PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zambosurian Inday (ranked 24724 p4p, 24693 weight class) and Mmm Mmm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inday
vs
Mmm

165 cm
20
143
12 - 15 - 1

165 cm
20
143
7 - 22 - 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 12 - 15 - 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 7 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mmm Mmm!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody 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 shoots in looking for a takedown. Inday tries to sprawl out of it but Mmm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inday is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mmm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inday tries to avoid it but Mmm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inday to the ground. Inday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Inday thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mmm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.
Inday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mmm swivels and escapes.
Inday stuffs the takedown attempt from Mmm. Mmm gets slowly back to his feet.
Inday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
Inday shoots in but Mmm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mmm replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inday blocks it well.
Inday darts in looking for a takedown but Mmm gets double underhooks and turns Inday into the cage.
Mmm is looking to break free of the clinch but Inday has double underhooks.
Mmm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Inday turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mmm struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mmm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee asks Inday politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Inday prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.

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.
Inday in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mmm shoots and misses
and Inday counters with a nice body kick.
Mmm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inday appears to be looking for a big counter.
Inday has a takedown stuffed.
Mmm thinks about the counter body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Inday bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zambosurian Inday dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Inday feints and as Mmm raises his hands in defense, Inday changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mmm is looking to stand up but Inday isn't so interested in that idea.
Inday throws a big elbow that misses.
Mmm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inday is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inday slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Inday prevents Mmm from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mmm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inday tries to avoid it but Mmm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inday to the ground. Inday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mmm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mmm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mmm wants to get back to his feet but Inday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Inday content to stall in guard here.
Mmm throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday won't allow Mmm to get back to his feet.
Inday slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Inday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mmm as he avoids it easily.
Mmm counters with a body kick.
Mmm fails with a takedown attempt.
Inday thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's four 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.
Mmm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday fails to land the takedown.
Mmm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zambosurian Inday dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Inday stuffs the takedown.
And Inday counters with a quick kick to the body but Mmm blocks it.
Mmm shoots in but no luck this time.
Inday appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Inday bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mmm wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Mmm's face as Inday controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday prevents Mmm from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Mmm wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Inday scores with a head kick.

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.

Inday feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Inday is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mmm wants to get back to his feet but Inday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.

Mmm has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Inday off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice body kick from Mmm.
Inday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mmm can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mmm has a takedown stuffed.
Zambosurian Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mmm Mmm.
Inday throws a push kick but Mmm slaps the foot to one side.
Mmm thinks about the counter body kick.
Mmm Mmm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zambosurian Inday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mmm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mmm wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm shoots in for a double leg but Inday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mmm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inday as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zambosurian Inday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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