PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dr James Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melanie Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Melanie Powers enters the cage!

James Andrews
vs
Powers

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Slaughterhouse Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dr James Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melanie Powers!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Andrews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Powers has him pressed against the cage.

Powers jumps guard.
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.

Powers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Andrews off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Powers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andrews looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Powers working the head and body with strikes.
Powers lands a few punches from side control.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Andrews is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Andrews is trying to escape the position but Powers is controlling the position.
Powers works to advance to full mount. Andrews defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
Andrews is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Powers content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to get to half guard.
Powers controlling from mount.

Powers wants to finish this one by submission but Andrews is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Powers.
Powers controlling his opponent.
Andrews is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Powers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Andrews is trying to escape the mount.
Andrews is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Powers controlling the position easily from mount.
Powers breaks from Andrews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Powers avoids the attempt from Andrews to control.
Andrews is desperately trying to improve his position but Powers has a good base and remains in mount.
Powers content just to control the position here.

Powers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Andrews is on top in guard.
Andrews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powers is on top in guard.
Powers slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Powers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andrews is just riding it out for now. Powers eventually gives up the hold.
Powers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrews is looking to escape.
Well, if Powers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Powers works his way into side control.
Powers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Powers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Powers moves into full mount!
Andrews is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Powers content just to control the position here.
Andrews tries to reverse the position but Powers maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melanie Powers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andrews throws a front kick aimed at Powers's knee but Powers avoids it well.

Powers forces Andrews back against the cage and clinches.
Andrews is working for takedown but Powers is calmly controlling the position for now.

Powers jumps guard.
Andrews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Powers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Andrews won't allow Powers to sweep him here.

Andrews gets to his feet - Powers follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Andrews misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Powers.
Andrews is looking to regain half guard here but Powers keeps moving and retains side control.

Powers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Powers is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Powers has an Americana. Andrews didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Powers is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Powers hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Melanie Powers!