PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mando The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The
vs
Star

192 cm
25
262 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mando The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Star!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star with a lazy takedown attempt
and The counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Star misses with a takedown
and The counters with a nice uppercut.

The scores a takedown into full mount!
The lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Star is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Star and The has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Star will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Star prevents The from moving into mount.
The misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

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.

The tries for a kimura but Star is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by The.
Star is letting The control him for a moment.
The throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Star is not content to let The control the position.

The looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The working the head and body with strikes.
The in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The misses with the ground and pound.
Star looks gassed!
Star parries the strikes from The easily there. The is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Star to escape.

The tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The wants to take a breather but Star manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for The.

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.
Star avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Star holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The tries to pass the half guard into mount. Star knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mando The dominated that round.
That's time! The's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Decent striking displayed by The there.

The bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The tries to advance to mount but Star denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Star has escaped the position, nice work there.
Star wants to control but The postures up.
Star is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries to move to mount but Star blocks the move with his legs.
The is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The working the ground and pound but Star is defending the strikes.
The wants to lay and pray for a moment but Star keeps working.

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.

The is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Star knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Star, who protects the arm well.
Star managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Star knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Star defending against the ground and pound.
Star parries the strikes from The easily there. The is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Star to escape.
Star dodges the ground and pound from The.
The tries to score with some ground and pound. Star controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

The is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Star knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four 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.
The trying to control the position but Star is working away.

The looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Star parries the strikes from The easily there. The is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Star to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mando The dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Star tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The is in Star's guard.
Star keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
The could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Star is keeping the position for now.
The wants to control from the top but Star keeps moving.
Star takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The trying to control but Star is working from the bottom.

The drops back looking for a leg! Star is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Star manages to kick The off! The jumps back into Star's guard.
Star keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.

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.
The tries to free his leg and advance position but Star is retaining full guard.
The missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The is in close to Star's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Star is keeping the position for now.
The is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pushing down on Star's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Star!

The looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The tries to control but Star wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The lands a big shot there that rocks Star but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

The swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Star is now in The's guard. A big mistake from The there, giving up the dominant position!
Star looking to sit in guard and control but The gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mando The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mando The!