PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pac Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schmo
vs
Pac Junior

210 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Pac Junior!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior looks to land a left hand but Schmo moved out of range nicely.
Junior slips under a jab from Schmo.
Schmo shoots in looking for a takedown but Junior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schmo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schmo scores with a punch to the head.
Schmo throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it.

Junior gets a clinch.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Schmo has him pressed against the cage.
Schmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmo blocks the elbow strike.
Schmo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior prevents a body shot from Schmo.
Schmo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Schmo fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
Schmo missing with knees to the body.
Junior working aggressively here.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmo.
Schmo blocking some punches.
Junior effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schmo prevents a body shot from Junior.
Schmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Junior is fending him off so far but Schmo persists. Nope, Junior circles away and we're back to standing.
Junior drops his hands momentarily and Schmo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Junior instigates a clinch.

Junior breaks from the clinch.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Schmo lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior working aggressively here.
Schmo blocks an uppercut.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Schmo keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schmo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmo tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Schmo back against the cage.

Junior breaks the clinch.
Schmo throws a push kick but Junior slaps the foot to one side.
Schmo throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Schmo moved out of range nicely.

Junior forces Schmo back against the cage and clinches.
Schmo lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior takes a shot to the head.
Junior blocks a body shot from Schmo.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Schmo is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Junior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schmo.
Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schmo back to the cage. Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schmo looks for the body kick but Junior saw that one coming.
Schmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Schmo.
Schmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
A right-left combo lands from Junior.
Schmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Schmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Schmo misses.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Schmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmo throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Schmo throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmo looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Junior works the jab nicely.
Schmo takes one to the chin there.
Joe Schmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmo misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Schmo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Manny Pac Junior has been cut.
Junior is looking to clinch but Schmo is avoiding it.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Schmo connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Junior scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Joe Schmo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pac Junior's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Junior has managed to clinch.

Junior breaks the clinch.
Schmo missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior slips under a jab.

Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior can't break the clinch.

Junior manages to break the clinch.

Junior clinches up against the cage.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Junior throws an elbow but misses.
Schmo working aggressively here.
Schmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Junior - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmo missing with knees to the body.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Junior breaks from the clinch.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmo.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior cracks Schmo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmo lands a jab to the nose.
Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Junior in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmo. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manny Pac Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Junior momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Schmo. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior wants to clinch.
Schmo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schmo throws a big shot that misses.
Joe Schmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Schmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schmo scores with a jab to the head.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schmo.
Junior throws a right hand that Schmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmo also avoids with ease.
Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmo.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schmo shoots in but no luck this time.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmo lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Schmo misses with a looping right.
Schmo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schmo's hands.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Schmo's head but Schmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Schmo.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Schmo throws a hook but Junior blocks it.
A cross from Schmo lands.
Junior throws a lazy right hand but Schmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Schmo misses.
Schmo scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior looks to throw the jab but Schmo is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schmo.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmo.
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Schmo. Schmo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Schmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Schmo pushes him off.

Junior rushes Schmo and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
With the fighters up against the cage, Junior throws an elbow but misses.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junior blocks a body shot from Schmo.
Schmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pac Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pac Junior's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schmo throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.

Junior clinches up with Schmo and pushes him back against the cage.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.
Schmo has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Schmo.
Junior working aggressively here.

Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Junior finds it's way through Schmo's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior slips a jab from Schmo.
Schmo slips a jab from Junior.
Schmo ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior slips a straight right by Schmo.
A punch lands to the side of Junior 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmo.
Schmo misses with a few strikes there.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmo misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Schmo tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schmo looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior avoids the body shot from Schmo.
Schmo shoots in but no luck this time.
Junior staying out of range there.
Junior throws a hook but Schmo blocks it.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmo is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Schmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Junior misses the jab.
Schmo avoids the body shot from Junior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Schmo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmo throws out the jab.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Schmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Schmo. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Schmo misses its intended target.
Schmo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior gets through Schmo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Schmo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Manny Pac Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior has Schmo pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Schmo misses with some punches.

Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmo connects with a looping right hand.
Schmo digs a good hook to Junior's body.
Schmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior avoids the head kick by Schmo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Schmo.
Junior tries to clinch there but Schmo circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior walks into a straight right hand from Schmo.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmo moves away.
Schmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Schmo throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schmo takes one to the side of the head.

Junior clinches up against the cage.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.

Junior manages to break the clinch.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Schmo.
Nice uppercut lands for Junior. That snapped Schmo's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Pac Junior.
I think Junior 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!