PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Tr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Deflatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Deflatter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tr
vs
Deflatter

190 cm
26
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Tr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Deflatter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tr clinches.

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

Tr rushes Deflatter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deflatter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tr just stands there and leans against the cage.

Tr breaks from the clinch.
Deflatter misses with a looping right.
Tr misses with a series of wild punches.

Tr moves into the clinch.
Tr tries to land a knee to the head but Deflatter blocks with his arms.

Deflatter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Deflatter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Deflatter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deflatter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tr has a closed guard, preventing Deflatter from standing up.
Deflatter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deflatter preventing the sweep.
Tr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deflatter.
Deflatter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deflatter.
Tr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deflatter throwing strikes from guard but Tr blocks nicely.
Deflatter is stalling in the full guard.
Deflatter lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deflatter stopping the sweep attempt from Tr.
Deflatter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deflatter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deflatter wants to control from the top but Tr keeps moving.
Deflatter won't allow Tr to get back to his feet.
Tr keeping moving, preventing Deflatter from controlling successfully.
Tr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deflatter is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deflatter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deflatter throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Deflatter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Deflatter throws a big elbow that misses.
Deflatter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deflatter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tr looking for a sweep. Not yet Tr, not yet.
Deflatter trying to control but Tr is working from the bottom.
Tr is trying to control the position but Deflatter postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tr has Deflatter up against the cage in a clinch.
Tr is trying to break the clinch but Deflatter is controlling him.
Tr tries to land knees in the clinch but Deflatter avoids the damage to the body.

Deflatter pulls guard effortlessly.
Deflatter wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tr manages to pass to side control.
Deflatter gets back to full guard.

Deflatter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Deflatter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Deflatter darts in looking for a takedown but Tr gets double underhooks and turns Deflatter into the cage.

It looks like Jimmy Deflatter has been cut.
Deflatter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tr after a bit of a struggle.
Tr tries to land knees in the clinch but Deflatter avoids the damage to the body.

Tr breaks from the clinch.
Tr misses with a series of wild punches.
Tr moves out of range as Deflatter strikes.
Deflatter misses the shot to the body.

Deflatter gets tackled into the cage by Tr. Tr maintains the clinch.
Tr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deflatter is defending well for now.
Tr tries to circle away but Deflatter has him pinned against the cage.
Deflatter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tr up against the cage.

Tr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deflatter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tr.

Tr clinches with his opponent.
Tr scores with a shoulder strike.

Tr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deflatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tr misses with a wild combination.
Tr jabs Deflatter right on the nose. Deflatter blinks but takes it well.

That has opened up Jimmy Deflatter's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tr misses with a few strikes there.
Deflatter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Deflatter is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tr moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Tr!