PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Hurricane (ranked 5984 p4p, 4998 weight class) and Vitor Bad Boy (ranked 648 p4p, 590 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vitor Bad Boy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hurricane
vs
Bad Boy

175 cm
20
182
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piston Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Bad Boy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Boy dips to his left and cracks Hurricane with an uppercut!
Bad Boy misses with a combination
and Hurricane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Hurricane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bad Boy doesn't seem phased though.
Hurricane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bad Boy eats them both and turns towards Hurricane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bad Boy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hurricane back to the cage. Bad Boy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Hurricane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurricane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bad Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bad Boy lands a jab.
Bad Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurricane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bad Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurricane doesn't seem bothered though.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
We've been told by Hurricane's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hurricane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bad Boy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hurricane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bad Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bad Boy slips a straight right by Hurricane.
A little jabbing left from Bad Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bad Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bad Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurricane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bad Boys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurricane moves out of range as Bad Boy strikes.
Hurricane connects with a jab.
Bad Boy throws a series of punches but Hurricane moves out of range.
Hurricane moves forwards but Bad Boy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hurricane missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy scores with a nice head shot.
Piston Hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurricane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a right hand that Hurricane ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurricane also avoids with ease.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hurricane. Beautiful body shot.
Hurricane just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Hurricane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bad Boy misses with a body shot.
Hurricane throws the left hand but Bad Boy avoids the punch easily.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bad Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Jab from Bad Boy.
Hurricane misses with a left hand
and Bad Boy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hurricane connects with the punch.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hurricane misses the target.
Jab, jab by Bad Boy - just one landing.
Hurricane throws a hook to the side of Bad Boy's head but Bad Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurricane scores with a three punch combo!
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane lands with an uppercut that bounces Bad Boy off the cage and back into range.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bad Boy moves away.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy scores with a body shot.
Hurricane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bad Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bad Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a shot to the body.
Hurricane misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Hurricane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurricane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bad Boy walks into a jab.
Bad Boy staying out of range there.
Bad Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hurricane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bad Boy jabs Hurricane right on the nose. Hurricane blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Jab by Hurricane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Hurricane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bad Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurricane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurricane lands a jab to the nose.

Hurricane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hurricane manages to break the clinch.
Bad Boy misses with a double jab.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Hurricane throws out a loose jab but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurricane misses with a hook. Bad Boy ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bad Boy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hurricane lands with a shot to the body.
Hurricane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piston Hurricane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Hurricane just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Bad Boy does no damage.
Hurricane misses with a hook.
Bad Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurricane loads up on a big right hand but Bad Boy slips the punch.
Hurricane lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bad Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Hurricane misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurricane throws a hook but Bad Boy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
Bad Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bad Boy throws a looping overhand right but Hurricane ducks down to avoid it.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy thuds a left hand into Hurricane's body.
Bad Boy lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane connects with a nice looking jab.
Bad Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Hurricane throws a body shot but no joy.
Bad Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurricane throws a body punch but Bad Boy moves out of range.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Hurricane connects with a right hand. Bad Boy shakes it off.
Hurricane slips a jab and a cross from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurricane. Bad Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bad Boy misses with a wild combination.
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Bad Boy moved out of range.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bad Boy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Bad Boy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bad Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane.
Piston Hurricane is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bad Boy lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bad Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad Boy blocks a jab.
Hurricane misses the jab.
Bad Boy misses with a shot to the body
and Hurricane counters with a straight right hand.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
Hurricane misses the jab.
Hurricane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bad Boy.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bad Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurricane rather than just go for the knockout.
Hurricane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurricane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bad Boy on the side of the head.
Bad Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurricane.
Bad Boy looks to throw the jab but Hurricane is out of range.
A big left from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy slips under a jab.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurricane.
Bad Boy is breathing heavily.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Hurricane misses with a looping left.
Hurricane misses the shot to the body.
Bad Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Bad Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hurricane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurricane.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Hurricane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hurricane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
Bad Boy slips a jab and a cross from Hurricane.
Hurricane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bad Boy.
Bad Boy cracks Hurricane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bad Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Hurricane's shoulder, as Hurricane tries to avoid the shot.
Hurricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bad Boy moves away.
The fighters circling - Hurricane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad Boy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hurricane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurricane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Hurricane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bad Boy connects with a right hand. Hurricane shakes it off.
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hurricane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bad Boy misses with a hook. Hurricane ducked under it nicely.
Bad Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurricane doesn't seem bothered though.
Bad Boy connects with a body shot.
Bad Boy tries to bum rush Hurricane with a series of wild strikes but Hurricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bad Boy, as that shot connected.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurricane momentarily.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Hurricane misses the shot to the body.
Hurricane throws an off balance right hand
and Bad Boy counters with a nice body shot.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Bad Boy blocks a jab.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bad Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurricane misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bad Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Hurricane off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Bad Boy catches Hurricane right on the button with a cross.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hurricane. That snapped Bad Boy's head back.
Hurricane avoids the body shot from Bad Boy.
Hurricane is looking to counter punch.
Hurricane scores with a jab to the body.
Bad Boy slips under a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a lazy right hand but Hurricane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bad Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bad Boy catches Hurricane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Bad Boy.
Hurricane throws out a loose jab but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane throws a shot from downtown. Bad Boy moves away and avoids it.
Hurricane throws a body punch but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Hurricane misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurricane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurricane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Bad Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bad Boy! But no joy.
Bad Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Hurricane throws a hook to the side of Bad Boy's head but Bad Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bad Boy slips under a jab from Hurricane.
A telegraphed right hand from Bad Boy misses the target.
Hurricane throws a series of punches but Bad Boy avoids them all with ease.
Hurricane lands a jab to the head.
Hurricane scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hurricane eats them both and turns towards Bad Boy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bad Boy tests Hurricane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurricane dips to his left and cracks Bad Boy with an uppercut!
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy lands a body shot.
Bad Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Bad Boy moved out of range.
Hurricane dodges the punch combination from Bad Boy.
Hurricane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bad Boy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bad Boy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurricane misses with a wild body shot.
Vitor Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
Hurricane cracks Bad Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bad Boy moves out of range as Hurricane strikes.
Hurricane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Piston Hurricane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Bad Boy is out of range.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hurricane avoids the body shot from Bad Boy.
Hurricane lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane lands a jab-cross combination.
Bad Boy with a hook.
Hurricane throws an overhand right that lands on Bad Boy's shoulder, as Bad Boy tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitor Bad Boy.
Well Hurricane 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Piston Hurricane!