PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Min Sanity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanity
vs
Howe

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Min Sanity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Howe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howe wants to clinch.
Howe is looking to clinch.

Sanity manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Howe on his heels. He'll look to pass Howe's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanity with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanity throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanity is in close to Howe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanity trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.
Sanity works over Howe with some ground and pound from guard.
Howe seems keen to control Sanity's posture.
Sanity trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanity in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanity missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanity working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanity is looking to work some ground and pound but Howe has wrist control.
Howe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanity working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanity trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanity throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanity 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.
Howe trying to control the position here.
Howe has momentary wrist control but Sanity slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanity keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Howe's head.
Sanity postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanity throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanity postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanity throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanity makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanity stands up over Howe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanity won't allow Howe to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanity accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanity throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanity wants to control from the top but Howe keeps moving.
Sanity stands up over Howe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe wants to get back to his feet but Sanity is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanity throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanity is looking to work some ground and pound but Howe has wrist control.
Sanity throwing strikes from guard but Howe blocks nicely.
Sanity connects with a couple of short punches.
Howe pulls Sanity in to control the position.
Sanity throwing strikes from guard but Howe blocks nicely.
Sanity with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe working a defensive guard here.
Howe keeping moving, preventing Sanity from controlling successfully.
Sanity cracks Howe with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanity accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanity throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanity connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanity scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanity postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanity in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanity throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Min Sanity dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sanity just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanity dodges the punch combination from Howe.

Howe has managed to clinch.
Howe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanity goes for a takedown attempt but Howe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Howe clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanity is working for takedown but Howe is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Howe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanitys head.
Howe lands a right hand.
Howe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanitys head.
Sanity is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Min Sanity. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanitys head.
Sanity letting Howe take a breather here.
Howe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Howe.
Howe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanity backwards.

Sanity is rocked!
Howe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Sanity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howe creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanity with a big uppercut! Sanity tries to clinch up but Howe pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanity to the mat! Sanity covers up and Howe unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pat Howe!