PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Hitchenfrog has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hb Pencil's chin.

Pencil
vs
Hitchenfrog

180 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC - a GTI company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Hitchenfrog!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Hitchenfrog lands but Pencil takes it in his stride.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch
and Pencil counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Pencil looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitchenfrog is just out of range.
Pencil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hitchenfrog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hitchenfrog throws a front kick that sends Pencil stumbling back into the cage.
Pencil swinging wildly here.
Pencil misses with a kick to the body.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but Pencil breaks away

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown. Hitchenfrog fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Pencil won't allow Hitchenfrog to get back to his feet.
Pencil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitchenfrog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pencil trying to control but Hitchenfrog is working from the bottom.
Pencil prevents Hitchenfrog from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil 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.
Pencil controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pencil throwing strikes but missing.
Hitchenfrog wants to get back to his feet but Pencil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Pencil sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Pencil. Those never looked like landing.
Pencil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hitchenfrog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Pencil moves away
letting Pencil counter with a right hand.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but Pencil breaks away
letting Pencil counter with a right hand.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Pencil counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch but Pencil slips to the side
and Pencil counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch
and Pencil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitchenfrog looks gassed!
Hitchenfrog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pencil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albert Hitchenfrog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitchenfrog scores with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog lands a high kick!
Albert Hitchenfrog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pencil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitchenfrog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pencil blocks the body kick.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but Pencil moves to the side
and Pencil counters with a right hand to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch but Pencil slips to the side

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hitchenfrog has hold of Pencil's hands but Pencil slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hitchenfrog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pencil controlling the action here.
Pencil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hitchenfrog defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pencil is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pencil is looking to advance position but Hitchenfrog won't allow it.
Hitchenfrog pushes Pencil off but Pencil dives into side control.
Hitchenfrog gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitchenfrog tries to buck Pencil off but Pencil takes his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hb Pencil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pencil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but Pencil moves to the side

and Pencil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pencil thows a huge punch but Hitchenfrog dodges it nicely.
Pencil with the ground and pound but Hitchenfrog uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hitchenfrog keeping moving, preventing Pencil from controlling successfully.
Pencil won't allow Hitchenfrog to get back to his feet.
Pencil trying to control but Hitchenfrog is working from the bottom.
Pencil controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hitchenfrog is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hb Pencil has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hitchenfrog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pencil.
Hitchenfrog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pencil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pencil throws a body punch but Hitchenfrog moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Pencil moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Hitchenfrog moves into the clinch.
Pencil avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pencil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pencil avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pencil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pencil tries to score a body lock takedown but Hitchenfrog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but Pencil blocks with his arms.
Pencil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Pencil blocks it.
Hitchenfrog connects with a knee to the head.
Pencil tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hb Pencil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitchenfrog obliges.
Hitchenfrog stops a takedown attempt from Pencil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hitchenfrog pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hitchenfrog landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitchenfrog connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pencil's face.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Pencil tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pencil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pencil avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Pencil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hitchenfrog gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Pencil blocks it.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pencil avoids it.
Pencil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hitchenfrog pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Pencil moves away
and Pencil counters with a left and a right that stings Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pencil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pencil is controlling the pace.
Pencil works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hb Pencil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Hitchenfrog's cut.
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!

Pencil throws a series of punches but Hitchenfrog moves out of range.
Hitchenfrog fakes the leg kick and cracks Pencil in the body.
Hb Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but Pencil breaks away

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown. Hitchenfrog fights it but they end up in guard.
Hitchenfrog wants to get back to his feet but Pencil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pencil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hitchenfrog wants to get back to his feet but Pencil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hitchenfrog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hitchenfrog wants to stand up but Pencil is controlling him.
Pencil trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitchenfrog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pencil stays in close to Hitchenfrog's body and controls the position.
Hitchenfrog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hitchenfrog has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pencil off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up

and Pencil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hitchenfrog is refusing to be controlled, as Pencil sits in half guard.

Hitchenfrog is defending against the submission attempts here by Pencil.
Hb Pencil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitchenfrog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pencil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pencil looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hb Pencil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hitchenfrog tries to kick Pencil off but Pencil keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pencil controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

We're going to have a standup here because Hb Pencil wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pencil looks for a takedown but Hitchenfrog sprawls well.
Pencil is looking to chop away at Hitchenfrog's legs.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pencil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hitchenfrog thinking.
Hitchenfrog blocks a jab.
Pencil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albert Hitchenfrog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pencil is looking to wear down Hitchenfrog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that misses
and Pencil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hb Pencil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pencil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hb Pencil!