PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Inator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ March (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snoop Dogg- Money. March has chosen The Firm - Star Trekkin' as his entrance music. Frank Inator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Inator
vs
March

170 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Inator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ March!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
March bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inator's head backwards.

March scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Inator is looking for a sweep.
Inator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Inator actively working from the bottom here.
Inator is doing well to control the position and prevent March from advancing to side control.
Inator is trying to control but can't.
March sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inator defending well though.
Inator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inator.
March must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
March loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
March throws a big right hand that misses.

Inator is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and March defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
March stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
March throwing strikes from guard but Inator blocks nicely.
March working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Inator holds on and takes a little breather.
Inator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. March defends it easily.
Inator is trying to keep March in close.
March throws a big right hand that misses.
March would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Inator looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from March.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inator has his hands on March's head, controlling the position.
Inator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
March throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
March chips away with some ground and pound.
March is looking to work some ground and pound but Inator has wrist control.

Inator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. March gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inator is controlling March's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inator is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Inator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
March throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inator looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Inator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
March looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but AJ March will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

March tries to clinch but Inator is having none of it.
Inator fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inator shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts March as he jumps to the side.
Frank Inator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

March shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Inator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inator tries to get out of the position.
March avoids the attempt from Inator to control.
March unloads with some shots from mount but Inator bucks and avoids them well.
March looking to finish with strikes here!
Inator blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inator suckers March into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Inator is now in March's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
AJ March has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator trying to control but March is working from the bottom.
Inator throwing strikes but missing.

March is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inator working some strikes from top position.
March throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Inator is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Inator lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inator drops back, looking for a kneebar! March looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. March looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from March!
March working away.
March with the ground and pound but Inator regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Inator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inator slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Inator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. March defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
March throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
March in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

March avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Inator throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! March escapes and throws Inator's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Inator manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Inator is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, March has managed to free his arm - good work.
March is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inator is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. March doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inator.
Inator lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Inator is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Inator dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

March lands a nice looking body kick.

Inator gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows March to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Inator working for a triangle but March defends it easily.
Inator is controlling March's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inator is pulling down on March's head. It's preventing any offense from March, at least for the moment.

Inator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. March gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inator is trying to control the position but March postures up.
March would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as March accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inator is trying to keep March in close.
March with a flurry of punches that miss.
March throwing strikes but missing.
March being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Inator wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

March takes the fight into the clinch.
Inator is looking for a takedown.

March's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inator avoids the head kick by March.
A nice inside leg kick there by March. That's going to slow Inator down.
Inator fails to land the takedown.
Inator keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
March pulls out of a head kick attempt.
March throws out a powerful jab.
March throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
March tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inator shoots for a takedown but March saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Inator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
March displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inator.
Inator tries for a takedown but March sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

March instigates a clinch.
Inator has March pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. March manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

March jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inator stops March from standing up.
Inator keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of March's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
AJ March comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think March has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!