PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nn nn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nn has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for nn nn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

nn
vs
Mellon

168 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 16 - 1

182 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 16 - 1, fighting out of The Island, nn nn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Mellon !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mellon is defended easily by nn.
nn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mellon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but nn avoids it really well and circles away.
nn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Mellon fails with a takedown attempt.
nn nn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mellon .
A head kick by Mellon misses
and nn counters with a two punch combo.
Mellon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? nn is fending him off so far but Mellon persists. Nope, nn circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nn slaps away a takedown attempt from Mellon , before circling back to the center of the mat.
nn slips a jab from Mellon .
nn tries to counter with a takedown but Mellon is quick to defend against it.

Mellon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
nn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mellon controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon tries to free his leg and advance position but nn is retaining full guard.

Mellon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on nn, up you get!
Mellon shoots in for a takedown but nn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
nn slaps away a takedown attempt from Mellon , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mellon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with nn, pushing him back against the cage.
Mellon is working nn over against the cage.
Mellon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but nn gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellon goes for a takedown attempt but nn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mellon clinches up against the cage.
Mellon prevents nn from breaking the clinch.

Mellon successfully pulls guard.
Mellon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mellon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mellon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
nn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mellon on the ground.
Mellon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mellon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
nn working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mellon controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mellon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mellon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mellon drives through and clinches with nn against the cage.
Mellon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by nn after a bit of a struggle.

Mellon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
nn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mellon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mellon .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short left from Mellon .
Mellon scores with a shot to the side of nn's head.

Mellon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Mellon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on nn nn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mellon fails with the takedown.
Mellon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
nn throws a big counter combination but Mellon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mellon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. nn defends it nicely.
nn nn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mellon .
Mellon shoots in looking for a takedown. nn tries to sprawl out of it but Mellon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. nn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
nn stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mellon gets the takedown into side control.
nn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mellon taking a breather here.

Mellon decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mellon . Those never looked like landing.
Mellon darts in looking for a takedown but nn gets double underhooks and turns Mellon into the cage.

Mellon moves into the clinch.

Mellon pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mellon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. nn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. nn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mellon keeping full guard, as nn tries to pass.
Mellon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellon managing to control the position.
Mellon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. nn manages to get himself to full guard.

Mellon gets to his feet - nn follows without any prompting.
Mellon fails with a takedown attempt.

Mellon closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mellon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mellon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mellon 's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Mellon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mellon advances to half guard.
Mellon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nn is looking to get back to full guard here but Mellon has managed to pass to side control instead.
An elbow from Mellon crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mellon controlling from side mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Mellon .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Mellon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on nn nn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mellon has closed the distance and engaged nn in a clinch.
nn being controlled against the cage.
Mellon lands an elbow that stopped nn in his tracks for a moment.
Mellon is working for takedown but nn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mellon lands an elbow just above nn 's eye.
Mellon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. nn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mellon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mellon closes the distance and pushes nn back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Mellon .

Mellon decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellon has nn pulled in close to control his posture.

Mellon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but nn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mellon is on top in guard.

Mellon gets to his feet. nn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Mellon clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Mellon to work.
Mellon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mellon just leaning against nn, taking a breather.
Mellon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mellon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mellon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rock Mellon .
nn slaps away a takedown attempt from Mellon , before circling back to the center of the mat.
nn nn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mellon .
nn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nn nn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nn misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mellon .
nn fails with a takedown attempt.
Mellon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mellon tries a head kick but it misses.
nn nn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mellon drives through and clinches with nn against the cage.

Mellon pulls guard effortlessly.
nn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
nn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Mellon pushes nn off and gets back to his feet.
Mellon closes the distance and clinches up with nn, looking for a takedown. Mellon pushes nn against the cage but nn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
nn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mellon throws out a counter right but nn avoids it with no problem.
nn misses with a body kick.
Mellon lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mellon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says nn as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
nn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mellon .
As Mellon looks to move away, nn throws a big counter combo bu Mellon just gets out of the way.
Rock Mellon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mellon fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Mellon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mellon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Mellon !
nn nn spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for watching '.