PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Support Me (ranked 25243 p4p, 25274 weight class) and Sandy Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Me
vs
Storm

225 cm
21
170
1 - 3 - 0

150 cm
25
170
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Support Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sandy Storm!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Storm. No joy for Me on that attempt.
Storm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Storm throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but Me sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Me looks for a takedown but Storm sprawls well.
Storm tries to clinch but Me is having none of it.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Me's waist but Me gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Support Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Support Me has been cut.

Me gets the takedown into side control.
Me will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Me tries for a kimura but Storm is defending well.
Me moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Storm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Storm trying to remain calm as Me controls from the top position.
Storm is trying to get back to half guard.
Me throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying his best to control but Me has mounted him.
Storm can't escape the position.
Me punishing his opponent with strikes.
Me controlling the pace for now.
Me looking to finish Storm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Storm!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Me lands a big shot there that rocks Storm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Me lands with some strikes.
Me really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Me tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Me has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Me is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Me prevents Storm from getting the reversal.

Storm defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Me.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Me cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Me controlling from the full mount.
Me looking to control but Storm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Storm taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Me looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Me trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Support Me dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Support Me's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Storm shoots for a double leg takedown but Me sprawls well. He's pushed Storm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Me.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Storm.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Me. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Me.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Me slaps away a takedown attempt from Storm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Support Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Storm.
Storm is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm blocks a head kick by Me.
Me misses with a double jab.
Me tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me has his takedown stuffed
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Me manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Me looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Me is defended easily by Storm.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with the combination.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Me.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Me.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
Me shoots for a double leg takedown but Storm sprawls well. He's pushed Me's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Storm counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
Me pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Storm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Me not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Storm keeping full guard, as Me tries to pass.
Storm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Me. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Me seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sandy Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Support Me's cut.
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!

Me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Me takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Me connects with a high kick.

Storm feints and as Me raises his hands in defense, Storm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Me is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Storm wants to stand but Me has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Me has his foot on Storm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Storm works his way back into a safe position though.
Me manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Storm manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Me stops Storm from standing up.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Me throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Storm wants to stand and escape but Me is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Storm wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Me fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Me tries to counter with a takedown but Storm is quick to defend against it.
Storm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Me sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Me.
Me closes this distance looking for a takedown but Storm circles away.
Me dives in for a single leg takedown but Storm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Support Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Storm is fighting off a takedown attempt but Me is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Storm to the mat. Storm regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Me scoring with some ground and pound.
Storm wants to control the position but Me says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Me drops an elbow to the side of Storm's head.
Storm tries to roll over but Me keeps him under control.
Me 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.
Me controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Storm missing with punches from the bottom.
Me content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Me working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Support Me showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Me 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Support Me!