PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Careless Emotion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emotion comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. Pilgrim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Billy Pilgrim Has Become Unstuck in Time. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Emotion
vs
Pilgrim

191 cm
29
270 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

194 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Careless Emotion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Pilgrim!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Emotion lands.
Emotion misses with a right hand
and Pilgrim counters with a nice body shot.
Emotion throws a looping overhand right but Pilgrim ducks down to avoid it.
Pilgrim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emotion.
Pilgrim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emotion.
Emotion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pilgrim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pilgrim looks to score with a jab to the body but Emotion is just out of range.
Pilgrim lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pilgrim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilgrim scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Emotion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pilgrim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pilgrim blocks a jab.
Emotion lands a really nice looking cross but Pilgrim seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Emotion coming out on top.
Emotion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilgrim can pounce on him.
Pilgrim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pilgrim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pilgrim slips under a jab from Emotion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pilgrim.
Emotion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pilgrim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emotion is breathing heavily.
Pilgrim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emotion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emotion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emotion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Emotion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emotion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pilgrim. Pilgrim obviously looking to wear him down.
Pilgrim throws a leg kick which misses Emotion's front leg but catches the back leg as Emotion tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pilgrim tenderised Emotion's leg. Emotion is trying to keep his angry face on.

Pilgrim moves into the clinch.
Pilgrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pilgrim throws an elbow but misses.
Pilgrim has a couple of punches blocked by Emotion.
Emotion working hard to break the clinch.
Pilgrim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emotion.
Emotion is looking to break free of the clinch but Pilgrim has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emotion takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Careless Emotion has been cut.
Pilgrim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pilgrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Emotion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilgrim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emotion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pilgrim blocks a body shot from Emotion.
Pilgrim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emotions head.
Emotion blocks an elbow strike.
Emotion is looking to control Pilgrim's arms but Pilgrim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emotion has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emotion tries to circle away but Pilgrim has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim lands a nice uppercut.
Pilgrim throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilgrim.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pilgrim.
Emotion blocks an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
A short uppercut from Pilgrim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pilgrim misses with an elbow strike.
Pilgrim just leaning against Emotion, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Pilgrim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Careless Emotion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Emotion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilgrim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emotion.
Emotion works Pilgrim's body with a nice hook.
Emotion blocks a head kick by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emotion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Pilgrim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Emotion does it's job there.
A lazy left from Emotion finds it's target.
Emotion misses with an uppercut. Pilgrim saw that one coming.
Pilgrim misses with a left hand
and Emotion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pilgrim looks to score with a jab to the body but Emotion is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilgrim tries to close the distance and clinch but Emotion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Billy Pilgrim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emotion tests Pilgrim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emotion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pilgrim.
Jab by Emotion.
Emotion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pilgrim.
Pilgrim checks a leg kick.
Emotion throws out a loose jab but Pilgrim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilgrim throws a low kick but Emotion moves out of range easily.
Pilgrim throws an overhand right that lands on Emotion's shoulder, as Emotion tries to avoid the shot.

Pilgrim closes the distance and pushes Emotion back into the cage.
Emotion misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emotion dodges an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
Stalling in the clinch from Emotion.
Emotion dodges an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
Emotion dodges an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
The referee calls for Pilgrim to work.
Emotion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pilgrim keeps control of Emotion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emotion blocks the elbow strike.
Emotion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilgrim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emotion blocks an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim pushes off an throws an elbow but Emotion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pilgrim tries a body shot but Emotion blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pilgrim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emotion.
Come on Pilgrim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pilgrim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim misses with a body punch.
Pilgrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pilgrim working aggressively here.
Emotion tries a body shot but Pilgrim blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emotion blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Billy Pilgrim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Careless Emotion's cut.
That's time! Emotion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Emotion there.
Emotion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilgrim moves out of range as Emotion strikes.
Emotion misses with a wild combination.
Emotion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pilgrim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emotion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilgrim throws out a leg kick but Emotion moves out of range and Pilgrim only half commits.
Pilgrim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pilgrim lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emotion staying out of range there.
Emotion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emotion misses with a straight left.
Pilgrim misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilgrim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pilgrim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pilgrim 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Pilgrim. That snapped Emotion's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilgrim cracks Emotion with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Emotion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emotion moves out of range of the leg kick from Pilgrim.
Emotion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pilgrim can pounce on him.
Pilgrim thows a body shot but no joy.
Pilgrim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emotion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emotion swings for the body but Pilgrim moves out of range.
Billy Pilgrim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emotion was well out of range. Poor timing from Pilgrim.
Emotion circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Emotion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pilgrim doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emotion. Pilgrim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Careless Emotion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Pilgrim. That snapped Emotion's head back.
Pilgrim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emotion manages to avoid it.
Emotion misses with a straight left.

Pilgrim takes the fight into the clinch.
Emotion blocks a body shot from Pilgrim.
Billy Pilgrim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emotion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emotion taking a breather.
Emotion blocking some punches.
Careless Emotion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilgrim stalling against the cage.
Emotion wants to get back to striking at distance but Pilgrim won't allow it.
Pilgrim throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emotion letting Pilgrim take a breather here.
Pilgrim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emotion wants to stall.
Pilgrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Emotion uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilgrim blocks a body shot from Emotion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Pilgrim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pilgrim 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Pilgrim!
Billy Pilgrim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.