PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mean has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ares
vs
Mean

190 cm
23
282 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

195 cm
32
279 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Ares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Mean!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mean tries to clinch there but Ares circles away.

Ares clinches.
Mean wants a takedown.
Mean working hard to break the clinch.
Ares tries to pull guard but Mean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ares is pushing Mean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ares after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mean wants to break free but Ares has control.
Mean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mean tries to close the distance and clinch but Ares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mean clobbers Ares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ares throws an overhand right that lands on Mean's shoulder, as Mean tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ares drives through and clinches with Mean against the cage.
Ares misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ares.
Ares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ares stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mean looks winded!
Ares fails to pull guard.
Mean working hard to break the clinch.
Mean blocks the elbow strike.
Ares is trying to pull guard but Mean has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Ares.
Mean is trying to break free.
Mean trying to stall but Ares improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ares pulls Mean into guard.
Mean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mean has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Death Valley Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ares 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.
Ares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ares looking to pass the guard.
Mean 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.
Ares would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mean trying to control the position.
Mean looking for a sweep. Not yet Mean, not yet.
Mean keeping moving, preventing Ares from controlling successfully.
Ares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mean looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mean.
A punch combination from Ares misses.
Mean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ares throws a right and a left that Mean avoids nicely.
Mean unleashes a big counter combination but Ares bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Ares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mean, pushing him back against the cage.
Ares keeps control of Mean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ares holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mean wants to break free but Ares has control.
Mean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mean wants to get back to striking at distance but Ares won't allow it.
Ares tries a knee to the head but Mean blocks it.
Ares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ares throws a body punch but Mean moves out of range.
Mean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ares is out of range and Mean settles back down.
Ares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicholas Ares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mean avoids the body shot from Ares.
Ares moves out of range of the body kick from Mean.
We've been told by Ares's head coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Mean scores with a four punch combination!
Mean fails to land with a series of punches.
Ares misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Mean.
Ares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mean moves into the clinch successfully.

Ares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mean wants to clinch up but Ares keeps it at a distance.

Ares has closed the distance and engaged Mean in a clinch.
Ares jumps guard but Mean turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ares breaks from the clinch.
Ares swings for the body but Mean moves out of range.

Ares moves into the clinch successfully.
Mean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mean can do to turn this around?

Ares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Mean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mean throws a low kick but Ares avoids it.
Ares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Ares closes the distance and clinches.
Mean tries to break free but Ares pushes him back against the cage.
Mean is looking for a takedown.
Ares is trying to pull guard but Mean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mean working Ares over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mean is trying to push Ares away but Ares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mean manages to break the clinch.
Mean misses with a series of wild punches.
Mean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ares has time to react.
Mean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ares throws a series of punches but Mean moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mean fails to pull guard.
Ares digs a right hand into Mean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mean's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mean scores with a nice head shot.

Ares clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mean as Ares tries to tie him up.

Ares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ares throws a body punch but Mean moves out of range.
Mean tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mean misses with a wild body shot.

Ares darts in and clinches Mean up against the cage.
Ares lands an elbow inside that Mean shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ares.
Mean is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mean misses with a two punch combination.
Ares blocks a low kick nicely.
As Mean looks to move away, Ares throws a big counter combo bu Mean just gets out of the way.

Ares clinches.
Mean is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ares lands a good knee to the midsection. Mean won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ares.
Ares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Ares moves into the clinch.
Ares misses with a knee to the head.
Ares jumps guard but Mean stands there with Ares around his waist. Ares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ares tries to pull guard but Mean won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Ares dominated that second round.
That's time! Ares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mean misses with a head kick.
Mean misses with a body kick.

Ares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mean takes a shot to the head.
Ares is trying to pull guard but Mean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ares wants to stall.
Ares lands with a light punch inside.

Mean manages to break the clinch.

Ares has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mean avoiding damage as Ares throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mean is trying to break the clinch but Ares has him pressed against the cage.
Ares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ares misses with a knee to the head.
Ares tries to stall but Mean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares trying to land knees to the body.
Mean prevents a body shot from Ares.
Ares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mean to keep the fight standing.
Mean prevents a body shot from Ares.
Mean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ares looking to stall.
Mean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mean is trying to force a seperation but Ares has the dominant position.
Ares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ares tries a knee to the head but Mean blocks it.

Ares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ares checks a leg kick.
Mean tries to clinch up but Ares circles away and keeps his distance.
Ares misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ares has Mean up against the cage in a clinch.
Ares prevents Mean from breaking the clinch.

Mean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mean tries to keep at a distance but Ares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ares has Mean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Ares. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mean gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ares regains guard.
Mean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ares keeping moving, preventing Mean from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mean wants to pass the guard but Ares is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares is trying to control the position but Mean postures up.
Mean trying to control the position from guard on top but Ares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mean is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ares is trying to keep Mean in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicholas Ares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Ares closes the distance and clinches.
Ares blocks a body shot from Mean.
Nicholas Ares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ares keeps control of Mean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mean tries to break the clinch but Ares is controlling the position.
Ares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mean blocks a body shot from Ares.
Mean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ares is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dean Mean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ares is trying to pull guard but Mean has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Mean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mean wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Ares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Ares!
A relieved looking Nicholas Ares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.