PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Engin Ismail (ranked 4698 p4p, 4443 weight class) and Dead Pool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ismail might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Pool is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by MOOD. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ismail
vs
Pool

183 cm
19
184
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
194
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Engin Ismail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dead Pool!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ismail.

Pool moves into the clinch.
Pool working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ismail is trying to break free.
Ismail is trying to break free.
Ismail is trying to break the clinch but Pool is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismail wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pool has him pressed against the cage.
Pool misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pool.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismail.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
Ismail wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pool throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ismail tries to break the clinch but Pool is controlling the position.
Ismail is looking to break free of the clinch but Pool has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pool.
Ismail wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pool has him pressed against the cage.
Ismail tries to break free but Pool pushes him back against the cage.
Ismail is looking to break free of the clinch but Pool has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail wants to break free but Pool has control.
Ismail wants to get back to striking at distance but Pool won't allow it.

Ismail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pool rushes Ismail and presses him up against the cage.
Pool misses with the head strike.
Pool keeps control of Ismail as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ismail can't break the clinch.

That's four 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.
Pool keeps control of Ismail as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ismail working hard to break the clinch.
Pool has a couple of punches blocked by Ismail.
Ismail tries to break the clinch but Pool is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dead Pool dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pool moves into range and clinches up with Ismail.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pool keeps control of Ismail as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
Pool lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pool.
A head punch on the inside from Pool fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ismail is trying to push Pool away but Pool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pool has Ismail pressed against the cage, preventing Ismail from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pool has a couple of punches blocked by Ismail.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ismail is looking to break free of the clinch but Pool has double underhooks.
Pool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ismail wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ismail has had enough of the clinch but Pool keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pool prevents Ismail from breaking the clinch.
Pool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ismail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ismail blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pool softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pool misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ismail tries to break free but Pool pushes him back against the cage.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pool has a couple of punches blocked by Ismail.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pool working aggressively here.
Pool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dead Pool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Pool clinches.
Ismail can't break the clinch.
Ismail tries to circle away but Pool has him pinned against the cage.

Ismail escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pool moves into the clinch successfully.
Pool has a couple of punches blocked by Ismail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismail wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pool scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pool throws a head punch that misses.
Ismail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
Pool lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
Ismail is trying to push Pool away but Pool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ismail wants to get back to striking at distance but Pool won't allow it.
Ismail working hard to break the clinch.
Ismail tries to break free but Pool pushes him back against the cage.
Ismail blocking some punches.
Ismail is trying to force a seperation but Pool has the dominant position.
Dead Pool seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pool throws a punch but it's blocked by Ismail.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pool throws a punch but it's blocked by Ismail.
Ismail has had enough of the clinch but Pool keeps him there for the moment.
Pool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ismail blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ismail.
Pool working aggressively here.

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.
Ismail is trying to push Pool away but Pool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ismail can't break the clinch.
Ismail is trying to push Pool away but Pool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pool misses with the head strike.
Pool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ismail can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dead Pool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pool 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dead Pool!
Dead Pool was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Engin Ismail stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im really dissapointed with myself. I know i can do better.'.