PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Breaker
vs
Remington

190 cm
22
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
266 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Remington!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Breaker misses with an uppercut. Remington saw that one coming.
Remington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Breaker in his tracks.
Remington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Breaker is fending him off so far but Remington persists. Nope, Breaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Remington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Breaker.

Remington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Remington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Remington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Remington is in close to Breaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Remington trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Remington throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Remington's guard.
Breaker wants to get up but he can't break Remington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Remington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Remington is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breaker is one step ahead there.
Remington looking to control.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Remington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Breaker throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
Remington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Remington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Breaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
Remington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remington.
Remington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
Remington lands strikes from half guard.
Remington trying to pass the guard but Breaker defending well.
Breaker is controlling Remington's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Remington lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Remington there.
Remington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Breaker defending well though.
Remington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
Breaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remington.
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Remington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Breaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Remington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
Remington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Remington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Breaker keeping hold of Remington's head, controlling as best he can.
Breaker is looking to control Remington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Breaker avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Remington is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breaker is in trouble now - Remington has advanced to mount!
Remington dominating with strikes here.
Remington looking to control but Breaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remington landing strikes from the mount and Breaker is in trouble!
Breaker is bucking up trying to escape but Remington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Remington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Remington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Breaker is trying to defend but Remington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Breaker is trying to stand up here but Remington is controlling him well.
Breaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Breaker tries to get out of the position.
Remington throwing shots but Breaker is blocking nicely.
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remington connects with a nice short shot to Breaker's temple.
Breaker is looking for a sweep. Remington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Remington working the head and body with strikes.
Remington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Breaker is trying to control but can't.
Remington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Remington is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
Breaker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Remington working over Breaker with some ground and pound. Breaker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remington.
Remington works his way into side control.
Remington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Breaker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Remington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Breaker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington throws a strike aimed at the side of Breaker's head but Breaker avoids it well.
Remington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Remington.
Remington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Remington working the ground and pound.
Remington misses with the ground and pound.
Ron Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Remington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Remington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Remington lands a few punches from side control.
Breaker dodges the ground and pound from Remington.
Breaker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Remington.
Remington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Remington advances nicely into full mount.
Remington scoring with strikes but Breaker is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Remington.
Remington unloading with bombs!
Remington punishing his opponent with strikes.
Remington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Breaker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Breaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Remington dominating with strikes here.
Remington landing shots from mount.
Remington avoids the attempt from Breaker to control.
Breaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington with shots to the head and body - Breaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Remington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remington is landing with some decent strikes but Breaker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Remington scoring with strikes but Breaker is staying in there.
Remington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Breaker taking shots to the head.
Remington looking to control but Breaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Breaker is bucking up trying to escape but Remington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remington landing strikes from the mount and Breaker is in trouble!
Remington unloading with bombs!
Remington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Remington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Remington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Remington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Breaker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Remington working the ground and pound effectively.
Breaker is looking to improve his position but Remington isn't that keen on the idea.
Remington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Breaker's face.
Remington working Breaker over with strikes here.
Remington lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remington cracks Breaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Remington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Remington landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Breaker's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Remington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Breaker is looking to get to half guard.
Breaker tries to hold on but Remington pushes him away.
Remington looking to finish Breaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Breaker!
Remington wants to control the pace but Breaker is squirming around nicely.
Remington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Remington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Remington with shots to the head and body - Breaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Remington cracks Breaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Remington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Remington lands a big shot there that rocks Breaker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remington scoring with strikes but Breaker is staying in there.
Remington lands a nice shot to the head.

Remington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Breaker is surviving well by controlling Remington's body position as best he can.
Breaker taking shots to the head.
Remington lands a big shot there that rocks Breaker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Remington landing strikes from the mount.
Remington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Breaker?
Remington breaks from Breaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Breaker wants to control but Remington is having none of it.
Remington looking to finish Breaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Breaker!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker taking shots to the head.
Remington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Remington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Remington working the ground and pound effectively.
Breaker is in a horrible position here. Remington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington lands a heavy elbow.
Breaker is in a horrible position here. Remington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington lands a heavy elbow.
Remington with good strikes from the mount here!
Breaker is in a horrible position here. Remington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington lands a heavy elbow.
Breaker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Remington with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remington landing strikes from the mount and Breaker is in trouble!
Remington lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remington with shots to the head and body - Breaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Remington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Remington working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Remington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Remington!