PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Hitchcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ness
vs
Hitchcock

177 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Hitchcock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchcock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ness tries to avoid it but Hitchcock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ness to the ground. Ness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ness looks to land a combination but Hitchcock avoids it well.

Ness looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hitchcock is looking for a sweep. Ness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ness throwing shots but Hitchcock is blocking nicely.
Ness prevents Hitchcock from improving his position.
Hitchcock lands a couple of sideways elbows.

Ness seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitchcock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hitchcock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ness shoots and misses
and Hitchcock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitchcock fails with the takedown

and Ness counters with a takedown into side control.
Ness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitchcock keeps working.
Hitchcock struggling a bit here.
Hitchcock is looking for a sweep.
Hitchcock striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Hitchcock manages to get back to half guard.
Hitchcock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hitchcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ness trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hitchcock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hitchcock throws a strike but Ness avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hitchcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hitchcock won't allow Ness to sweep him here.
Ness throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hitchcock looking to sit in guard and control but Ness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitchcock is keeping the position for now.
Hitchcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ness is one step ahead there.
Ness in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock controls Ness momentarily but Ness frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hitchcock misses with a two punch combination.
Hitchcock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hitchcock with a lazy takedown attempt

so Ness counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mike Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hitchcock.
Hitchcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitchcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hitchcock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ness working some strikes from top position.
Ness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ness stopping the sweep attempt from Hitchcock.
Hitchcock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness stands up over Hitchcock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitchcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hitchcock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hitchcock.
Ness takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ness tries to break the clinch but Hitchcock is controlling the position.
Hitchcock lands with a short shot to the head.
Ness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitchcock backwards.

Hitchcock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hitchcock working Ness over with strikes.
Hitchcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitchcock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ness moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ness is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitchcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ness works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hitchcock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ness tries to bench press Hitchcock off him but Hitchcock keeps the position.
Ness lands an elbow from the bottom.
Ness is looking for a sweep.
Ness is trying to control Hitchcock's posture but Hitchcock avoids it.
Hitchcock working the head with strikes.
Hitchcock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hitchcock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ness some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Hitchcock.
Hitchcock landing shots from mount.
Hitchcock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ness looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hitchcock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hitchcock with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hitchcock.

Ness is rocked!
Ness is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Hitchcock.
Oh Ness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Hitchcock.
BOOM! Hitchcock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ness slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hitchcock throwing shots but Ness is blocking nicely.
Ness seems to have got his legs back now.
Ness is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitchcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hitchcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hitchcock with shots to the head and body - Ness looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hitchcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hitchcock prevents Ness from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness is working hard here to advance position.
Hitchcock cracks Ness with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hitchcock landing shots from mount.
Alfred Hitchcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitchcock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hitchcock landing punches.
Ness taking shots to the head.
Hitchcock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hitchcock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hitchcock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hitchcock raining down shots from the mount!
Hitchcock landing strikes from the mount.
Hitchcock prevents Ness from getting the reversal.
Ness in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hitchcock prevents Ness from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock thowing shots but they're missing.
Ness regains half guard.
Ness regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ness wants to sweep but no luck.
Hitchcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ness is keeping the position for now.
Ness doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hitchcock lands a couple of digs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hitchcock blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hitchcock throws a right hand that Ness ducks under and follows up with a left that Ness also avoids with ease.
Hitchcock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ness counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hitchcock thinking.
Ness darts in trying to clinch

and Hitchcock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ness's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Hitchcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ness throws a sloppy body shot

and Hitchcock counters with a shoot takedown. Ness fights it but they end up in guard.
Ness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitchcock is one step ahead there.
Hitchcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hitchcock working some strikes from top position.
Hitchcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hitchcock preventing the sweep.

Ness had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hitchcock is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ness Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hitchcock's back instead.
Hitchcock turns into Ness and is now in his guard.
Hitchcock preventing the sweep.
Hitchcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hitchcock working some strikes from top position.
Ness trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hitchcock preventing the sweep.
Hitchcock slips nicely into half guard.
Ness is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitchcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hitchcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hitchcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hitchcock working over Ness with some ground and pound. Ness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hitchcock is looking to advance position but Ness won't allow it.
Hitchcock drops an elbow to the side of Ness's head.
Hitchcock trying to pass the guard but Ness defending well.
Hitchcock winds up and cracks Ness with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hitchcock wants to free his trapped foot but Ness is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ness is staying active underneath Hitchcock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Ness is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitchcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ness is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hitchcock clinches but Ness breaks the clinch

and Ness counters by moving into the clinch.
Hitchcock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ness fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hitchcock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ness tries to avoid it but Hitchcock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ness to the ground. Ness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alfred Hitchcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitchcock moves away.
A jab from Hitchcock does it's job there.
Ness stuffs the takedown.
Mike Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hitchcock.
Ness will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitchcock is looking to clinch.
Hitchcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitchcock misses with a takedown

and Ness counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ness.
Ness connects with a couple of short punches.
Ness is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Hitchcock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hitchcock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Hitchcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hitchcock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Hitchcock!