PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mmm Mmm (ranked 23394 p4p, 23298 weight class) and Andrzej Bebok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrzej Bebok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mmm
vs
Bebok

165 cm
23
143
11 - 56 - 1

180 cm
23
130
7 - 48 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 11 - 56 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mmm Mmm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Bebok!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebok shoots in looking for a takedown but Mmm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bebok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bebok fails with the takedown.
Mmm quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bebok tries for a takedown but Mmm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mmm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mmm Mmm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Bebok.
Bebok is looking to clinch.
Mmm throws a counter high kick but Bebok was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bebok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bebok misses with a takedown attempt - Mmm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mmm fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bebok dives in and scores a takedown into Mmm's guard.
Bebok trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mmm's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mmm punching from the bottom - just letting Bebok know he's still in a fight.
Bebok is fighting to break Mmm's control of his arms but Mmm is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mmm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bebok's guard.

Bebok is trying to keep Mmm in close.
Mmm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bebok has control of Mmm's left arm, preventing Mmm from doing any damage.

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.
Bebok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bebok is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bebok might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mmm haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bebok looking to control but Mmm passes into half guard.
Bebok trying to control here.
Bebok is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mmm is staying active.
Bebok wants to control the action here but instead Mmm manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mmm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bebok tries to hold on but Mmm pushes him away.
Mmm controlling the position easily from mount.
Bebok is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mmm working the ground and pound effectively.
Bebok tries to hold on but Mmm postures up.
Mmm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mmm avoids the attempt from Bebok to control.
Bebok working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bebok is still trying to improve position.
Bebok wants to control but Mmm is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mmm Mmm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bebok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mmm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mmm throws a quick counter head kick but Bebok was just out of range.
Mmm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bebok can pounce on him.
Bebok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bebok scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bebok with the ground and pound but Mmm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mmm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mmm is on top in guard.

Mmm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bebok can do to turn this around?
Mmm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bebok trying to keep a closed guard but Mmm is proving a slippery customer.
Mmm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bebok trying to control the position.
Bebok wants to control the position but Mmm says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebok trying to hold on to Mmm's head to control him but Mmm postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mmm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mmm in particular looking to stall.
Bebok wants to control but Mmm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bebok keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebok tries to roll over but Mmm keeps him under control.
Mmm is thwarting Bebok's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mmm stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebok. Bebok gets slowly back to his feet.
Bebok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mmm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebok looking to sit in guard and control but Mmm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bebok is pulling down on Mmm's head to control his posture.
Mmm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bebok trying to keep a closed guard but Mmm is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bebok wants to control but Mmm passes easily into half guard.
Mmm is controlling the pace.
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 Mmm Mmm 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. And we move into the final round!

Bebok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mmm as he jumps to the side.
It appears Mmm was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bebok throws a chopping leg kick but Mmm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mmm jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Mmm shoots in and gets a takedown into Bebok's guard.
Mmm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bebok trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebok working a defensive guard but Mmm manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mmm working away.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebok is trying to control Mmm's posture but Mmm avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Bebok struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Bebok is trying to control Mmm's posture but Mmm avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Check out the look on Mmm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bebok struggling a bit here.
Bebok tries to improve position but can't.
Mmm 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 Bebok's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bebok struggling a bit here.
Bebok is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bebok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bebok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bebok is trying to control Mmm's posture but Mmm avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Bebok gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mmm.
Mmm is looking to break free of the clinch but Bebok has double underhooks.
Mmm working hard to break the clinch.
Mmm has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bebok is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four 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.
Mmm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bebok.
Bebok throws a head punch that misses.
Mmm Mmm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bebok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bebok throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mmm Mmm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mmm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mmm Mmm!