PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and che celeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). che celeb is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hippo
vs
celeb

175 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, che celeb!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from celeb.
Hippo shoots for a takedown but celeb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hippo closes the distance and clinches up with celeb, looking for a takedown. Hippo pushes celeb against the cage but celeb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
celeb misses with a few strikes there.

Hippo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
celeb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
celeb slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
celeb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
celeb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
celeb passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by celeb there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by celeb.
celeb thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hippo can't escape the position.
Hippo avoids a series of strikes thrown by celeb.
celeb avoids the attempt from Hippo to control.
celeb throws some wild stikes that Hippo manages to avoid easily.
celeb throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hippo because celeb loaded up on that one.
celeb landing punches.
celeb throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
celeb looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
celeb connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
celeb punching from mount but Hippo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
celeb looking to finish with strikes here!
celeb looking to finish with strikes here!
celeb looking to ground and pound but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Hippo tries to lock up and control but celeb gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hippo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hippo tries to get out of the position.
celeb sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
celeb thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hippo blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
celeb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
celeb thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
celeb throws some wild stikes that Hippo manages to avoid easily.
Hippo holds of for dear life.
celeb thowing shots but they're missing.
celeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by celeb there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

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.
celeb throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hippo because celeb loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by celeb there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hippo tries to hold on but celeb postures up.
celeb looking to ground and pound but Hippo is blocking nicely.
celeb throwing strikes here but Hippo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hippo blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
celeb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
celeb misses with a head shot.
celeb throwing strikes here but Hippo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

che celeb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hippo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? celeb is fending him off so far but Hippo persists. Nope, celeb circles away and we're back to standing.
che celeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hippo looks for a takedown but celeb sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Hippo or perhaps it was just good defense by celeb which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Hippo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
celeb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hippo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? celeb is fending him off so far but Hippo persists. Nope, celeb circles away and we're back to standing.
celeb throws a series of punches but Hippo avoids them all with ease.
celeb fails to land with a series of punches.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says celeb as he avoids it easily.
celeb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hippo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has celeb pinned against the cage. celeb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hippo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo shoots for a takedown but celeb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
celeb misses with a two punch combination.
celeb misses with a two punch combination.
Hippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
celeb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo shoots in but no luck this time.
celeb stuffs the takedown.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says celeb as he avoids it easily.
Hippo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
celeb throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo closes this distance looking for a takedown but celeb circles away.
Hippo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
celeb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
celeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo closes this distance looking for a takedown but celeb circles away.
celeb misses with a few strikes there.
celeb stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from celeb misses.
Hippo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? celeb is fending him off so far but Hippo persists. Nope, celeb circles away and we're back to standing.
Hippo has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Hippo or perhaps it was just good defense by celeb which made him look bad.
Hippo misses with a takedown attempt - celeb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
celeb throws a series of punches but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
che celeb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
celeb throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts celeb as he jumps to the side.
celeb looks to land a combination but Hippo avoids it well.
Hippo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says celeb as he avoids it easily.
Hippo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? celeb is fending him off so far but Hippo persists. Nope, celeb circles away and we're back to standing.
Hippo shoots in and drives through. celeb sprawls well.
celeb misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says celeb as he avoids it easily.
Hippo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
celeb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hippo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hippo slips a jab and a cross from celeb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hippo or perhaps it was just good defense by celeb which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Hippo or perhaps it was just good defense by celeb which made him look bad.
Hippo closes this distance looking for a takedown but celeb circles away.
Hippo shoots in and drives through. celeb sprawls well.
celeb misses with a few strikes there.

Hippo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
celeb is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hippo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hippo's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
celeb misses with a punch to the head.
Hippo avoids the strikes from celeb.
celeb misses with an elbow to the head.
Hippo trying to control the action but celeb just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
celeb misses with punches from the back.
celeb struggling to land strikes to the head as Hippo covers up.
celeb throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hippo is covering up but some of the strikes from celeb are getting through and doing damage.
celeb is striking well from the back but Hippo escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from celeb. No joy for Hippo on that attempt.
Hippo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has celeb pinned against the cage. celeb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hippo misses with a takedown attempt - celeb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

che celeb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hippo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
celeb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hippo is stalling in the full guard.
Hippo won't allow celeb to sweep him here.
celeb keeping moving, preventing Hippo from controlling successfully.
celeb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with celeb but celeb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with celeb but celeb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
celeb misses with a double jab.
Hippo shoots in for a double leg but celeb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Hippo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for celeb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hippo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with celeb but celeb pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hippo feints and as celeb raises his hands in defense, Hippo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
celeb wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hippo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
celeb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hippo is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hippo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hippo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hippo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
celeb is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hippo off and has taken his back!
celeb thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
celeb gets his hands free as Hippo looks to control.
Even with his hooks in, celeb manages to miss with strikes from the back.
King Hippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
celeb somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippo covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hippo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
celeb somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hippo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
celeb lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Even with his hooks in, celeb manages to miss with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Hippo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think celeb 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... che celeb!