PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants's entrance music is Squarepaaaants. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bob Squarepants
vs
Ustorf

194 cm
21
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sponge Bob Squarepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ustorf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Squarepants clinches with his opponent.

Ustorf successfully pulls guard.
Ustorf throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Ustorf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ustorf doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Squarepants advances position into side control!

Squarepants has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Squarepants gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ustorf decides to pull guard.
Squarepants tries to stand but Ustorf is controlling from the bottom.
Ustorf looking for a sweep. Not yet Ustorf, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Squarepants gets to his feet - Ustorf follows without any prompting.
Squarepants chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ustorf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Squarepants.

Squarepants closes the distance and pushes Ustorf back into the cage.
Ustorf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squarepants walks away with a smile on his face. Ustorf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Squarepants moves in looking to clinch but Ustorf pushes him off.

Ustorf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ustorf 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.
Squarepants wants to control from the top but Ustorf keeps moving.

Squarepants gets to his feet - Ustorf follows without any prompting.
Squarepants is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squarepants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ustorf fails with a takedown attempt.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Ustorf wants to clinch.
Squarepants looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ustorf is fending him off so far but Squarepants persists. Nope, Ustorf circles away and we're back to standing.

Ustorf closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Squarepants.
Ustorf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Squarepants gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Squarepants tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants lands a knee to the body.

Squarepants has hold of one of Ustorf's legs. Ustorf is fighting the takedown attempt but Squarepants gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ustorf throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Squarepants is working Ustorf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Ustorf pushes Squarepants off and scrambles back to his feet.
Squarepants misses with a takedown
and Ustorf counters with a two punch combo.

Squarepants scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ustorf landing strikes from the bottom.
Squarepants seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ustorf trying to control here.

Squarepants seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ustorf tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ustorf moves into full guard.
Squarepants has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ustorf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squarepants.

Squarepants gets to his feet. Ustorf looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ustorf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squarepants backs up against the cage.
Ustorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Squarepants circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Squarepants pushes Ustorf up against the cage in a clinch.
Ustorf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Squarepants lands an elbow that stopped Ustorf in his tracks for a moment.
Squarepants lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ustorf or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Squarepants instigates a clinch.
Ustorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Squarepants gets control of Ustorf's arms and successfully pulls guard. Squarepants will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ustorf thows a big elbow that misses.
Ustorf scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Squarepants looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ustorf passes into side control.
Ustorf landing a few strikes.
Squarepants tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ustorf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Squarepants some visible discomfort.
Ustorf lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Squarepants is trying to control Ustorf's posture but Ustorf avoids it.
Squarepants is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ustorf has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Squarepants's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ustorf cracks Squarepants with a big right hand but Squarepants just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ustorf landing a few strikes.
Ustorf lands some shots froms side control.
Ustorf in side control lands a decent elbow.
Squarepants takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ustorf working the head with strikes.
Sponge Bob Squarepants overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ustorf cracks Squarepants with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ustorf throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Squarepants takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ustorf lands some shots froms side control.
Squarepants on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Squarepants tries to get out of the position.
Squarepants struggling a bit here.
Squarepants tries to improve position but can't.

Ustorf stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sponge Bob Squarepants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squarepants moves out of range of the body kick from Ustorf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Squarepants keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Ustorf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Squarepants is defended easily by Ustorf.
Squarepants avoids the head kick by Ustorf.
Squarepants with a lazy takedown attempt

so Ustorf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sponge Bob Squarepants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squarepants controls Ustorf momentarily but Ustorf frees himself.
Ustorf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Squarepants is looking for a triangle but Ustorf pushes his legs off easily.

Ustorf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Squarepants has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ustorf has managed to get both his arms back between Squarepants's legs - danger averted.
Ustorf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Squarepants's head.
Ustorf postures up and lands a big shot to Squarepants's brow.
Squarepants throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ustorf passes Squarepants's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Squarepants tries to get to full guard but Ustorf has control of the leg.
Ustorf wants to take a breather but Squarepants is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ustorf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Squarepants fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ustorf sprawls well initially but Squarepants persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Squarepants looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ustorf lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Squarepants trying to pass the guard but Ustorf defending well.
Ustorf is looking for a sweep. Squarepants is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Squarepants is looking for a kimura here.
Ustorf tries to roll over but Squarepants keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Squarepants is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ustorf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Squarepants.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ustorf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Squarepants as he jumps to the side.

Squarepants clinches with his opponent.
Squarepants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ustorf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squarepants just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ustorf is working for takedown but Squarepants is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ustorf.
Squarepants holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants lands a nice knee to the body.

Squarepants pulls guard.
Ustorf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Squarepants looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ustorf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ustorf throws a right hand that Squarepants ducks under and follows up with a left that Squarepants also avoids with ease.

Squarepants clinches up against the cage.
Ustorf jumps guard but Squarepants stands there with Ustorf around his waist. Ustorf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ustorf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squarepants just stands there and leans against the cage.
Squarepants is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Squarepants manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Squarepants gets a takedown into half guard.
Ustorf is trying to control but can't.
Squarepants perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Squarepants is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ustorf defends it well.
Ustorf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squarepants.
Ustorf trying to hold on to Squarepants's head to control him but Squarepants postures up.
Ustorf tries to kick Squarepants off but Squarepants keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Squarepants stands up out of the half guard.

Squarepants has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ustorf decides to pull guard.
Ustorf trying to keep a closed guard but Squarepants is proving a slippery customer.

Squarepants stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt
and Squarepants takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squarepants closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ustorf counters with a three punch combo that has Squarepants backing up. Squarepants nods at Ustorf to acknowledge the strikes.
Squarepants has his takedown stuffed
and Ustorf counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sponge Bob Squarepants showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Squarepants 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sponge Bob Squarepants!