PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lurch Addams (ranked 3863 p4p, 171 weight class) and Strike Zombie (ranked 6297 p4p, 219 weight class). Lurch Addams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Addams
vs
Zombie

225 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lurch Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Strike Zombie !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Addams pinned against the cage. Addams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Addams but Addams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Addams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zombie just manages to avoid it.

Zombie moves into the clinch.
Addams connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Strike Zombie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams lands a knee to the body.
Zombie looks winded!

Addams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Addams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Addams thuds his shin into the meat of Zombie 's side.
Addams lands with an uppercut that bounces Zombie off the cage and back into range.
Strike Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Addams gets a clinch.
Addams crunches a lovely knee into Zombie 's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Addams connects with a knee to the head.
Zombie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Addams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Addams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Addams landing knees to the body.
Addams scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Addams.
Nice elbow from Addams.
Addams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Addams.
Addams lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Addams.
Addams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Addams lands an elbow that stopped Zombie in his tracks for a moment.
Addams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Addams.
Addams connects with a knee to the head.
Addams lands a knee to the body.
Addams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zombie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Addams effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams landing knees to the body.
Addams connects with a knee to the head.

Zombie is rocked!
Addams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Addams finish him?
Addams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Addams wants the takedown. Zombie is fighting it off but Addams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zombie 's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Addams is pushing down on Zombie 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zombie is fighting to maintain full guard but Addams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Addams has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Addams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Addams slows the pace down in half guard.
Addams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Addams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zombie on the ground.
Addams wants to advance to full mount but Zombie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Addams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Addams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Addams trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Addams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lurch Addams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Strike Zombie 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Addams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Zombie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zombie closes the distance but Addams moves to the side
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind Zombie 's knee.
Addams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Addams misses the target.

Addams darts in and clinches Zombie up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams lands a knee to the body.
Addams working Zombie over with knees to the body.
Addams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zombie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zombie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zombie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Zombie shrugs off.

That has opened up Strike Zombie 's cut even more.
Addams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zombie can do to turn this around?

Addams lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Zombie goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Addams in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Addams is staying tight to Zombie 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Addams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams wants to stand but Zombie has his arm trapped.
Addams taking a breather here.
Addams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Addams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zombie 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Addams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Addams is looking to take a break and control but Zombie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams controls the position.
Addams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Addams throws some wild stikes that Zombie manages to avoid easily.
Addams landing strikes from the mount and Zombie is in trouble!
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Addams's attempts to control the action.
Addams controlling the position easily from mount.
Addams looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling his opponent.
Addams looking to control but Zombie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lurch Addams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Addams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Addams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Addams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Addams controlling from the full mount.

Addams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lurch Addams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Strike Zombie 's cut.
That's time! Addams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Addams moves into range and clinches up with Zombie .
Addams lands an elbow just above Zombie 's eye.
Zombie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Addams.

Addams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zombie is trying to keep an underhook but Addams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Addams trying to control the pace.

Addams is trying to work for a kimura but Zombie is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie wants to control the action here but instead Addams manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams prevents Zombie from getting the reversal.
Addams controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Addams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Addams 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.
Addams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Addams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Addams trying to control but Zombie is having none of it.
Addams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Addams trying to control but Zombie is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams controlling from the full mount.
Addams punching from mount but Zombie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Addams controlling from mount.
Zombie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Addams working the ground and pound effectively.
Zombie is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Addams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Addams landing strikes from the mount.
Addams working Zombie over with strikes here.
Addams controlling his opponent.
Addams wants to control but instead Zombie manages to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Addams connects with a nice short shot to Zombie 's temple.
Addams stalling.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Addams trying to pass the guard but Zombie defending well.
Addams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zombie !
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Addams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lurch Addams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Addams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lurch Addams!
A very excited looking Lurch Addams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.