PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rexx Howler (ranked 5411 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dream Dragon (ranked 5562 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Howler
vs
Dragon

193 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rexx Howler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dream Dragon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragon as he avoids it easily.
Howler shoots for a takedown but Dragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Howler shoots in and bounces Dragon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howler wants to pass the guard but Dragon is keeping the position.
Howler throws an elbow that misses. Dragon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howler's guard. Nice move by Dragon!

Howler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragon is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howler is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Howler wants to pass to mount but Dragon is defending the position.
Howler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragon's head.
Howler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Howler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dragon is looking to control Howler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragon avoid being mounted?
Howler trying to control from Dragon's half guard. Dragon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dragon keeping full guard, as Howler tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragon can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howler throws a big right hand that misses.
Dragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Howler could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Howler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howler wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Dragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Howler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Howler trying to control from half guard but Dragon is working away.
Howler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Howler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howler is pressing down on Dragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragon is holding on for now.
Dragon is looking to improve his position.
Howler wants to pass to mount but Dragon is defending the position.
Howler is trying to control. Dragon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Howler misses with a head shot. Dragon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Howler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howler passes Dragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Howler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howler.
Dragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howler.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howler is keen to just control but Dragon is a slippery customer.
Howler throwing shots but Dragon is blocking nicely.
Howler is looking to pass Dragon's guard but actually Dragon recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Howler has a takedown stuffed.

Howler clinches.
Howler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragon looking to stall.
Dragon working aggressively here.
Howler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howler wants to take the fight to the mat but Dragon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rexx Howler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Howler's head.
A nice left hand lands by Dragon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howler jumps guard but Dragon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Howler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragon is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Howler cracks Dragon with a solid left hand.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Howler controlling him for the moment.
Howler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.
Dragon wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howler looking to sit in guard and control but Dragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Howler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dragon manages to get himself to full guard.

Howler throws a strike but Dragon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dragon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Howler wants to improve his position but instead Dragon has moved into half guard.
Howler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Howler.
Howler 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howler is working hard here to advance position.
Howler looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dragon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dragon stalling.
Howler wants to control but Dragon is keeping busy.
Howler wants to improve his position but Dragon is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Howler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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.
Howler looking for a sweep. Not yet Howler, not yet.
Dragon passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Howler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Howler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Howler looking for a sweep. Not yet Howler, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rexx Howler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dragon has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dream Dragon 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Howler tries to clinch
and Dragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragon's waist but Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howler off to one side.
And Dragon tries to counter it with a takedown but Howler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Howler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragon's waist but Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howler off to one side.
Howler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragon defends it nicely.
As Howler backs off Dragon throws a huge counter combo but Howler manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rexx Howler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Howler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Howler tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragon is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Howler passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dragon!
Howler working Dragon over with strikes here.
Howler misses with a head shot.
Howler unloads with some shots from mount but Dragon bucks and avoids them well.
Dragon can't escape the position.
Howler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Howler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howler looking to ground and pound but Dragon is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howler misses with a head shot.
Howler unloads with some shots from mount but Dragon bucks and avoids them well.
Howler lands a big elbow.
Howler raining down shots from the mount!
Howler throwing strikes but Dragon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon is trying to maintain the position but Howler is very close to passing his half guard.
Howler passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Howler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howler throws some wild stikes that Dragon manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Howler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Howler thowing shots but they're missing.
Howler punching from mount but Dragon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dragon manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Dragon is doing well to control the position and prevent Howler from advancing to side control.
Howler trying to control from half guard but Dragon is working away.
Howler is thwarting Dragon's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dragon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragon defending well though.
Howler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howler.
Howler winds up and cracks Dragon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Howler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Howler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Dragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rexx Howler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rexx Howler!