PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and timmy turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, move bitch-ludacris. Monkey Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Man
vs
turner

178 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monkey Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, timmy turner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

turner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Man is just too persistent for him and manages to trip turner to the mat. turner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
turner wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man passes turner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Man stops turner from getting back to his feet.
turner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man tries to stand but his hand is stuck under turner.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
turner lands with a slapping head kick.
turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
turner checks the leg kick.
turner swinging wilding here.
Man blocks a head kick by turner.
Man tries to clinch there but turner circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
turner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from turner, right into the meat.
turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
turner throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but turner is out of range.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

Man is trying to trip turner. He has hold of a leg but turner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Man persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

turner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A cross from Man lands.
turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man avoids the head kick by turner.
turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps turner's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by turner!
turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from turner.
turner misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from turner.
turner is trying to break free.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but turner is keeping busy.
turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
turner looks gassed!
turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man is working for takedown but turner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
turner misses with a knee strike.
turner misses with a knee to the head.
turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.

Man manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man rushes turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Man has turner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Man pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending turner tumbling to the mat - Man dives into turner's guard.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
turner wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
turner has momentary wrist control but Man slips an elbow through the middle.
Man is working turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
turner wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man stands up over turner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing strikes from guard but turner blocks nicely.
Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man works over turner with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

turner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Man off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Man shoots in and drives through. turner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a nice body shot.

Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
turner wants to get back to his feet.

Man stands up and beckons turner to join him on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
turner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but turner has wrist control.

turner kicks Man off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man blocks a head kick by turner.
turner throws a lazy head kick

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Man dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
turner throws and low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
turner throws a head kick that misses.

Man instigates a clinch.
turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
turner misses with a knee to the head.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

turner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Man is just too persistent for him and manages to trip turner to the mat. turner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monkey Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man with a nice head shot there.

turner is working an open guard so Man takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
turner throws a head kick that misses
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
turner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
turner misses with a head kick.
turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man avoids the head kick by turner.
turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
timmy turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
turner misses with a head kick.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before turner can pounce on him.

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Man cracks turner with a solid left hand.

turner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Man rushes turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Man fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. turner sprawls well initially but Man persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
turner pushes Man off looking to stand but Man dives back in and keeps control.

Man stands up from half guard.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on turner. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
turner throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
turner is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
turner throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Man instigates a clinch.
Man has turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Man manages to break the clinch.
turner misses with a takedown

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Monkey Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of timmy turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a right hand that turner ducks under and follows up with a left that turner also avoids with ease.
turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
turner throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a good low kick that turner was not able to check.
turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with turner, pushing him back against the cage.

Man manages to break the clinch.
turner throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.

Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

turner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
turner lands a jab-cross combination.
turner throws a leg kick

and Man counters with a shoot takedown. turner fights it but they end up in guard.
turner wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man won't allow turner to get back to his feet.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
turner is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of turner's head.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick from turner lands but Man takes it in his stride.
turner blocks a head kick by Man.
turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
turner throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Man.
turner misses with a double jab

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Man takes the fight into the clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
turner lands a head kick. Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Man swinging wilding here.

Man clinches with his opponent.
turner tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man avoiding damage as turner throws knees to the body.
turner tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man has turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
turner letting Man take a breather here.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man stalling against the cage.

Man gets a trip takedown into half guard.
turner is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.

turner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
turner scores with a push kick.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
turner checks a leg kick.
turner throws a sloppy head kick

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
turner misses with a knee to the head.
turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
turner tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
turner missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
turner tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
turner misses with a head kick.
turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Man clinches up with turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but turner prevents it.
turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
turner misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Man clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but turner won't allow it.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man keeps control of turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man can't get the takedown.
Man has turner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. turner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
turner tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Man breaks the clinch.
turner lands a head kick!
turner lands a head kick. Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Man has closed the distance and engaged turner in a clinch.

Man lands a takedown into guard.

turner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Man off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
turner tries a head kick but it misses.
turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man won't allow turner to get back to his feet.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

turner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
turner misses with a double jab.
turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from turner.
Man tries to clinch there but turner circles away.
turner throws a head kick that misses.
turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
timmy turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monkey Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man dodges the punch combination from turner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monkey Man!