PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desperately To Be Positive (ranked 3710 p4p, 395 weight class) and Artemis Thaddeus Iii (ranked 2536 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

To Be Positive
vs
Thaddeus Iii

190 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

191 cm
19
221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desperately To Be Positive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artemis Thaddeus Iii!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaddeus Iii misses with a head kick.
Thaddeus Iii connects with the punch.
Thaddeus Iii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thaddeus Iii is looking to clinch but To Be Positive is avoiding it.
Thaddeus Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches To Be Positive on the side of the head.
To Be Positive misses the shot to the body.
To Be Positive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thaddeus Iii moves away.
Thaddeus Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thaddeus Iii. To Be Positive shrugs it off though.
Thaddeus Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. To Be Positive looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from To Be Positive. Thaddeus Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thaddeus Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thaddeus Iii moves out of range as To Be Positive strikes.
Thaddeus Iii throws out a counter right but To Be Positive avoids it with no problem.
To Be Positive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thaddeus Iii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
To Be Positive takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thaddeus Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
To Be Positive throws a series of punches but Thaddeus Iii moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by To Be Positive. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of To Be Positive.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thaddeus Iii has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thaddeus Iii avoids the body shot from To Be Positive.
Thaddeus Iii connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaddeus Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt To Be Positive.
To Be Positive is looking to wear down Thaddeus Iii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thaddeus Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. To Be Positive tries to avoid it but Thaddeus Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag To Be Positive to the ground. To Be Positive escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
To Be Positive seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thaddeus Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
To Be Positive lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thaddeus Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thaddeus Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
To Be Positive throws a body shot but no joy.
Thaddeus Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thaddeus Iii slips a jab from To Be Positive.
To Be Positive throws a hook to the side of Thaddeus Iii's head but Thaddeus Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thaddeus Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
To Be Positive is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thaddeus Iii.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thaddeus Iii!
Thaddeus Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by To Be Positive.
Thaddeus Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Thaddeus Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaddeus Iii lands with a cross.
To Be Positive swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thaddeus Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
To Be Positive looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
To Be Positive feints with a jab and clips Thaddeus Iii right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Thaddeus Iii is sent crashing into the canvas and To Be Positive leaps in for the kill! Thaddeus Iii tries to get to his feet but To Be Positive is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Thaddeus Iii is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desperately To Be Positive!
Post fight, Desperately To Be Positive took to the microphone: 'Do you really think Islam is a religion of peace?'.