PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Night Man as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Night Man was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lil III
vs
Man

180 cm
24
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

173 cm
32
157 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III avoids the head kick by Man.
A head kick by Man misses
and Lil III counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lil III misses with a head kick.
Lil III misses with a body kick.
Lil III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lil III shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lil III not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lil III missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man is trying to control the position but Lil III postures up.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Lil III has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lil III thows a body shot but no joy.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Man lands but Lil III takes it in his stride.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Lil III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Lil III looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Lil III takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lil III keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Man.
Lil III fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lil III takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lil III checks a low kick from Man.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lil III.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man lands a front kick.
Lil III lands a nice looking body shot.
Lil III shoots and misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lil III is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a body kick.
Lil III gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a good low kick that Lil III was not able to check.
Lil III is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Man.

Lil III throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lil III is in Man's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III stopping the sweep attempt from Man.

Man is looking for a triangle but Lil III pushes his legs off easily.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Lil III is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III looking to pass the guard.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
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.

A head kick misses from Man.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Man.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Lil III. Beautiful body shot.
Night Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Lil III throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lil III tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Man gets caught flat footed, as Lil III shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lil III stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Night Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lil III checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Man drives through and clinches with Lil III against the cage.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lil III drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man trying to control the position.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lil III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lil III.

Lil III has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lil III's guard.

Lil III has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Man is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lil III.
Lil III tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's Lil III get back to his feet.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a hook
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Lil III shrugs it off.
Lil III throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a head kick.
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lil III circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Lil III tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lil III takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Night Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Man tries to land a leg kick but Lil III saw it coming and moves away.
Lil III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Lil III pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil III. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet.
Lil III tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lil III's calf.

Lil III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Lil III sits in half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil III.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man controls Lil III momentarily but Lil III frees himself.
Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
Lil III being controlled here momentarily.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

Lil III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lil III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man misses with a head kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Lil III's leg. Lil III is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Lil III misses.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lil III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lil III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Man.
Lil III wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.

Lil III manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lil III throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lil III makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position here.
Lil III wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Lil III loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lil III looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lil III is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lil III looking for a triangle here. Man is fighting it but it looks tight! Lil III pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Man is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.