PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Herve Villechaize (ranked 2719 p4p, 4366 weight class) and Zombie Grappler Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zombie Grappler Three has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Villechaize
vs
Grappler Three

180 cm
25
140
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herve Villechaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zombie Grappler Three!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Villechaize manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grappler Three on his heels. He'll look to pass Grappler Three's guard now, I'm sure.
Villechaize throws a strike but Grappler Three rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Grappler Three throwing strikes from guard but Villechaize blocks nicely.
Villechaize controlling Grappler Three's posture.
Grappler Three looking to pass the guard.
Villechaize looking for a sweep. Not yet Villechaize, not yet.
Villechaize really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grappler Three trying to control but Villechaize is working from the bottom.
Villechaize seems keen to control Grappler Three's posture.
Grappler Three wants to control from the top but Villechaize keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villechaize pulls Grappler Three in close to prevent any damage.
Grappler Three won't allow Villechaize to sweep him here.
Grappler Three throwing strikes from guard but Villechaize blocks nicely.
Villechaize managing to control the position.
Grappler Three trying to control but Villechaize is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Grappler Three shoots in for a double leg but Villechaize sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Villechaize closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grappler Three to the mat! Grappler Three manages to get full guard.
Grappler Three keeping full guard, as Villechaize tries to pass.
Villechaize slips nicely into half guard.
Villechaize trying to control from Grappler Three's half guard. Grappler Three has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Villechaize postures up in Grappler Three's guard and throws a big left but Grappler Three blocks it.
Villechaize working some strikes from top position.
Villechaize throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grappler Three works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villechaize with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villechaize accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villechaize has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villechaize content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Villechaize working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villechaize controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Villechaize loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villechaize makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Villechaize in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Villechaize tries to free his leg and advance position but Grappler Three is retaining full guard.
Villechaize is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappler Three trying to keep a closed guard but Villechaize is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Villechaize postures up in Grappler Three's guard and throws a big left but Grappler Three blocks it.
Villechaize preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Grappler Three looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villechaize has control of Grappler Three's left arm, preventing Grappler Three from doing any damage.
Villechaize'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villechaize wants to hit a sweep here but Grappler Three passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Villechaize there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herve Villechaize dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grappler Three is defended easily by Villechaize.
Grappler Three closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villechaize circles away.

Villechaize scores with a takedown into Grappler Three's guard.
Villechaize lands a couple of elbows.
Grappler Three keeping moving, preventing Villechaize from controlling successfully.
Villechaize makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Villechaize won't allow Grappler Three to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villechaize throwing strikes but missing.
Villechaize is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grappler Three keeping moving, preventing Villechaize from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villechaize stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grappler Three swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villechaize throws a big right hand that misses.
Villechaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grappler Three can do to turn this around?
Villechaize trying to control the position from guard on top but Grappler Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villechaize is in close to Grappler Three's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herve Villechaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Villechaize shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grappler Three is staying active underneath Villechaize, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Villechaize thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grappler Three's head.
Villechaize controlling the action here.
Grappler Three is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villechaize thows a huge punch but Grappler Three dodges it nicely.
Villechaize wants to advance to full mount but Grappler Three doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Villechaize postures up in Grappler Three's guard and throws a big left but Grappler Three blocks it.
Villechaize throwing strikes but missing.
Villechaize is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Villechaize wants to control from the top but Grappler Three keeps moving.
Villechaize throwing strikes from guard but Grappler Three blocks nicely.

That's four 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.
Villechaize in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villechaize throws a big elbow that misses.
Villechaize trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Villechaize trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grappler Three manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villechaize managing to control the position.
Villechaize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villechaize is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herve Villechaize dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Villechaize defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grappler Three.
Grappler Three fails to land the takedown.

Villechaize shoots in and bounces Grappler Three off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Villechaize throws an elbow that misses. Grappler Three uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Villechaize's guard. Nice move by Grappler Three!

Grappler Three is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grappler Three stopping the sweep attempt from Villechaize.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grappler Three throws an elbow that misses. Villechaize uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grappler Three's guard. Nice move by Villechaize!

Villechaize working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler Three is trying to keep Villechaize in close.
Villechaize controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grappler Three working a defensive guard here.
Villechaize is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Villechaize wants to pass the guard but Grappler Three is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Villechaize's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Villechaize content to stall in guard here.

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.
Grappler Three keeping moving, preventing Villechaize from controlling successfully.
Villechaize loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villechaize trying to control but Grappler Three is working from the bottom.
Villechaize connects with a couple of short punches.
Villechaize trying to control the position from guard on top but Grappler Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villechaize with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Villechaize throws a strike but Grappler Three rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappler Three is fighting to break Villechaize's control of his arms but Villechaize is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Villechaize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villechaize is looking to sweep but instead, Grappler Three has passed into half guard.
Villechaize is looking for a sweep. Grappler Three is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grappler Three throwing shots but Villechaize is blocking nicely.
Villechaize works his way to full guard. Good work.
Villechaize will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Villechaize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villechaize is adopting a defensive guard.
Grappler Three missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villechaize looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Villechaize.
Villechaize wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grappler Three keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herve Villechaize showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villechaize 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herve Villechaize!