MME 2 - Next Try PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hrosef Hralin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ShutUp GetOnMyHorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hrosef Hralin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hralin
vs
GetOnMyHorse

190 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hrosef Hralin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ShutUp GetOnMyHorse!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hralin lands with a thumping leg kick.

Hralin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hralin preventing the sweep.
Hralin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. GetOnMyHorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hralin preventing the sweep.
Hralin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hralin throws and elbow that misses. GetOnMyHorse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hralin's guard. Nice move by GetOnMyHorse!
GetOnMyHorse wants to control from the top but Hralin keeps moving.
GetOnMyHorse stopping the sweep attempt from Hralin.
GetOnMyHorse 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.

GetOnMyHorse gets to his feet - Hralin follows without any prompting.
Hralin blocks a head kick by GetOnMyHorse.

GetOnMyHorse drives through and clinches with Hralin against the cage.
GetOnMyHorse letting Hralin take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from GetOnMyHorse.
Hralin can't get the takedown.
Hralin prevents a takedown attempt there.
GetOnMyHorse taking a breather.
Hralin tries for a takedown but GetOnMyHorse manages to get underhooks.
GetOnMyHorse is looking to break free of the clinch but Hralin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
GetOnMyHorse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
GetOnMyHorse gets underhooks to prevent Hralin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hrosef Hralin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hralin jumps guard but GetOnMyHorse stands there with Hralin around his waist. Hralin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hralin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
GetOnMyHorse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
GetOnMyHorse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hralin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
GetOnMyHorse looks gassed!

GetOnMyHorse pulls Hralin into guard.
Hralin is looking to work some ground and pound but GetOnMyHorse has wrist control.
Hralin wants to pass the guard but GetOnMyHorse is keeping the position.

GetOnMyHorse pushes Hralin off and gets back to his feet.
GetOnMyHorse with a poor takedown

and Hralin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in GetOnMyHorse's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hralin wants to control from the top but GetOnMyHorse keeps moving.
GetOnMyHorse 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.
Hralin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hralin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hralin controlling from the top position.

GetOnMyHorse uses the cage to get back to his feet.

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

and Hralin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for GetOnMyHorse!
Hralin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hralin thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if GetOnMyHorse can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
GetOnMyHorse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hrosef Hralin dominated that round.
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.

Hralin wants to clinch but GetOnMyHorse slips to the side

and GetOnMyHorse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hralin is trying to drag GetOnMyHorse to the mat but GetOnMyHorse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

GetOnMyHorse tightens his grip and picks Hralin up, before dumping him to the ground. Hralin manages to land in guard.
Hralin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hralin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
GetOnMyHorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Hralin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
GetOnMyHorse passes Hralin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
GetOnMyHorse prevents Hralin from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hralin is refusing to be controlled, as GetOnMyHorse sits in half guard.
GetOnMyHorse trying to mount his opponent but Hralin defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

GetOnMyHorse gets caught flat footed, as Hralin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
GetOnMyHorse wants to sweep but no luck.
GetOnMyHorse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hralin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for GetOnMyHorse on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

GetOnMyHorse working for a triangle but Hralin defends it easily.
GetOnMyHorse wants to sweep but no luck.
GetOnMyHorse keeping moving, preventing Hralin from controlling successfully.
Hralin 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
GetOnMyHorse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
GetOnMyHorse wants to stand up but Hralin is controlling him.
Hralin wants to control from the top but GetOnMyHorse keeps moving.
GetOnMyHorse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hralin shoots for a takedown but GetOnMyHorse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
GetOnMyHorse missing with a left hand there. Hralin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

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.
GetOnMyHorse misses with a takedown

and Hralin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
GetOnMyHorse trying to hold on to Hralin's head to control him but Hralin postures up.
Hralin is trying to control the action in half guard but GetOnMyHorse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
GetOnMyHorse regains full guard. Nicely done.
GetOnMyHorse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hralin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
GetOnMyHorse controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hrosef Hralin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hralin keeps the fight on the outside.

GetOnMyHorse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hralin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
GetOnMyHorse stays in close to Hralin's body and controls the position.
Hralin looking to control.
GetOnMyHorse forces his way into half guard.
GetOnMyHorse is thwarting Hralin's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GetOnMyHorse controlling the pace.
Hralin wants to get back to full guard.
Hralin is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from GetOnMyHorse.
GetOnMyHorse is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hralin wants to get back to his feet.
GetOnMyHorse passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hrosef Hralin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
GetOnMyHorse controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hralin working to try and regain half guard.
GetOnMyHorse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hralin?
GetOnMyHorse controlling from mount.
GetOnMyHorse scoring with strikes but Hralin is staying in there.

That's four 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.
Hralin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
GetOnMyHorse controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GetOnMyHorse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
ShutUp GetOnMyHorse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hralin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Hrosef Hralin!

Hrosef Hralin wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between janis spalva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

spalva
vs
Strummer

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, janis spalva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
spalva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Joe Strummer has been cut.
Strummer throws a leg kick but spalva sees it coming and moves out of range.
spalva connects with a nice looking jab.

Strummer is rocked!
Strummer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strummer tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Crack! spalva connects with the perfect overhand right and Strummer falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for spalva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). janis spalva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smallun
vs
Doom

175 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Orlando Doom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smallun.
Smallun throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Smallun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doom is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Doom or perhaps it was just good defense by Smallun which made him look bad.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smallun slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Smallun.

Smallun manages to break the clinch.
Smallun shoots in and drives through. Doom sprawls well.
Doom wants to clinch.
Smallun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Doom shoots in and bounces Smallun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smallun has his hands on Doom's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun working a defensive guard here.
Doom tries to free his leg and advance position but Smallun is retaining full guard.

Doom gets to his feet - Smallun follows without any prompting.

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.
Smallun misses with a two punch combination.
Doom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smallun throws a series of strikes that have Doom backpedaling.
Doom shoots in and drives through. Smallun sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Doom or perhaps it was just good defense by Smallun which made him look bad.
Ivor Smallun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Doom.
Doom shoots in but Smallun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doom looks gassed!
Doom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Doom shoots in and bounces Smallun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smallun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smallun tries to get out of the position.
Smallun managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom trying to control but Smallun is working from the bottom.
Smallun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doom is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom wants to control from the top but Smallun keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smallun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doom is one step ahead there.
Doom trying to control the position from guard on top but Smallun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smallun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doom is one step ahead there.
Smallun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivor Smallun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smallun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doom. Doom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smallun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smallun lands a left and a right that sends Doom crashing to the canvas! Smallun dives into mount looking to finish!

Doom is rocked!
Doom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doom is still in real trouble! Can Smallun finish him?
Doom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
Smallun avoids the attempt from Doom to control.
Smallun prevents Doom from getting the reversal.
Smallun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doom on the ground.
Doom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom tries to hold on but Smallun pushes him away.
Smallun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smallun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Doom for as long as he can get away with.
Doom is trying desperately to improve position.
Doom wants to control but Smallun is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Smallun controlling from mount.
Doom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun controlling his opponent.
Smallun looking to control but Doom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doom is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

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.
Smallun controlling the pace for now.
Doom regains half guard.
Smallun tries to stand and escape but Doom is controlling the position.
Smallun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivor Smallun dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smallun gets a clinch.
Smallun slowing the pace effectively.
Doom goes for a takedown attempt but Smallun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smallun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smallun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doom is fending him off so far but Smallun persists. Nope, Doom circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivor Smallun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smallun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Doom being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smallun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Doom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smallun is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Doom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smallun's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smallun looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivor Smallun just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Doom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smallun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Smallun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smallun stalling in the clinch.
Smallun gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smallun seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivor Smallun.

Smallun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Doom wants to control but Smallun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smallun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smallun trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smallun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smallun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doom is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Smallun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smallun 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Ivor Smallun!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ivor Smallun!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ivor Smallun!

Ivor Smallun wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mann's choice of entrance music: Lupe Fiasco - Fire. Rock Pounder looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pounder
vs
Mann

197 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Mann!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder throws a head kick that Mann semi-blocks.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pounder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pounder misses with a wild body shot.
Pounder thows a body shot but no joy.
Mann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pounder's waist but Pounder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mann off to one side.
Mann shoots for a double leg takedown but Pounder sprawls well. He's pushed Mann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pounder tries for a takedown but Mann circles away easily
and Mann counters with a body kick that stops Pounder in his tracks momentarily.
Pounder is breathing heavily.
Mann is looking to clinch.

Pounder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pounder showed some decent athleticism there.
Pounder prevents Mann from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann keeping control of the position.
Mann tries to roll over but Pounder keeps him under control.
Pounder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mann knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mann moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Mann is looking to sinch up a triangle. Pounder throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mann's body to avoid the submission. Mann has instead reached around Pounder's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mann arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steven Mann!
Steven Mann is the new light heavyweight champion!