PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Stilfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eat Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stilfer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Worried. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Stilfer
vs
Weed

170 cm
20
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
133 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daemon Stilfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eat Weed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stilfer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Weed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stilfer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stilfer working the head and body with strikes.
Stilfer working the ground and pound but Weed is defending the strikes.
Stilfer working the ground and pound but Weed is defending the strikes.
Weed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weed sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Weed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stilfer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stilfer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weed throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stilfer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weed defending well though.
Stilfer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stilfer blocks the strikes from Weed.
Stilfer throwing shots but Weed is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Weed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stilfer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weed tries to strike from the bottom.
Weed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stilfer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weed's head.
Stilfer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stilfer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Weed lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Weed punching from the bottom - just letting Stilfer know he's still in a fight.
Stilfer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stilfer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weed on the ground.
Stilfer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stilfer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stilfer lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stilfer throws a big right hand that misses.
Weed throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Weed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Weed looks winded!
Stilfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stilfer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stilfer lands a couple of elbows.
Weed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Weed tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilfer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stilfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stilfer.
Stilfer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stilfer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Weed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stilfer.
Weed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stilfer is looking to work some ground and pound but Weed has wrist control.
Stilfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weed lands a decent shot there.
Weed lands a decent punch to the body there.
Weed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stilfer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stilfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stilfer with a nice head shot there.
Stilfer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weed's head.
Stilfer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stilfer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weed's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stilfer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stilfer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weed thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stilfer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weed's head.
Stilfer stands up over Weed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stilfer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Stilfer scoring with some ground and pound.
Weed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stilfer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weed's head.
Stilfer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weed tries to strike from the bottom.
Weed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stilfer is trying to stand.
Stilfer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weed.
Nice strikes from Weed there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed stops Stilfer from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stilfer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Weed stops Stilfer from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Weed there.
Stilfer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stilfer tries to kick Weed off but Weed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daemon Stilfer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stilfer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Weed missing with punches from the bottom.
Stilfer blocks the strikes from Weed.
Stilfer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weed lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Stilfer slips a nice elbow through Weed's hands, connecting with Weed's forehead.
Stilfer working over Weed with some ground and pound. Weed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stilfer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weed gets back to full guard.
Stilfer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stilfer throwing strikes from guard but Weed blocks nicely.
Weed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weed trying to strike off his back.
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!
Stilfer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weed is on top in guard.
Weed won't allow Stilfer to get back to his feet.
Weed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weed throwing strikes but missing.
Stilfer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilfer wants to stand and escape but Weed is having none of it.
Weed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stilfer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weed throws a big right hand that misses.
Stilfer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Stilfer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stilfer tries to get out of the position.
Stilfer wants to stand and escape but Weed is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed distracts Stilfer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Weed stops Stilfer from standing up.
Weed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daemon Stilfer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stilfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Weed works over Stilfer with some ground and pound from guard.
Weed throws a strike but Stilfer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Weed with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Stilfer can't handle though.
Weed has momentary wrist control but Stilfer slips an elbow through the middle.
Weed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stilfer manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stilfer wants to stand but Weed is controlling the position.
Stilfer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weed prevents Stilfer from getting back to his feet.
Stilfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stilfer wants to get back to his feet but Weed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stilfer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eat Weed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stilfer feints and as Weed raises his hands in defense, Stilfer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Weed striking off his back but it's not causing Stilfer any problems.
Weed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stilfer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Weed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stilfer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weed's head.
Weed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stilfer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stilfer is in close to Weed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Weed striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Stilfer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weed's head.
Stilfer is in close to Weed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stilfer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weed throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stilfer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stilfer postures up in Weed's guard and throws a big left but Weed blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed punching from the bottom - just letting Stilfer know he's still in a fight.
Weed throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stilfer landing some decent shots from guard.
Stilfer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Weed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Weed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Weed thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stilfer scoring with some ground and pound.
Stilfer postures up and lands a big shot to Weed's brow.
Weed punching from the bottom.
Stilfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stilfer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stilfer takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Weed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Weed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stilfer is in close to Weed's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilfer won't allow Weed to sweep him here.
Stilfer landing with the ground and pound.
Stilfer stands up over Weed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Weed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stilfer's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stilfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weed prevents Stilfer from getting back to his feet.
Weed throwing strikes from guard but Stilfer blocks nicely.
Weed throws a big elbow that misses.
Weed prevents Stilfer from getting back to his feet.
Weed working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed stops Stilfer from standing up.
Weed pushing down on Stilfer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Weed throwing shots but Stilfer is blocking nicely.
Weed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stilfer is trying to stand back up but Weed is controlling him
Weed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stilfer is trying to stand.
Stilfer is in trouble now - Weed has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilfer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Weed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Weed has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stilfer's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stilfer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Weed.
Stilfer taking shots to the head.
Weed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weed punching from mount but Stilfer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Weed throws some wild stikes that Stilfer manages to avoid easily.
Stilfer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eat Weed.
I think Weed 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!