PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zambosurian Inday (ranked 24962 p4p, 24924 weight class) and Mmm Mmm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Inday
vs
Mmm

165 cm
19
143
7 - 12 - 1

165 cm
19
143
6 - 14 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zambosurian Inday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mmm Mmm!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

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.
Mmm lands a front kick.
Mmm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inday quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Crunch! Inday slams his shin into Mmm's torso.
Mmm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inday pinned against the cage. Inday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm goes for a double leg but Inday avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Inday continues to drive forward.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Inday.
Mmm seems a little lost for a moment, as Inday dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mmm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
A lull in the action here as Inday stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mmm is pushing Inday's head away, looking to escape. Inday manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Mmm's face as Inday controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Inday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mmm is pushing Inday's head away, looking to escape. Inday manages to hold on to the position though.
What's Mmm going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Mmm is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Inday asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four 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.
Mmm is trying to control Inday's posture but Inday avoids it.
Mmm is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Inday has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Inday shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zambosurian Inday dominated that round.
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.

Mmm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inday feinted with a counter takedown.
Mmm shoots in for a double leg but Inday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Inday gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inday perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday stops Mmm from getting back to his feet.
Mmm is looking to control Inday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mmm avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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 is looking for a kimura here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mmm has a takedown stuffed.
Inday is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.
Mmm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inday but Inday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It appears Inday was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mmm gets a takedown into half guard.
Inday trying to control but Mmm postures up.
Inday is refusing to be controlled, as Mmm sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inday is controlling Mmm's trapped leg to prevent Mmm from advancing to side control.
Mmm is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mmm trying to control from half guard but Inday is working away.
Inday is positioning himself well to prevent Mmm advancing to mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Zambosurian Inday 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. This is the final round!

Mmm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inday defends it nicely.
Inday throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mmm avoids it.

Mmm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inday flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Inday is controlling Mmm's trapped leg to prevent Mmm from advancing to side control.
Mmm tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Inday.
Inday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inday tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Inday tries to get to full guard but Mmm has control of the leg.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Inday is controlling Mmm's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mmm shoots in looking for a takedown but Inday manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mmm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mmm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inday is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.
Mmm looks for a takedown but Inday sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mmm throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Inday tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mmm is in Inday's guard.
Mmm wants to stand but Inday has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zambosurian Inday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inday has Mmm pulled in close to control his posture.
Mmm Mmm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mmm Mmm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inday 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zambosurian Inday!