PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky The Brazilin Stallion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mma Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mma Tycoon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

The Brazilin Stallion
vs
Tycoon

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky The Brazilin Stallion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mma Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Brazilin Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Brazilin Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oooooh!!! Tycoon has knocked The Brazilin Stallion down with a huge combo! Tycoon steps away and waves a wobbly The Brazilin Stallion back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The Brazilin Stallion is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Brazilin Stallion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon wants to clinch.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Brazilin Stallion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.
Tycoon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion swats away the attempt to clinch by Tycoon.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion pushes him off.
Tycoon throws a series of punches but The Brazilin Stallion avoids them all with ease.
The Brazilin Stallion swats away the attempt to clinch by Tycoon.
Tycoon is looking to clinch.
The Brazilin Stallion keeps the fight on the outside.
Tycoon is looking to clinch.
The Brazilin Stallion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Tycoon. Those never looked like landing.
Tycoon throws a series of punches but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tycoon.
Tycoon looks winded!
Tycoon looks to clinch

and The Brazilin Stallion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ground and pound from The Brazilin Stallion.
The Brazilin Stallion slows the pace down in half guard.
Tycoon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion passes the guard and advances to mount!
The Brazilin Stallion lands a couple of good shots and Tycoon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The Brazilin Stallion lands strikes to the head.
The Brazilin Stallion softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The Brazilin Stallion 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.
I would not like to be Tycoon right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from The Brazilin Stallion. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Brazilin Stallion connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tycoon to escape the position.
The Brazilin Stallion cracks Tycoon with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tycoon from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tycoon's body.
Tycoon covers up after that shot from The Brazilin Stallion.
The Brazilin Stallion controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Brazilin Stallion landing with strikes.
The Brazilin Stallion biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rocky The Brazilin Stallion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tycoon misses with the combination.
Tycoon misses with a two punch combination.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.
Tycoon is looking to clinch.
Tycoon darts in trying to clinch

and The Brazilin Stallion counters with a takedown into side control.
The Brazilin Stallion is putting a hurting on Tycoon here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Brazilin Stallion moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tycoon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion is putting a hurting on Tycoon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tycoon is trying to escape the position but The Brazilin Stallion is controlling the position.
Tycoon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Brazilin Stallion controls the position from side control.
The Brazilin Stallion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Brazilin Stallion remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Brazilin Stallion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Brazilin Stallion controlling the position from side mount.
Tycoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Brazilin Stallion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Brazilin Stallion working the ground and pound.
Tycoon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tycoon taking a bit of punishment here - The Brazilin Stallion scoring with strikes.
The Brazilin Stallion taking a breather here.

The Brazilin Stallion has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tycoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocky The Brazilin Stallion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tycoon tries to bum rush The Brazilin Stallion with a series of wild strikes but The Brazilin Stallion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tycoon.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion pushes him off.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mma Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Brazilin Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Brazilin Stallion blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Brazilin Stallion avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tycoon misses with a two punch combination.
Tycoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mma Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tycoon closes the distance but The Brazilin Stallion moves to the side

and The Brazilin Stallion counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tycoon!
Check out the look on The Brazilin Stallion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky The Brazilin Stallion dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tycoon misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Tycoon does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tycoon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Brazilin Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.
Tycoon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tycoon swings for the body but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion pushes him off.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.
A combination from Tycoon does no damage.
Tycoon throws a right hand that The Brazilin Stallion ducks under and follows up with a left that The Brazilin Stallion also avoids with ease.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Brazilin Stallion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tycoon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.
Tycoon is looking to clinch.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is having none of it.
The Brazilin Stallion swats away the attempt to clinch by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a head kick but The Brazilin Stallion moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Brazilin Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tycoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Brazilin Stallion circles away quickly and effectively.
The Brazilin Stallion avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon swinging wildly here.
Tycoon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mma Tycoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tycoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tycoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Brazilin Stallion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Brazilin Stallion rather than just go for the knockout.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch but The Brazilin Stallion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tycoon is looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is avoiding it.
Tycoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Brazilin Stallion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tycoon swinging wildly here.
Tycoon tries to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion is having none of it.
Tycoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tycoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilin Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon looks to land a combination but The Brazilin Stallion avoids it well.
Tycoon misses with a kick to the body.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but The Brazilin Stallion pushes him off.
Tycoon throws a nice looking combination but The Brazilin Stallion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tycoon looks to clinch

and The Brazilin Stallion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if The Brazilin Stallion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mma Tycoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky The Brazilin Stallion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Brazilin Stallion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mma Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Brazilin Stallion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rocky The Brazilin Stallion!