PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 2145 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 273 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fuerte
vs
De La Weirdo

174 cm
23
159
6 - 6 - 0

181 cm
21
167
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuerte moves away.
As De La Weirdo looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but De La Weirdo just gets out of the way.
De La Weirdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but De La Weirdo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

De La Weirdo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuerte.
Fuerte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Weirdo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuerte blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuerte can't break the clinch.
De La Weirdo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo - that landed with a thud.
De La Weirdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De La Weirdo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De La Weirdo is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De La Weirdo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on De La Weirdo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Weirdo.
The referee calls for De La Weirdo to work.

Fuerte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Weirdo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - De La Weirdo coming out on top.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the side of Fuerte's head but Fuerte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
De La Weirdo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De La Weirdo throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuerte counters with a left and a right that stings De La Weirdo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from De La Weirdo misses its intended target.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Weirdo throws a big shot that misses.
Fuerte throwing a counter right hand but De La Weirdo manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De La Weirdo closes the distance and pushes Fuerte back into the cage.
Fuerte wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Weirdo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuerte misses with the head strike.
Fuerte blocks a body shot from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo tries to throw a body punch but Fuerte avoids it by throwing De La Weirdo back against the cage.
De La Weirdo misses with a body punch.
Fuerte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuerte's elbow.
Fuerte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Weirdo has double underhooks.
De La Weirdo stalls.
De La Weirdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte working hard to break the clinch.
De La Weirdo misses with a body punch.
De La Weirdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Fuerte has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De La Weirdo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuerte looking to throw knees to the head but De La Weirdo is blocking nicely.
De La Weirdo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fuerte wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Weirdo won't allow it.
Fuerte wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Weirdo won't allow it.
De La Weirdo digs a right hand into Fuerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuerte's gas tank.
Fuerte throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Weirdo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuerte misses with a body punch.
Fuerte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuerte misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Weirdo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

De La Weirdo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
De La Weirdo missing with a left hand there. Fuerte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuerte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuerte takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuerte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Weirdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte slips under a jab from De La Weirdo.
Fuerte thinks about countering with a body kick.
De La Weirdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuerte.
De La Weirdo throws a jab when Fuerte was well out of range.
De La Weirdo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo throws a big shot that misses.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De La Weirdo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Weirdo throws out the jab.
De La Weirdo lands a jab to the head.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fuerte to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuerte.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
De La Weirdo throws a sloppy body shot

De La Weirdo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De La Weirdo tries to clinch but Fuerte is having none of it.
De La Weirdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Fuerte.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De La Weirdo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy right hand but Fuerte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a hook
and Fuerte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Weirdo with a jab.
Fuerte moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Weirdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

De La Weirdo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Weirdo looking to stall.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar De La Weirdo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fuerte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Fuerte's shoulder, as Fuerte tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Fuerte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De La Weirdo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from De La Weirdo misses.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De La Weirdo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy uppercut

and Fuerte counters with a crisp one two that drops De La Weirdo! Fuerte thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves De La Weirdo to his feet! De La Weirdo is in big trouble!
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
Fuerte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As De La Weirdo looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but De La Weirdo just gets out of the way.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuerte.
De La Weirdo looks to throw the jab but Fuerte is out of range.
Fuerte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De La Weirdo pushes Fuerte up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuerte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De La Weirdo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuerte is keeping busy.
De La Weirdo keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fuerte breaks from the clinch.
De La Weirdo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De La Weirdo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuerte on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuerte moves away.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but De La Weirdo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fuerte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Fuerte's shoulder, as Fuerte tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands a slapping body shot.
Oscar De La Weirdo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
De La Weirdo scores with a nice strike.
De La Weirdo jabs at Fuerte's body.
De La Weirdo scores with a hook to the body. Fuerte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuerte takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De La Weirdo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Weirdo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Weirdo!
In his post fight interview, Oscar De La Weirdo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.