PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eight Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eight Pack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leo Humphrey's chin.

Humphrey
vs
Pack

150 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

176 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eight Pack!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pack throws an elbow but misses.
Pack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Humphrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pack smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pack missing with knees to the body.
Pack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Humphrey's defenses.

It looks like Leo Humphrey has been cut.
Pack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Humphrey manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Humphrey drives through and clinches with Pack against the cage.
Pack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Humphrey blocks an elbow strike from Pack.
Humphrey managing to block the knees to the body from Pack.
Humphrey blocks an elbow strike from Pack.
Pack misses with an elbow over the top.
Pack pushes off an throws an elbow but Humphrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Humphrey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Humphrey.
Humphrey jumps guard but Pack stands there with Humphrey around his waist. Humphrey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but Pack holds him up against the cage and eventually Humphrey drops back down to his feet.
Humphrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pack smiles and moves away.
Humphrey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pack counters with a crisp one two that drops Humphrey! Pack thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Humphrey to his feet! Humphrey is in big trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pack moves into range and clinches up with Humphrey.
Pack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Humphrey's face.

Humphrey is rocked!
Humphrey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Humphrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Humphrey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pack looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Humphrey's brow.
Pack landing knees to the head.
Pack lands a knee to the head.
Pack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pack looking to throw knees to the head but Humphrey is blocking nicely.
Humphrey blocks an elbow strike.

Humphrey manages to pull guard.
Humphrey seems keen to control Pack's posture.
Humphrey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Humphrey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Humphrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Humphrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pack wants to stand but Humphrey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Pack decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Humphrey shoots in but no luck this time.
Humphrey seems to have got his legs back now.
Eight Pack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey shoots in but Pack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Humphrey misses with a takedown
and Pack counters with a two punch combo.

Pack closes the distance and pushes Humphrey back into the cage.
Pack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pack pushes off an throws an elbow but Humphrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Humphrey takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack misses with a knee to the head.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but Pack holds him up against the cage and eventually Humphrey drops back down to his feet.
Pack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Humphrey.
Pack lands an elbow that stopped Humphrey in his tracks for a moment.
Pack lands a knee to the head.
Humphrey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but Pack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Humphrey tries to score a body lock takedown but Pack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humphrey is looking for a takedown.
Pack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Humphrey pulls Pack into guard.

Pack stands and steps away. Humphrey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eight Pack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Humphrey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Humphrey closes the distance and pushes Pack back into the cage.
Humphrey tries to break the clinch but Pack is controlling the position.
Humphrey fails to pull guard.
Pack lands an elbow inside.
Humphrey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pack smiles and moves away.

Humphrey pushes Pack up against the cage in a clinch.
Eight Pack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Humphrey is trying to pull guard but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack trying to land knees to the body.
Pack landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Humphrey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Humphrey has a closed guard, preventing Pack from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Humphrey is trying to control the position but Pack postures up.
Pack tries to stand but Humphrey is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Humphrey fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pack pushes Humphrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Pack with a knee to the head.
Pack misses with a knee strike.
Humphrey wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pack prevents it.
Humphrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pack.
Pack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Humphrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Humphrey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Humphrey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pack pulls his leg out and moves away.

Humphrey forces Pack back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack prevents the takedown attempt.
Pack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pack pushes off an throws an elbow but Humphrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pack tries to land a knee to the head but Humphrey blocks with his arms.
Humphrey managing to block the knees to the body from Pack.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Humphrey's brow.
Pack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Humphrey.
Pack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Humphrey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pack lands a nice elbow.
Humphrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pack lands an elbow inside.
Humphrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eight Pack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Humphrey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Humphrey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pack walks away with a smile on his face. Humphrey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pack rushes Humphrey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Humphrey can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pack.
Pack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Humphrey managing to block the knees to the body from Pack.
Humphrey is trying to pull guard but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
Pack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but Pack holds him up against the cage and eventually Humphrey drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pack is defending well for now.
Humphrey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pack misses with an elbow strike.
Pack tries a knee to the head but Humphrey blocks it.

Humphrey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pack would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pack stopping the sweep attempt from Humphrey.
Pack tries to stand but Humphrey is controlling from the bottom.
Humphrey wants to stand but Pack is controlling the position.

Pack stands up from Humphrey's guard - Pack perhaps looking for a knockout.
Eight Pack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pack rushes Humphrey and presses him up against the cage.
Pack is pressed up against the cage. Humphrey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pack down to the mat. Pack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Pack pushes Humphrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Pack throws an elbow but it misses.
Pack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Humphrey avoids it.
Pack looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Humphrey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pack tries to land knees in the clinch but Humphrey avoids the damage to the body.
Humphrey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pack tries to land a knee to the head but Humphrey blocks with his arms.

Humphrey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pack regains guard.
Pack managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Pack has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pack is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pack tries to land a knee to the head but Humphrey blocks with his arms.
Humphrey tries to pull guard but Pack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humphrey can't get the takedown.
Pack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leo Humphrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humphrey working Pack over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eight Pack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eight Pack!