PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zambosurian Inday (ranked 5806 p4p, 23489 weight class) and Mmm Mmm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mmm Mmm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zambosurian Inday's chin.

Inday
vs
Mmm

165 cm
22
143
35 - 22 - 1

165 cm
22
143
9 - 49 - 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 35 - 22 - 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 9 - 49 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mmm Mmm!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inday quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mmm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inday defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm slaps away a takedown attempt from Inday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mmm thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mmm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Inday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Inday advances to half guard.
Mmm tries to roll over but Inday keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mmm is looking to control Inday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mmm avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Inday in particular looking to stall.
Mmm controlling the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Inday shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mmm's guard.
Inday controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inday seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mmm for as long as he can get away with.
Mmm has control of Inday's left arm, preventing Inday from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Inday throws a lazy body kick

and Mmm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Inday won't be happy with that.
Inday is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Inday is trying to control Mmm's posture but Mmm avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm takes a little break here. Inday wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday is trying to control Mmm's posture but Mmm avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inday is looking to reverse the position.

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

That's two 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.
Inday misses with a takedown
and Mmm makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Inday really felt that one!

Inday dives in and scores a takedown into Mmm's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mmm holds on and takes a little breather.
Inday controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mmm working a defensive guard but Inday manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mmm struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Mmm struggling a bit here.

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 pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mmm's shoulder. That is not cool.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mmm Mmm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inday avoids it really well and circles away.
Inday changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Inday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mmm can do to turn this around?
Inday shoots for a takedown but Mmm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inday misses with a takedown attempt
and Mmm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inday thinking.

Inday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mmm quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Inday's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Inday continues to stall.

That's two 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.
Mmm trying to control from the bottom.
Inday perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mmm wants to control but Inday is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand 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.
Inday looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Inday closes the distance and clinches up with Mmm, looking for a takedown. Inday pushes Mmm against the cage but Mmm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zambosurian Inday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mmm darts in looking for a takedown but Inday gets double underhooks and turns Mmm into the cage.
Inday quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mmm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mmm trying to strike off his back.
Mmm is adopting a defensive guard.
Inday content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Inday.
Zambosurian Inday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mmm trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zambosurian Inday showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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