PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Flair
vs
Pendragon

185 cm
20
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
245 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flair counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a head kick.

Flair gets a clinch.
Flair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair moves out of range of the body kick from Pendragon.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Flair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pendragon.

Pendragon tries to keep at a distance but Flair has taken the fight into the clinch.

Flair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon looks for a takedown but Flair sprawls well.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pendragon.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a nice looking combination but Flair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flair walks into a jab.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Pendragon moves out of range easily.
Flair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pendragon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ric Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a head kick!

Pendragon drops Flair with a beautiful combination! Flair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pendragon is looking for the KO!

Flair is rocked!
Mike Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flair slaps away a takedown attempt from Pendragon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pendragon looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pendragon.
Flair throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown but Flair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pendragon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pendragon showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Flair is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pendragon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pendragon's back!
Pendragon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Flair.
Pendragon staying busy and making it hard for Flair to control.
Flair is really struggling to control Pendragon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pendragon is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair wants to control the position but Pendragon frees himself and scrambles - Flair manages to regain control in side control.
Pendragon is not content to let Flair control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ric Flair.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flair.

Pendragon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flair manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Flair is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Flair slaps away a takedown attempt from Pendragon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ric Flair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Flair moves into the clinch successfully.

Flair breaks from the clinch.
Flair tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pendragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flair defends it nicely.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Flair lands but Pendragon takes it in his stride.
Pendragon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flair pinned against the cage. Flair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pendragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon slips a jab and a cross from Flair.
Flair scoring well with a low kick there.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flair dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pendragon.
Pendragon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pendragon's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair thuds a left hand into Pendragon's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon dives in and grabs Flair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flair pushes down on Pendragon's head and hops out.
Pendragon sizes up Flair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pendragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Flair looks to land a combination but Pendragon avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pendragon throws a jab when Flair was well out of range.
Flair throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Flair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pendragon up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Flair.
Flair lands a knee to the body.

Flair breaks from the clinch.

Flair has managed to clinch.

Flair breaks the clinch.
Pendragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Flair drives through and clinches with Pendragon against the cage.
Flair stalling.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Flair.
Flair gets underhooks to prevent Pendragon's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flair is pressed up against the cage. Pendragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flair down to the mat. Flair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Pendragon moves out of range easily.
Pendragon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flair's waist but Flair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pendragon off to one side.
Flair is looking to slow Pendragon down with leg kicks.
Flair blocks a jab.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but Flair sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Flair.

Flair has managed to clinch.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Flair throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ric Flair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendragon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Flair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pendragon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flair tries to avoid it but Pendragon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flair to the ground. Flair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flair cracks the inside of Pendragon's front leg.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Pendragon moves out of range easily.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown but Flair shows good takedown defense.
Flair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flair, right into the meat.
Ric Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pendragon lands with a cross.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Flair avoids them all with ease.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pendragon misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pendragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pendragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair fails with an attempt to clinch.

Flair closes the distance and pushes Pendragon back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Flair obliges.
Flair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Mike Pendragon's cut even more.
Flair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair trying to land knees to the body.

Flair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flair throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pendragon's calf.
Pendragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flair. Flair obviously looking to wear him down.
Flair throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Flair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.

Flair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pendragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flair.
Flair explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pendragon misses with a few strikes there.
Flair throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flair clinches.

Flair manages to break the clinch.
Flair scores with a leg kick.
Flair tries to clinch up.
Pendragon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flair tries to avoid it but Pendragon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flair to the ground. Flair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flair throws a leg kick which misses Pendragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Pendragon tries to avoid it.
Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flair.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flair.
Pendragon avoids the head kick by Flair.
Flair throws a series of punches but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon swinging wildly here.
Flair misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Flair as he connects with a hook.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Flair moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pendragon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flair - the referee stops the clock and Pendragon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flair. Pendragon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flair leaves Pendragon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Flair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pendragon fails with the takedown.
Flair plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Flair!
Ric Flair bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.