PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grounded Stat (ranked 6588 p4p, 6507 weight class) and Blinko Felly (ranked 281 p4p, 279 weight class). Blinko Felly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stat
vs
Felly

225 cm
26
130
2 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
144
6 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grounded Stat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blinko Felly!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felly throws the left hand but Stat avoids the punch easily.
Stat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Felly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stat.

Stat darts in and clinches Felly up against the cage.

Felly pulls guard successfully.

Stat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Felly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stat has managed to get both his arms back between Felly's legs - danger averted.
Stat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Felly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stat is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Felly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stat trying to control the position from guard on top but Felly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Felly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Felly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Felly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stat trying to control the position from guard on top but Felly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Felly is looking for a triangle but Stat pushes his legs off easily.

Stat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Felly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Felly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stat is aware though and is defending well.
Stat 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.

Stat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Felly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stat has managed to get both his arms back between Felly's legs - danger averted.
Stat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Felly keeping moving, preventing Stat from controlling successfully.

Felly looking for a guillotine here but Stat defends easily.
Stat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stat trying to control the position from guard on top but Felly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Felly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stat wants to control from the top but Felly keeps moving.
Stat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.
Felly jabs Stat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blinko Felly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felly misses the jab.
Stat wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Felly lands with a nice body punch.
Felly scores with a jab. Stat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Stat has Felly up against the cage in a clinch.

Felly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stat uses from the top position.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.

Felly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blinko Felly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Felly connects with a looping right hand.
Felly misses with a hook. Stat ducked under it nicely.
Felly lands with a right hand.

Stat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stat lands in his opponent's guard.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.
Stat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Stat drops back looking for a leg! Felly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Felly manages to kick Stat off! Stat jumps back into Felly's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Felly is looking for a triangle but Stat pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Felly keeping moving, preventing Stat from controlling successfully.

Felly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stat is aware though and is defending well.
Felly keeping moving, preventing Stat from controlling successfully.

Felly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Felly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Stat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Felly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stat has managed to get both his arms back between Felly's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stat wants to control from the top but Felly keeps moving.
Felly tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Felly working for a triangle but Stat defends it easily.
Stat sitting in guard here, content to control.

Felly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stat wants to control from the top but Felly keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Stat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stat trying to control the position from guard on top but Felly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Felly misses.
Stat tries to counter with a takedown but Felly is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Felly does it's job there.

Felly gets tackled into the cage by Stat. Stat maintains the clinch.
Felly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Stat lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Stat is working for a kimura but Felly is defending it quite comfortably.
Felly is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Felly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stat is trying to control the action in half guard but Felly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Stat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Felly defends it well.

Felly is defending against the submission attempts here by Stat.

Felly looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Felly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stat pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grounded Stat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stat darts in and clinches Felly up against the cage.

Felly successfully pulls guard.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.

Felly has his foot on Stat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stat works his way back into a safe position though.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.
Stat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Felly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Felly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stat is aware though and is defending well.
Felly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.

Felly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stat defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Felly has his foot on Stat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stat works his way back into a safe position though.
Stat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stat wants to control from the top but Felly keeps moving.
Stat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Felly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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.
Stat is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felly scores with a shot to the body.
Felly lands with a hook. Stat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stat shoots for a takedown but Felly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Felly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Felly throws a jab but it's blocked by Stat.
A punch lands to the side of Stat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felly.

Stat moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Felly manages to pull guard.
Stat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stat wants to control from the top but Felly keeps moving.

Felly is looking for a triangle but Stat pushes his legs off easily.

Stat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stat trying to control the position from guard on top but Felly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Felly has his foot on Stat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stat works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Felly looking for a guillotine here but Stat defends easily.

Felly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stat defends well.
Stat trying to control but Felly is working from the bottom.
Stat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Felly looking for a sweep. Not yet Felly, not yet.
Stat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blinko Felly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Felly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blinko Felly!