PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Im Sorry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just to get by. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sorry
vs
Powers

178 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Sorry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Powers!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorry swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Im Sorry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sorry scores with a takedown into Powers's guard.
Sorry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sorry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sorry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sorry stands up over Powers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sorry trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sorry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorry throws and elbow that misses. Powers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sorry's guard. Nice move by Powers!
Sorry wants to improve his position but instead Powers has moved into half guard.
Sorry keeping hold of Powers's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Im Sorry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Sorry.
Sorry with a poor takedown
and Powers counters with an outside leg kick.
Sorry shoots in but no luck this time.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Sorry pushes him off.
Powers leaves Sorry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Sorry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powers.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sorry.

Sorry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorry with the ground and pound but Powers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sorry throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
Sorry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powers is trying to control the position but Sorry postures up.
Sorry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sorry with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorry stands up over Powers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sorry trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorry wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Sorry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorry looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Im Sorry 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.

Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sorry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sorry shoots in for a takedown but Powers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Powers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sorry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powers scores with a head kick.
Sorry fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Sorry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powers has closed the distance and engaged Sorry in a clinch.
Powers looking to throw knees to the head but Sorry is blocking nicely.

Sorry has picked Powers up - he's going for a ride! Sorry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sorry is trying to control. Powers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sorry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorry landing punches.
Sorry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Powers tries to hold on but Sorry pushes him away.
Sorry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Powers is bucking up trying to escape but Sorry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Powers is in a horrible position here. Sorry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sorry content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorry breaks from Powers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Powers working to try and regain half guard.
Sorry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sorry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sorry content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorry with a couple of short strikes.
Sorry raining down shots from the mount!
Sorry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Powers is rocked!
Sorry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Powers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Powers is still in real trouble! Can Sorry finish him?
Sorry raining down shots from the mount!
Powers is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sorry! Powers is hurt baaadly! Sorry is firing away with more strikes - Powers is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Im Sorry!