PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's entrance music is 8 Mile. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Powell
vs
Decker

194 cm
21
276 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Underworld Clothing

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serge Decker!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decker.
Decker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Decker misses.
Powell works Decker's body with a nice hook.
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Decker seems unphased.

It looks like Serge Decker has been cut.
Jimi Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Decker.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decker was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Decker as he jumps to the side.

Decker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Powell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decker seems keen to control Powell's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Decker is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Powell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powell finds it's way round the side to connect with Decker's head.
Powell scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Decker misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Decker avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decker on his heels. He'll look to pass Decker's guard now, I'm sure.
Decker is controlling Powell's posture.
Powell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws an elbow that misses. Decker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Decker!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decker preventing the sweep.
Decker throws a strike but Powell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serge Decker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell sets himself, and Decker steps forward looking for the clinch! Powell avoids it this time.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Decker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell looks for a takedown but Decker sprawls well.

Decker closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Decker tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decker.
Decker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Decker.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Decker is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decker is trying to stall.
Decker misses with the head strike.
Decker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Decker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Decker throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Powell - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Good body shot from Powell.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decker backwards.
Decker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Powell.
Decker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell gets through Decker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Powell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decker misses with some punches.
Serge Decker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Decker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Decker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell blocks a body shot from Decker.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell lands a body punch.
Decker is breathing heavily.
Decker working aggressively here.
Decker looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Powell.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powell works on Decker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Powell on the inside.

Powell drops Decker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Decker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Decker is rocked!
Powell creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Decker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Decker drops to his knees and Powell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
After winning the bout, Jimi Powell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.