PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Theroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and one mind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theroux comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Theroux
vs
mind

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis Theroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, one mind!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theroux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mind is fending him off so far but Theroux persists. Nope, mind circles away and we're back to standing.

mind scores a takedown into full mount!
Theroux is looking to get to half guard.
mind dominating with strikes here.
Theroux is breathing heavily.

Theroux defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from mind.

mind working for a submission but Theroux is keeping him at bay.

mind is working for a guillotine from mount but Theroux frees his head quite easily.
Theroux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theroux tries to lock up and control but mind gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Theroux is looking to get to half guard.
Theroux is squirming around, avoiding mind's attempts to control the action.
Theroux wants to hold on but mind pushes him away.
mind sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by mind there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
mind takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
mind throws some wild stikes that Theroux manages to avoid easily.
mind misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
mind landing strikes from the mount and Theroux is in trouble!
Theroux blocking the ground and pound.

mind has hold of Theroux's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Theroux manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theroux is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mind unloading with bombs!
Theroux is looking to get to half guard.
mind in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Theroux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Theroux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
mind putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
mind throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Theroux because mind loaded up on that one.
Theroux is looking to improve his position but mind isn't that keen on the idea.
Theroux tries to hold on but mind pushes him away.
Theroux can't escape the position.
Theroux is working hard here to advance position.
Theroux tries to hold on but mind pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theroux can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Theroux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and mind counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
mind looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
mind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theroux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mind won't allow Theroux to sweep him here.
mind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Theroux looking for submissions from the bottom but instead mind passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theroux gets back to half guard.
Theroux wants to control but mind is keeping busy.
mind prevents Theroux from improving his position.

Theroux looking for submissions off his back.
Theroux missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

mind is working for a submission of some sort.
Theroux is staying active underneath mind, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Theroux tries to get to full guard but mind has control of the leg.
mind scoring with strikes to the body and head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Theroux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Theroux advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mind is looking to improve his position.
mind is trying to maintain the position but Theroux is very close to passing his half guard.

Theroux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and mind defends it well.
Theroux trying to control the action but mind is working from the bottom.
mind throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mind wants to improve his position but Theroux is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

mind closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Theroux is looking to improve his position.

Theroux is defending against the submission attempts here by mind.
mind moves nicely into side control.
Theroux is not content to let mind control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

one mind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

mind with a lazy takedown attempt

and Theroux counters with a single leg into guard. mind didn't expect that.
Theroux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Theroux trying to control the position from guard on top but mind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theroux wants to pass the guard but mind is keeping the position.

mind throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
mind lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Theroux!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mind throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theroux is in all sorts of trouble here.
Theroux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

mind jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Theroux manages to avoid the submission attempt.
mind throws an elbow but Theroux slips to the side and avoids it well.

mind looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Theroux tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Theroux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Theroux blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Theroux is looking to improve his position but mind isn't that keen on the idea.
mind controlling the pace for now.
Theroux can't escape the position.
mind wants to control the pace but Theroux is squirming around nicely.

mind jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Theroux is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Theroux and mind has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theroux manages to get back to half guard.
Theroux tries to roll over but mind keeps him under control.
mind wants to control but Theroux is keeping him busy.

mind is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
mind is tying to control. Theroux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Theroux is looking to get back to full guard here but mind has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

mind working for a submission but Theroux is keeping him at bay.

mind is working for a guillotine from mount but Theroux frees his head quite easily.
one mind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Theroux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Louis Theroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mind content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Louis Theroux.
Well mind 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... one mind!