PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breathe Dubstep. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Badass
vs
Fuller

190 cm
28
194 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

182 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fuller shoots for a double leg takedown but Badass sprawls well. He's pushed Fuller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fuller fails with the takedown.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Fuller.
Badass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuller shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Badass defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badass.
Fuller closes the distance and clinches up with Badass, looking for a takedown. Fuller pushes Badass against the cage but Badass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fuller shoots for a takedown but Badass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuller looks gassed!
Fuller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Badass misses with a double jab.
Badass scores with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuller.

Badass takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Badass to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badass lands a shot to the body.
Badass scores with a hook to the body.
Fuller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Badass sprawls well. Badass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fuller gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Badass lands but Fuller takes it in his stride.

Fuller tries to keep at a distance but Badass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Fuller.
Fuller tries to pull guard but Badass holds him up against the cage and eventually Fuller drops back down to his feet.
Fuller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuller being controlled against the cage.
Fuller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badass looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Badass.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Fuller jumps guard.

Fuller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badass gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Fuller is working an open guard so Badass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuller has a takedown stuffed.
Badass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass misses with the combination.
Badass throws a series of punches but Fuller avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow Fuller down.
Erik Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marc Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Fuller with that takedown attempt.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuller's sensitive parts.
Fuller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badass. Badass obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuller.

Badass darts in and clinches Fuller up against the cage.
Fuller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Badass.
Fuller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Badass slowing the pace effectively.
Badass is trying to stall.
Fuller tries to pull guard but Badass won't allow it.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass is trying to stall.
Badass is stalling here.
Badass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuller is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.
Fuller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badass.
Badass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Badass throws a one two combo.
Fuller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Badass pinned against the cage. Badass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Badass as he jumps to the side.
Fuller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Badass closes the distance and clinches.
Fuller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
Badass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Badass 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.

Fuller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Badass but Badass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fuller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Badass pinned against the cage. Badass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Fuller.
Fuller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badass is fending him off so far but Fuller persists. Nope, Badass circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass works over Fuller's head and body with a nice combination.
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Badass moves into the clinch successfully.
Fuller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badass smiles and moves away.
Erik Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Badass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuller is breathing heavily.
Come on Badass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fuller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass looking to stall.
Badass slowing the pace effectively.
Fuller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fuller misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fuller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Badass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fuller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Badass.

Fuller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Badass is trying to defend but Fuller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Badass manages to get to full guard.
Fuller being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to keep Fuller in close.

Fuller drops back looking for a leg! Badass is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Badass manages to kick Fuller off! Fuller jumps back into Badass's guard.
Badass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badass tries to stand and escape but Fuller is controlling the position.

Fuller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badass pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller gets full guard.

Fuller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badass is aware though and is defending well.

Fuller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Badass can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Badass wants to get up but he can't break Fuller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Badass got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fuller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Badass has managed to get both his arms back between Fuller's legs - danger averted.

Fuller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badass wanted to stand there but Fuller had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuller working for a triangle but Badass defends it easily.

Fuller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badass defends it easily.
Badass tries to stand but Fuller is controlling from the bottom.

Fuller looking for a guillotine here but Badass defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fuller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Badass instigates a clinch.
Fuller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fuller tries to pull guard but Badass won't allow it.
Erik Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Fuller.
Fuller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Badass cracks Fuller with a nice body shot.
Badass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Badass.
The referee calls for Badass to work.

Fuller jumps guard.

Fuller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass trying to control but Fuller is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Badass gets to his feet. Fuller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Badass catches Fuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badass moves in looking to clinch but Fuller pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fuller is defended easily by Badass.
Fuller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fuller.
Badass tests Fuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow Fuller down.
Fuller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badass throws a nice outside leg kick.

Badass pushes Fuller up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass looking to slow down the pace here.
Fuller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badass is trying to stall.
Fuller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fuller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Badass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuller letting Badass take a breather here.
Fuller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fuller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badass walks away with a smile on his face. Fuller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fuller.
Fuller shoots in but Badass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Fuller or perhaps it was just good defense by Badass which made him look bad.
Badass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fuller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass misses with a double jab.

Badass has Fuller up against the cage in a clinch.

Fuller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Badass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Badass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Badass has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fuller is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fuller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Badass defends well.
Fuller has a closed guard, preventing Badass from standing up.

Fuller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badass defends it easily.
Badass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badass 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Badass!