PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 1873 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kelvin Pouncey (ranked 2131 p4p, 59 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Man
vs
Pouncey

198 cm
39
245 lbs
32 - 12 - 0

195 cm
44
255 lbs
25 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Pouncey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a leg kick which misses Pouncey's front leg but catches the back leg as Pouncey tries to avoid it.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man looks for the body kick but Pouncey saw that one coming.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Pouncey.
Man lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pouncey will feel that in the morning.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pouncey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pouncey stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pouncey quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man controlling the action here.
Man winds up and cracks Pouncey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pouncey for as long as he can get away with.
Pouncey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Man not doing much here.
Man passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two 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.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Pouncey is in trouble!
Pouncey is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man 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.
Man with shots to the head and body - Pouncey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Man postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pouncey looks a forlorn figure.
Pouncey tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pouncey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Man controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing punches.
Man lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pouncey is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pouncey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pouncey wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Pouncey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but Pouncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Man dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man ducks under a wild hook from Pouncey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pouncey. That's going to slow Man down.
Man tries to clinch there but Pouncey circles away.
Pouncey scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pouncey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pouncey.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Pouncey is quick to defend against it.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pouncey swinging wildly here.
Man thows a body kick. Pouncey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man feints and then cracks Pouncey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pouncey down.

Man moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncey is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Pouncey into the cage.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pouncey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man tries a body shot but Pouncey blocks it.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pouncey can do to turn this around?
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pouncey backwards.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Pouncey controls the action.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Pouncey avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries a body shot but Pouncey blocks it.
Pouncey goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Pouncey lands a jab-cross combination.
Pouncey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pouncey lands with a right hand.
Pouncey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Pouncey.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Man has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pouncey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Man scores with punches to the body.
Man scores with punches and elbows.
Pouncey is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Man continues to stall.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a shot to the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Man controlling the positon.
Man lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Pouncey do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Man's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Man is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pouncey trying to control the action but Man just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Man dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man connects with a body shot that sends Pouncey's belly button to the back.
Pouncey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Pouncey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pouncey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Pouncey misses.
Kelvin Pouncey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man feints and then cracks Pouncey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pouncey down.

Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pouncey is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Man working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pouncey trying to control but Man postures up.
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Man wants to pass the guard but Pouncey is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Pouncey controls his hands.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pouncey is rocked!
Man pushes Pouncey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pouncey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man lands a body punch.
Pouncey prevents the takedown attempt.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man misses with a body punch.
Kelvin Pouncey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Pouncey controls his hands.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pouncey's elbow.
Pouncey stops a takedown attempt from Man.
Man cracks Pouncey with a nice body shot.
Pouncey prevents a body shot from Man.
Man lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Pouncey tumbles to the floor! Man threw a big shot that dropped him and now Man is on top looking to finish! Pouncey has guard but can he survive?!
Pouncey is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Super Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.