PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muff Snatcher (ranked 3141 p4p, 3492 weight class) and Toby Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Snatcher
vs
Flanagan

185 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
177
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muff Snatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toby Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snatcher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flanagan's hands.
Flanagan throws a leg kick but Snatcher moved away.
Flanagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snatcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanagan is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flanagan! But no joy.
Snatcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snatcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snatcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Snatcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flanagan on the side of the head.
Flanagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Snatcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Snatcher.
Snatcher lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan slips a jab and a cross from Snatcher.
Snatcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flanagan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher tries to bum rush Flanagan with a series of wild strikes but Flanagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snatcher misses with a body shot.
Snatcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanagan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snatcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snatcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanagan is just out of range.
Flanagan throws a push kick but Snatcher slaps the foot to one side.
Snatcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flanagan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snatcher sizes up Flanagan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snatcher misses the shot to the body.
Flanagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snatcher throws a jab when Flanagan was well out of range.
Flanagan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Snatcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snatcher throws out the jab.
Flanagan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flanagan tries to clinch there but Snatcher circles away.
Snatcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flanagan. Flanagan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snatcher misses the shot to the body.
Snatcher throws a hook but Flanagan avoids it easily.
Flanagan wants to counter the offense by Snatcher and move into the clinch position.
Snatcher swinging wildly here.
Snatcher backing away here, and Flanagan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Flanagan blocks a jab.
A big left from Snatcher misses.
Flanagan wants to counter with a clinch but Snatcher pushes him away.
Flanagan wants to clinch but Snatcher slips to the side
and Snatcher counters with a straight right hand.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher lands with a right hand.
Snatcher misses with a body punch
and Flanagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flanagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snatcher working aggressively here.
A short right from Flanagan on the inside.
Snatcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flanagan misses with the head strike.
Snatcher lands a left hand.
Flanagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flanagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snatcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snatcher lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snatcher can't find room to land a body shot as Flanagan controls the action.
Flanagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flanagan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snatcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flanagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Flanagan fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snatcher.
Flanagan cracks Snatcher with a nice body shot.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Snatcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snatcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flanagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flanagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Snatcher.
Snatcher tries to throw a body punch but Flanagan avoids it by throwing Snatcher back against the cage.
Flanagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Snatcher.
Snatcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snatcher has a couple of punches blocked by Flanagan.
Flanagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Snatcher controls his hands.
Snatcher blocks an uppercut.
Snatcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snatcher throws a head punch that misses.
Flanagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Muff Snatcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Snatcher tests Flanagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snatcher throws a hook to the side of Flanagan's head but Flanagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Flanagan clinches.
Flanagan blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Flanagan.
Flanagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Snatcher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snatcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flanagan misses with a body punch.
Snatcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flanagan can do to turn this around?
A short right from Snatcher on the inside.
Flanagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flanagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snatcher works on Flanagan's body with a couple of short punches.
Snatcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snatcher works on Flanagan's body with a couple of short punches.
Muff Snatcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flanagan is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Snatcher.
Flanagan misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snatcher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flanagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Snatcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan working aggressively here.
Flanagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snatcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snatcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snatcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flanagan backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snatcher.
A short body shot lands from Snatcher as the two fighters clinch.
Flanagan misses with some punches.
Snatcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flanagan backwards.
Flanagan misses with the head strike.
Snatcher gets through Flanagan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flanagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snatcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snatcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Snatcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flanagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanagan tries a body shot but Snatcher blocks it.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Snatcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snatcher cracks Flanagan with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan has a couple of punches blocked by Snatcher.
Flanagan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snatcher blocking some punches.
Snatcher lands a left hand.
Snatcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flanagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snatcher's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snatcher.
A body shot lands from Snatcher.
Snatcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snatcher scores with a shot to the side of Flanagan's head.
Snatcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flanagan or not.
Snatcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snatcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snatcher lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Snatcher.
Snatcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Flanagan is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Snatcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flanagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Snatcher finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Snatcher.
Flanagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snatcher blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flanagans head.
Snatcher lands a body punch in the clinch.

Snatcher drops Flanagan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Flanagan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

It looks like Toby Flanagan has been cut.
Snatcher blocks an uppercut.
Snatcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snatcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Snatcher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snatcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snatcher dips a shoulder and cracks Flanagan with a mighty uppercut! Flanagan falls back against the cage and Snatcher unloads with a barrage of strikes! Flanagan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Snatcher screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muff Snatcher!