PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper Froglegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

MyFace
vs
Froglegs

180 cm
30
205 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

200 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pepper Froglegs!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Froglegs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MyFace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MyFace swinging wildly here.
Froglegs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MyFace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MyFace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Froglegs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MyFace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Froglegs pinned against the cage. Froglegs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MyFace misses with a few strikes there.

Froglegs gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Froglegs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froglegs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MyFace lands with an uppercut that bounces Froglegs off the cage and back into range.

MyFace tries to keep at a distance but Froglegs has taken the fight into the clinch.

Froglegs manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Froglegs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Froglegs moves into the clinch successfully.

Froglegs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froglegs swinging wildly here.

Froglegs moves into the clinch.

Froglegs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froglegs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MyFace wants to clinch.
MyFace tries to clinch there but Froglegs circles away.
A nice combination there by Froglegs.
Froglegs swats away the attempt to clinch by MyFace.
MyFace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Froglegs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Froglegs misses with a head kick.
Donk. MyFace catches Froglegs right on the button with a cross.
MyFace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Froglegs moves away.
MyFace tries to clinch there but Froglegs circles away.
MyFace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Froglegs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Froglegs scores with a shot to the body.
MyFace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Froglegs tries to bum rush MyFace with a series of wild strikes but MyFace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Froglegs looks to land a combination but MyFace avoids it well.
Froglegs swats away the attempt to clinch by MyFace.

MyFace pushes Froglegs up against the cage in a clinch.
Froglegs has MyFace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MyFace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Froglegs misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Froglegs breaks from the clinch.
MyFace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Froglegs clinches up against the cage.
MyFace is trying to force a seperation but Froglegs has the dominant position.

Froglegs breaks the clinch.
MyFace misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Froglegs misses.

Froglegs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Froglegs has MyFace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MyFace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

MyFace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Froglegs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip MyFace to the mat. MyFace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Froglegs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
MyFace wants to stand and escape but Froglegs is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Froglegs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on MyFace, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MyFace scores with a one two! Froglegs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Froglegs throws a sloppy head kick and MyFace moves out of range easily.
Froglegs takes a jab right on the kisser.
A right-left combo lands from Froglegs.

Froglegs has managed to clinch.
Froglegs wants a takedown but no success here.
Punch MyFace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepper Froglegs.
Froglegs jumps guard but MyFace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Froglegs tries to pull guard but MyFace holds him up against the cage and eventually Froglegs drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MyFace as Froglegs tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Froglegs breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepper Froglegs dominated that round.
That's time! MyFace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A shot to the liver by MyFace. Beautiful body shot.
Froglegs just misses with a punch to the body.
Froglegs misses with the combination.
MyFace tries to clinch up.
MyFace wants to clinch up but Froglegs keeps it at a distance.
MyFace blocks a low kick nicely.
MyFace shoots in but no luck this time.

Froglegs takes the fight into the clinch.
MyFace is trying to force a seperation but Froglegs has the dominant position.
Froglegs wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Froglegs jumps guard and drags MyFace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
MyFace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Froglegs is trying to keep MyFace in close.
MyFace wants to stand but Froglegs is controlling his posture from full guard.

Froglegs pushes MyFace off and gets back to his feet.
Froglegs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MyFace misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace avoids a kick to the body.
MyFace slips a jab and a cross from Froglegs.
Froglegs looks to score with a jab to the body but MyFace is just out of range.
No joy there for MyFace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch MyFace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

MyFace clinches up against the cage.
MyFace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Froglegs's efforts to push away.

Froglegs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Froglegs closes the distance and clinches.

MyFace manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
MyFace wants to stand but Froglegs is controlling the position.
Froglegs looking to sit in guard and control but MyFace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MyFace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Froglegs is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs controls MyFace momentarily but MyFace frees himself.
MyFace wants to get up but he can't break Froglegs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
MyFace wants to stand and escape but instead Froglegs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MyFace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MyFace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Froglegs wants to control from the top but MyFace keeps moving.
MyFace wants to get back to his feet but Froglegs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
MyFace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MyFace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MyFace tries to get out of the position.
Froglegs content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Froglegs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pepper Froglegs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Froglegs clinches up with MyFace and pushes him back against the cage.
Froglegs tries to work over MyFace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MyFace wants to break the clinch but can't.

Froglegs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froglegs throws a right and a left that both miss.
MyFace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Froglegs instigates a clinch.
Froglegs slows down the pace here.
Froglegs wants to get back to striking at distance but MyFace won't allow it.
MyFace has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Froglegs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Froglegs breaks from the clinch.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Froglegs scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from MyFace misses.
Froglegs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MyFace is fending him off so far but Froglegs persists. Nope, MyFace circles away and we're back to standing.
MyFace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Froglegs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Froglegs tries to land a front kick but MyFace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Froglegs scores with a jab.
MyFace thows a body shot but no joy.

Froglegs gets a takedown into half guard.
Froglegs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MyFace is trying to stand.
Froglegs is trying to control the action in half guard but MyFace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MyFace is trying to stand.
Froglegs throwing shots but MyFace is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Froglegs moves nicely into side control.
MyFace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Froglegs on the ground.
MyFace tries to escape but Froglegs is in control.
Froglegs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Froglegs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MyFace down.
Froglegs scoring with punches and elbows.
MyFace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Froglegs is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Froglegs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Froglegs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs thuds a left hand into MyFace's body.
Froglegs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MyFace dodges the punch combination from Froglegs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MyFace.
Froglegs tries to bum rush MyFace with a series of wild strikes but MyFace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Froglegs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Froglegs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MyFace.

Froglegs clinches with his opponent.
MyFace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MyFace working hard to break the clinch.

Froglegs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Froglegs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MyFace shoots in for a takedown but Froglegs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch MyFace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MyFace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Froglegs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Froglegs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

MyFace instigates a clinch.

Froglegs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Froglegs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Froglegs misses with a body shot.

Froglegs moves into the clinch.
Froglegs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Froglegs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punch MyFace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepper Froglegs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MyFace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Froglegs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepper Froglegs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Froglegs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepper Froglegs!
Pepper Froglegs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.