PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memin Pinguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bellic
vs
Pinguin

172 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
173 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memin Pinguin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic lands with a nice body kick.
Bellic cracks the inside of Pinguin's front leg.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pinguin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinguin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick and Pinguin moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Bellic throws a head kick that Pinguin semi-blocks.
A head kick from Bellic lands but Pinguin takes it in his stride.
Pinguin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bellic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bellic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.
Bellic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinguin tries to clinch there but Bellic circles away.
Bellic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pinguin.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinguin's head.
Bellic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Bellic.
Bellic scores with a head kick. Pinguin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bellic throws a leg kick which misses Pinguin's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinguin tries to avoid it.
Bellic lands a leg kick that knocks Pinguin off balance momentarily.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bellic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bellic scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Pinguin avoids the head kick by Bellic.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Bellic.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic lands a high kick!
Pinguin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellic.
Bellic throws a nice head kick!
Bellic scoring well with a low kick there.
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick and Pinguin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bellic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinguin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bellic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellic scores with a head kick. Pinguin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bellic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinguin's head.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bellic.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinguin. That did some damage!
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Bellic lands but Pinguin takes it in his stride.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin moves in looking to clinch but Bellic pushes him off.
Pinguin tries to clinch but Bellic is having none of it.
Bellic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bellic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pinguin blocks the body kick.
Bellic lands with a kick to the temple. Pinguin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellic cracks the inside of Pinguin's front leg.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick and Pinguin moves out of range easily.
Bellic pushes Pinguin away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinguin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellic. Bellic obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinguin. That did some damage!
Pinguin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bellic.
Pinguin moves out of range of the body kick from Bellic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Bellic dominated that round.
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.

Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bellic lands a nice looking body kick.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic lands a nice looking body kick.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic lands with a kick to the temple. Pinguin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellic lands a nice looking body kick.
Bellic fakes the leg kick and cracks Pinguin in the body.
Bellic looks for the body kick but Pinguin saw that one coming.
Bellic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinguin's sensitive parts.
Bellic thuds his shin into the meat of Pinguin's side.
Bellic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinguin's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niko Bellic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinguin.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bellic.
Pinguin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pinguin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bellic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Bellic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic lands a head kick!
Bellic pushes Pinguin away with a front kick.
Bellic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic throws a head kick that Pinguin semi-blocks.
Pinguin tries to clinch there but Bellic circles away.
Bellic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bellic lands with a kick to the temple. Pinguin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellic throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Bellic lands but Pinguin takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Bellic.
Pinguin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellic circles away.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Bellic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinguin tries to clinch there but Bellic circles away.
Bellic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pinguin.
Niko Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellic scores with a nice body kick.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niko Bellic is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellic throws a body kick that misses.
Bellic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinguin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bellic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinguin is looking to clinch but Bellic is avoiding it.
Pinguin wants to clinch up but Bellic keeps it at a distance.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bellic throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bellic!
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Bellic looks to land a body kick but Pinguin moved away.
Pinguin wants to clinch.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Bellic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pinguin blocks a head kick by Bellic.
Bellic keeps Pinguin at a distance using the push kick.
Bellic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellic scores with a nice body kick.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinguin's head.
Bellic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bellic scores with a nice body kick.
Pinguin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.
Bellic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick from Bellic.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellic.
Pinguin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic connects with a high kick.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinguin avoids the head kick by Bellic.
Bellic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bellic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bellic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bellic looks for the body kick but Pinguin saw that one coming.
Bellic connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Bellic.
Bellic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick and Pinguin moves out of range easily.
Bellic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinguin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bellic throws a head kick that Pinguin semi-blocks.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick

and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinguin.
Pinguin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinguin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinguin has Bellic pressed against the cage, preventing Bellic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bellic blocks an uppercut.
Bellic is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinguin has double underhooks.
Bellic can't break the clinch.
Pinguin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bellic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bellic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.

Bellic manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinguin tries to clinch there but Bellic circles away.
Bellic misses with a low kick.
Pinguin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellic. Bellic obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinguin avoids a kick to the body.
Bellic throws a sloppy head kick and Pinguin moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bellic.
Crunch! Bellic slams his shin into Pinguin's torso.
Bellic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinguin's head.
Bellic swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinguin.
Pinguin moves in looking to clinch but Bellic pushes him off.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinguin tries to clinch but Bellic is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pinguin tries to clinch up.
Bellic throws a head kick but Pinguin moves out of range.
Pinguin wants to clinch.
Bellic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinguin can do to turn this around?
Bellic misses with a kick to the body.
Pinguin tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellic.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niko Bellic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bellic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bellic throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Memin Pinguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellic connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Bellic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellic, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Bellic!