PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snoozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Snoozer has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Mr Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guy
vs
Snoozer

178 cm
26
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

205 cm
24
188 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy moves away from the strike by Snoozer.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoozer throws out the jab.
Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Snoozer catches Guy right on the button with a cross.
Snoozer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snoozer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snoozer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoozer punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Snoozer misses the target.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Snoozer misses with an uppercut.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snoozer lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Jab from Snoozer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Snoozer lands with a shot to the body.
Snoozer lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Guy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Snoozer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.
Snoozer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guy.
Guy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snoozer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snoozer lands the left hand.
Sam Snoozer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Snoozer misses.
Snoozer swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snoozer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snoozer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Snoozer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snoozer.
Snoozer lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snoozer.
Snoozer throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Snoozer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Guy is rocked!
Snoozer throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snoozer connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snoozer just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy tries for a takedown but Snoozer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snoozer connects with a looping right hand.
Snoozer jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Snoozer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snoozer tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snoozer tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Snoozer lands a big shot that drops Guy! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoozer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Snoozer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snoozer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Guy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snoozer is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Guy is looking for a triangle but Snoozer pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Snoozer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snoozer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Snoozer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Snoozer.
Guy slips under a jab from Snoozer.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snoozer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Snoozer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snoozer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoozer.
Guy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snoozer avoids a strike by Guy and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Guy's guard! Fantastic escape!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snoozer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snoozer has managed to get both his arms back between Guy's legs - danger averted.
Snoozer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Snoozer stands up over Guy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snoozer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snoozer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Guy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snoozer defends it easily.
Snoozer chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy working for a triangle but Snoozer defends it easily.
Snoozer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guy is trying to keep Snoozer in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer stays in close to Guy's body and controls the position.
Snoozer is pushing down on Guy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guy is fighting to maintain full guard but Snoozer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snoozer trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.

Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy moves into full guard.
Snoozer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Snoozer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snoozer preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snoozer tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Snoozer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Snoozer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Guy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Snoozer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guy.
Good standup being displayed there by Snoozer as he connects with a hook.

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snoozer tries to hold on but Guy postures up.
Guy misses with a head shot.
Snoozer tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy wants to control the pace but Snoozer is squirming around nicely.
Snoozer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snoozer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy thowing shots but they're missing.

Guy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Snoozer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Snoozer!
Snoozer stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping full guard, as Snoozer tries to pass.
Snoozer throwing strikes but missing.
Snoozer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy has Snoozer pulled in close to control his posture.
Snoozer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Snoozer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Snoozer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snoozer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snoozer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sam Snoozer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snoozer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Snoozer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoozer lands the left hand.
Snoozer scores with a hook.
Sam Snoozer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snoozer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guy is looking to wear down Snoozer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Snoozer.
Snoozer throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Snoozer lands a lovely overhand right.
Snoozer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Snoozer.
Snoozer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mr Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snoozer!
Guy tries to control but Snoozer wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Snoozer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snoozer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Snoozer!
A very excited looking Sam Snoozer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.