PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo TT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guaranteed Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo TT looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

TT
vs
Win

225 cm
18
297 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neo TT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Guaranteed Win !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win shoots in looking for a takedown. TT tries to sprawl out of it but Win keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. TT manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Win is defended easily by TT.
Win with a poor takedown

and TT counters with a shoot takedown. Win fights it but they end up in guard.
Neo TT has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guaranteed Win .
TT controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

TT decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

TT moves into the clinch.

TT breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Win tries to clinch
and TT counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and TT counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
TT shoots for a double leg takedown but Win sprawls well. He's pushed TT's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
TT is breathing heavily.
Win shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says TT as he avoids it easily.
Win shoots and misses

and TT holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Win misses with a short punch on the inside.
Win taking a breather.

TT breaks the clinch.
Win wants to clinch
and TT counters with a one-two to the body.
Win shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. TT defends it nicely.
Win closes the distance but TT moves to the side

and TT holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win is trying to pull guard but TT has him pressed against the cage.
Win trying to stall but TT improves his position.

TT breaks the clinch.
Win throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around TT's waist but TT gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Win off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Win misses with a body punch.
Win has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Win fails to pull the fight into his guard.

TT gets control of Win 's arms and successfully pulls guard. TT will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
TT keeping moving, preventing Win from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Win wants to pass the guard but TT is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TT is pulling down on Win 's head. It's preventing any offense from Win , at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Win trying to stand up but can't free himself from TT's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Win . No joy for TT on that attempt.
Win tries to score a power double leg takedown but TT sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Win somewhat.
Win shoots in and drives through. TT sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Win looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Win .
TT keeps the fight on the outside.
Win avoids the head kick by TT.
Win shoots for a double leg takedown but TT sprawls well. He's pushed Win 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Win misses with a takedown

and TT counters with a shoot takedown. Win fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Win is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo TT dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Win fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Win .

TT clinches.

TT gets control of Win 's arms and successfully pulls guard. TT will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Win trying to stand up but can't free himself from TT's guard.
Win looking to sit in guard and control but TT gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
TT is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Win tries to land a sweep but no joy.
TT looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
TT's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

TT decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Win , up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

TT changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Win looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Win tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but TT wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Win is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, TT asserts his dominance and retains side control.
TT just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win really doesn't want to stay on the ground with TT. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Neo TT wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Win with a lazy takedown attempt
and TT counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

TT has taken the fight to the clinch.
Win wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
TT prevents Win from breaking the clinch.

TT's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Win looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neo TT has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guaranteed Win .
Win darts in trying to clinch
and TT counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Win tries to clinch up

so TT counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
TT is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Win looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! TT has picked Win up and slammed him! Win can't keep hold of the triangle and TT manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo TT dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

TT scores with a nice strike.
Horrible takedown by TT or perhaps it was just good defense by Win which made him look bad.
Win gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and TT moves into the clinch.
TT content to slow the pace in the clinch.

TT breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - TT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Win tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

TT has Win up against the cage in a clinch.
Win is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables TT to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by TT.

That's one minute gone in the round.

TT decides to pull guard.
Win postures up.
Win tries to stand but TT is controlling from the bottom.
Win must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
TT pulls Win in close to his closed guard and prevents Win from doing any damage or advancing position.
TT controls Win momentarily but Win frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Neo TT wasn't doing enough on the ground.
TT moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win tries to clinch but TT moves out of range.
Win misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Win misses with a body kick.
TT avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by TT.
Win tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. TT manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Win tries to clinch

and TT counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Win looking to stall.
Win can't get the takedown.
Neo TT has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guaranteed Win .
Win tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Win wants to break free but TT has control.
Win tries to stall but TT uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Win is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but TT is defending well.
Win trying to control the position but instead, TT has worked for underhooks and has pushed Win into the cage.

TT escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neo TT is winning the standup battle so far.

TT moves into the clinch.
Win is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

TT jumps into guard, dragging Win to the mat.
Win trying to control the position from guard on top but TT is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neo TT overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
TT has a closed guard, preventing Win from standing up.
Win wants to stand and escape but instead TT has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
TT slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

TT is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Win doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time TT.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neo TT showed his dominance in that final round.
Well TT 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo TT!