PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scream If you're Crazy - D.R.U.G.S.. Xander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes the Boom-Intimidation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Teller
vs
Xander

175 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nefarious Design House

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller throws a right and a left that Xander avoids nicely.
Teller tries to bum rush Xander with a series of wild strikes but Xander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Xander throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Teller tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xander is in Teller's guard.
Xander tries to stand but Teller is controlling from the bottom.
Teller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xander trying to control the position from guard on top but Teller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teller controlling Xander's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xavier Xander.
Xander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teller circles away quickly and effectively.
Teller throws a series of punches but Xander moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Teller.
Xander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teller shoots for a takedown but Xander saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teller shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xander shoots in looking for a takedown. Teller tries to sprawl out of it but Xander keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Teller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xander throws a nice looking combination but Teller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xander misses with an uppercut.
Xander throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
Teller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xander's waist but Xander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teller off to one side.
Xander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xander takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller swinging wildly here.
Xander throws a series of punches but Teller avoids them all with ease.
Teller tries to clinch up but Xander circles away and keeps his distance.
Teller is looking to clinch.
Xander fails to land with a series of punches.
Xander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teller fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Teller misses.

Xander closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teller to the mat! Teller manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xander trying to control but Teller is working from the bottom.
Teller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander stops Teller from standing up.
Xander wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Teller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xander is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xander tries to hold on but Teller pushes him away.
Teller trying to control but Xander is having none of it.
Teller looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xander flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Xander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Teller lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teller blocks Xander's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Xander is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xander wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Teller.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xander blocking the ground and pound.
Xander holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Teller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Teller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Xander is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Teller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Teller. What's that going to do exactly?
Xander tries to hold on but Teller postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Xander will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Teller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xander.
Xavier Xander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teller.
Xander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xander fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xander misses with a two punch combination.
Xander's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Xander duly obliges.
Teller tries to bum rush Xander with a series of wild strikes but Xander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Teller moves into the clinch.
Teller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Teller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Xander prevents it.

Xander has picked Teller up - he's going for a ride! Xander dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teller keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xander lands a nice short elbow.
Xander throwing shots but Teller is blocking nicely.
Xander looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Teller trying to control but Xander postures up.
Xander is trying to control the action in half guard but Teller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Xander not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Teller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller wants to get back to his feet.
Xander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xander has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Teller works to full guard.
Xander throws an elbow that misses. Teller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xander's guard. Nice move by Teller!
Xander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teller throwing strikes but missing.
Teller is looking to work some ground and pound but Xander has wrist control.
Xander is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander is trying to keep Teller in close.
Teller advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Xander's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Teller misses with the ground and pound.
Xander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Xander struggling a bit here.
Xander tries to improve position but can't.
Teller 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.
Teller cracks Xander with a big elbow.
Xander is trying to control Teller's posture but Teller avoids it.
Xavier Xander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Teller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xander defending against the ground and pound.
Xander struggling a bit here.
Teller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Xander sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Teller throws an elbow but Xander slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xander can't do much from the bottom here.
Teller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xander is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Teller is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Teller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Teller looking for a guillotine from mount but Xander is having none of it.

Teller looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xavier Xander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Teller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xander shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Teller as Xander shoots in.
Teller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xander throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
Teller misses with a low kick.
Xander misses with a takedown attempt - Teller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dennis Teller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xander.
Teller misses with a double jab.

Xander drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Teller's face as Xander controls the position.
Xander is looking to take a break and control but Teller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander working the ground and pound but Teller is defending the strikes.
Teller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xander off and has taken his back!
Teller gets his hands free as Xander looks to control.
Even with his hooks in, Teller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Xander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teller gets his hands free as Xander looks to control.
Teller throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Teller missing with strikes.
Xander trying to control the position but Teller manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Xander right now.

Teller is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xander knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xander for a finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Teller has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller keeps control of the position as Xander tries to break free.
Xander covering up well and avoiding damage.
Xander tries to break free.
Even with his hooks in, Teller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Xander just trying to survive but Teller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Xander is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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!
Teller throwing sloppy strikes.
Teller is not going to allow Xander to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Xander is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Xander tries to escape the position.
Teller punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teller somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Xander controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

Xander preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Teller.
Dennis Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller missing with strikes from the back.
Will Teller go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Teller controlling well, preventing Xander from escaping the position.
Teller somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Xander trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xander is in bad spot here.
Xavier Xander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Even with his hooks in, Teller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Teller is not going to allow Xander to sit and survive in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Xander.
I've got Xander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Xander!
After the big win, Xavier Xander made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Nefarious Design House and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.