PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sss Sss (ranked 5861 p4p, 23240 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sss Sss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sss
vs
Sss

165 cm
28
143
100 - 29 - 2

165 cm
28
143
21 - 107 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 100 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 107 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

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.
Fighter B misses with a takedown
and Fighter A counters with a one-two to the body.

Fighter A gets a takedown into half guard.
Fighter A perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fighter B for as long as he can get away with.
Fighter A is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fighter A is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

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.
Fighter B trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fighter B defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighter A.
Fighter B drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fighter A defends it well.
Fighter A tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fighter B defends well and Fighter A ends up having to push Fighter B into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Fighter A tightens his grip and picks Fighter B up, before dumping him to the ground. Fighter B manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fighter B not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fighter B has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter A is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fighter A preventing the sweep.

That's four 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.
Fighter B looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fighter A's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fighter B will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighter A thinks about countering with a body kick.

Fighter A looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fighter B!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Who's going to make the next move?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Fighter A as Fighter B shoots in.

Fighter B gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fighter A to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fighter B is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fighter A.
Fighter A preventing the sweep.
Fighter A looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fighter B is trying to control the position but Fighter A postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter A slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fighter A.
Fighter B follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fighter A misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter B sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fighter B replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fighter A blocks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fighter A throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fighter B was covering up waiting for the punch and Fighter A finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fighter A looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fighter B looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fighter B looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fighter A sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sss Sss 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. This is the final round!

Fighter B shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter A as he jumps to the side.
Fighter B slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter A, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fighter B is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fighter A closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B is holding Fighter A down, trying to stall.
Fighter B is being controlled here.
Fighter B is trying to control Fighter A's posture but Fighter A avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter A just content to control the position.
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.

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.
Fighter A in side control, throwing shots but Fighter B defends.

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

Fighter A looking to score a takedown here. Fighter B is defending well but Fighter A drives through and ends up in Fighter B's guard.
Fighter B is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter A controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B trying to control the position.
Fighter A being controlled here momentarily.
Fighter B is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fighter A engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fighter B trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sss Sss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sss Sss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter B sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighter A somewhat.
Fighter B steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sss Sss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter A 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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