PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pagadianon Inday (ranked 24525 p4p, 24521 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sss Sss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Inday
vs
Sss

165 cm
18
143
1 - 5 - 0

165 cm
18
143
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pagadianon Inday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Sss fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Inday sprawls well initially but Sss persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sss is pressing down on Inday's thigh, looking to free his foot. Inday is holding on for now.
Inday is refusing to be controlled, as Sss sits in half guard.
Inday keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sss tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Inday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sss wants to take a breather but Inday is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Inday shoots in but Sss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sss unleashes a big counter combination but Inday bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inday but Inday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inday thinks about countering with a body kick.

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.
Sss has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Sss with that takedown attempt.
And Inday counters with a quick kick to the body but Sss blocks it.
Pagadianon Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sss Sss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday shoots in for a double leg but Sss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sss steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sss wants it to stay on the feet.
Inday is looking to land body kicks.

Inday closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sss's guard.
Inday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Inday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inday controls the pace.
Inday is fighting to break Sss's control of his arms but Sss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sss Sss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Inday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sss pinned against the cage. Sss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Inday shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sss wants to stand but Inday is controlling the position.
Inday controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Sss has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Inday has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sss tries for a takedown but Inday manages to get underhooks.
Sss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sss is trying to force a seperation but Inday has the dominant position.

Inday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Inday drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Inday in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday prevents Sss from escaping the position.
Inday controlling the position.
Sss tries to buck Inday off but Inday is having none of it.

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.
Inday is staying tight to Sss's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inday as he avoids it easily.
Inday shoots in looking for a takedown. Sss tries to sprawl out of it but Inday keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pagadianon Inday will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Inday shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sss looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday controlling the action here.
Inday has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Inday stops Sss from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Inday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Sss responds with a good body kick, but Inday manages to step out the way in time.
Inday is looking to land body kicks.
And Sss responds with a good body kick, but Inday manages to step out the way in time.
Sss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inday but Inday pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sss closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Inday to the mat! Inday manages to get full guard.
Sss wants to stand but Inday has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Inday pulls Sss in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sss Sss.
I think Sss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sss Sss!