Saint dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saint.
Saint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Man misses with a looping left.
Saint lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Saint.
Peking Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint can pounce on him.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Saint thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Saint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man misses with a left hand
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man will feel that in the morning.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saint throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Saint misses with the combination.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Saint there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Saint thumps Man with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Saint.
Man misses with a hook.
Saint moves out of range as Man strikes.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
Man misses with a straight left.
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses the jab.
Saint lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Saint misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Saint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peking Saint dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Man throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Saint missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man misses with a right hand
and Saint counters with a thumping low kick.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint slips under a jab from Man.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint slips under a jab from Man.
Man blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
Man misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Saint delivers a nice body kick.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Saint scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Saint scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint.
Saint scores with a jab to the head.
Saint lands with a nice body kick.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint connects with a nice looking jab.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint can pounce on him.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint.
Saint misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Saint lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Saint. Those never looked like landing.
Man sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man lands with a straight right. Saint didn't see that one coming.
Man looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Saint.
Mike Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Saint tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man walks into a jab.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Saint.
Man slips under a jab from Saint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tests Saint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Saint.
A big right from Man misses.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Saint lands.
Man connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saint misses the jab.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peking Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peking Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saint, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

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