PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleaver's entrance music is Drowning Pool - Bodies. A fine choice. Gonawyn has chosen Crush 'em - Megadeth as his entrance music. Randall Cleaver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Gonawyn's chin.

Cleaver
vs
Gonawyn

196 cm
26
275 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

225 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver throws a right hand that Gonawyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonawyn also avoids with ease.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cleaver.

Cleaver decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gonawyn to his feet.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Gonawyn moves out of range.
Cleaver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cleaver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonawyn closes the distance and clinches up with Cleaver, looking for a takedown. Gonawyn pushes Cleaver against the cage but Cleaver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Gonawyn looking to score a takedown here. Cleaver is defending well but Gonawyn drives through and ends up in Cleaver's guard.
Gonawyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonawyn stopping the sweep attempt from Cleaver.
Gonawyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cleaver wants to stand but Gonawyn is controlling the position.

Cleaver manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gonawyn looking to score a takedown here. Cleaver is defending well but Gonawyn drives through and ends up in Cleaver's guard.
Gonawyn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cleaver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonawyn is controlling him.
Cleaver is breathing heavily.
Cleaver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonawyn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonawyn pushing down on Cleaver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Cleaver pushes Gonawyn off looking to stand but Gonawyn dives back in and keeps control.
Gonawyn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonawyn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Gonawyn seems to be looking for submissions.

Cleaver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gonawyn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cleaver won't be happy with that.
Cleaver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonawyn is controlling him well.
Cleaver prevents Gonawyn from improving position.
Gonawyn looks up at the clock and then as Cleaver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonawyn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cleaver is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gonawyn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cleaver trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gonawyn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cleaver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonawyn tries to move to mount but Cleaver blocks the move with his legs.
Cleaver wants to get back to his feet but Gonawyn drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonawyn working the head with strikes.

Gonawyn is trying to get an arm triangle but Cleaver is defending well.
Cleaver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonawyn lands a nice forearm strike.
Cleaver is trying to buck Gonawyn off.
Cleaver is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonawyn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cleaver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Gonawyn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cleaver closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonawyn to the mat! Gonawyn manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cleaver stands up and waves to Gonawyn to follow him.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Gonawyn avoids nicely.
Gonawyn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cleaver finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonawyn's head.

Cleaver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cleaver tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gonawyn.
Gonawyn is positioning himself well to prevent Cleaver advancing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonawyn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonawyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonawyn is controlling Cleaver's trapped leg to prevent Cleaver from advancing to side control.
Cleaver is thwarting Gonawyn's attempts to control the position.

Cleaver stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gonawyn to get to his feet.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Gonawyn avoids nicely.
Gonawyn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonawyn moves away from the strike by Cleaver.
Cleaver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonawyn but Gonawyn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Randall Cleaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver looks to land a combination but Gonawyn avoids it well.
Gonawyn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cleaver.
Gonawyn has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Gonawyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Cleaver which made him look bad.
Randall Cleaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Gonawyn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
Cleaver throws a lazy right hand but Gonawyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonawyn fails to land the takedown.
Gonawyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleaver.
Cleaver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonawyn defends it nicely.

Cleaver gets caught flat footed, as Gonawyn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn with a nice head shot there.
Gonawyn is in close to Cleaver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King Gonawyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonawyn is pushing down on Cleaver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cleaver is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonawyn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonawyn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cleaver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gonawyn is trying to work for a kimura but Cleaver is defending well.
Gonawyn trying to pass the guard but Cleaver defending well.

Cleaver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonawyn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cleaver counters with a left and a right that stings Gonawyn.
Randall Cleaver is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut

and Gonawyn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randall Cleaver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonawyn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gonawyn tries to advance to mount but Cleaver denies him.
Gonawyn advances to full mount.
Cleaver is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gonawyn scoring with strikes but Cleaver is staying in there.
Gonawyn landing shots from mount.
Gonawyn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonawyn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonawyn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cleaver swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Gonawyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonawyn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleaver throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gonawyn. What's that going to do exactly?
Cleaver wants to get back to his feet.
Gonawyn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cleaver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gonawyn lands a big elbow.
Gonawyn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonawyn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cleaver hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Cleaver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonawyn dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonawyn is working for a guillotine from mount but Cleaver frees his head quite easily.
Cleaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gonawyn looking to finish Cleaver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cleaver!
You get the feeling that Cleaver really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Gonawyn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonawyn landing punches.
Cleaver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gonawyn with shots to the head and body - Cleaver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonawyn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonawyn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cleaver is looking to get to half guard.
Cleaver is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gonawyn landing shots from mount.
Cleaver trying desperately to get to his feet.

Gonawyn wants to finish this one by submission but Cleaver is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonawyn.
Gonawyn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cleaver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonawyn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cleaver hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver is trying to stand.
Gonawyn scoring with strikes but Cleaver is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleaver is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gonawyn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonawyn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cleaver is trying to stand.
Gonawyn landing strikes from the mount and Cleaver is in trouble!
Cleaver is bucking up trying to escape but Gonawyn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonawyn with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cleaver wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Gonawyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonawyn 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Gonawyn!
King Gonawyn gave a mention to New World Order Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).