PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dront (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and papa small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). small has chosen like i never left as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dront
vs
small

193 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 28 - 0

187 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dront!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, papa small!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dront throws a right and a left that small avoids nicely.
small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

small clinches up with Dront and pushes him back against the cage.

small wants the takedown. Dront is fighting it off but small persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dront's guard against the cage.
small postures up.
Dront preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
small showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dront keeping moving, preventing small from controlling successfully.

small drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and small jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dront wants to stand but small is controlling the position.
Dront wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dront is working an open guard so small takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

small drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
small preventing the sweep.
small controlling from the top position.
small stops Dront from standing up.
Dront is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dront working a defensive guard here.
Dront is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dront looking for a sweep. Not yet Dront, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
small is stalling in the full guard.
small trying to control but Dront is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

small rushes Dront and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dront misses with the head strike.
Dront trying to control the position but instead, small has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dront into the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

small shoots in and bounces Dront off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
small content to stall in guard here.
small preventing the sweep.
small sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that small has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

small gets to his feet - Dront follows without any prompting.
Dront smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dront darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Dront gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
small slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
small looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

small shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. small showed some decent athleticism there.
small is keen to just control but Dront is a slippery customer.
small frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
small controlling the position easily from mount.
Dront really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dront knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for small on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by small.
small trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dront really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
small controlling the position easily from mount.
Dront really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
small looking to control but Dront is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dront wants to hold on but small pushes him away.
small wants to control the pace but Dront is squirming around nicely.
small controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, papa small just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - small circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dront throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
small misses with a two punch combination.
Dront throws a right and a left that both miss.

small closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
small keeps control of Dront as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dront is trying to break the clinch but small has him pressed against the cage.

small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dront fails to land with a series of punches.
Dront lunges at small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by small's hand.
Dront looks to score with a jab to the body but small is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dront lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of small backwards.

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

That's four 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.
small dodges the punch combination from Dront.

small scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
small working Dront over with strikes.
Dront is looking to escape.
papa small has got the better of the ground game so far.
small is looking to take a break and control but Dront is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dront has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. small is working away from the top position though.
Dront controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dront is not content to let small control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

papa small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dront swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by small.

Excellent takedown into side control there by small.
Dront struggling a bit here.
small wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dront keeps working.

small tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

small working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

small tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

small stands up.

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.
Dront doesn't manage to clinch there - small circles away.
small takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
small just misses with a punch to the body.
small ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
small slips a jab and a cross from Dront.

small shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dront is trying to get back to full guard.
small seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
small is trying to control the action in half guard but Dront is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
small prevents Dront from improving his position.

small postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dront to stand up.
Dront takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Dront tries to keep at a distance but small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dront lands an uppercut.
Dront wants to break free but small has control.
small is trying to stall.
Dront tries to break the clinch but small is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dront lands a shoulder strike.

small gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
small is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

small stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
small throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dront slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dront misses with a combination

and small counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Dront has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
papa small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Dront.
Dront is working small over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
papa small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got small 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... papa small!