PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xxx Xxx (ranked 6380 p4p, 24212 weight class) and Xxx Xxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xxx Xxx acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Xxx
vs
Xxx

165 cm
21
143
23 - 18 - 1

165 cm
21
143
11 - 30 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

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.

Fighter A feints and as Fighter B raises his hands in defense, Fighter A changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fighter A's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fighter B is looking to stand up but Fighter A isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B controls Fighter A momentarily but Fighter A frees himself.
Fighter A prevents Fighter B from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Fighter A dives in and scores a takedown into Fighter B's guard.
Fighter B is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fighter A dives into side control.

Fighter B wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fighter B can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A controlling the position.
Fighter B is trying to control Fighter A's posture but Fighter A avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is trying to buck Fighter A off.

Fighter A working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fighter B is pushing Fighter A's head away, looking to escape. Fighter A manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter A. No joy for Fighter B on that attempt.
And Fighter A counters with a quick kick to the body but Fighter B blocks it.
Fighter A leaves Fighter B with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fighter A throws a quick counter head kick but Fighter B was just out of range.

Fighter A shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fighter B is trying to defend but Fighter A finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Fighter B makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xxx Xxx dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fighter B.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown but Fighter A shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fighter B has his takedown stuffed

and Fighter A counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xxx Xxx.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter A is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fighter B landing a few short strikes.
Fighter A looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fighter A has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fighter B pushes Fighter A off looking to stand but Fighter A dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fighter A defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighter B.
It appears Fighter A was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fighter B closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fighter A circles away.
Fighter A jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fighter A shoots in for a double leg but Fighter B sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A leaves Fighter B with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Fighter A counters with a quick kick to the body but Fighter B blocks it.

Fighter B scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fighter A is trying to control but can't.
Fighter A controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B wants to stand up but Fighter A is controlling the position.
Fighter A is holding on to half guard well.
Fighter B tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A wants to control but Fighter B passes into side.
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 Xxx Xxx will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fighter A shoots in and gets a takedown into Fighter B's guard.
Fighter B is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fighter A dives into side control.

Fighter B wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B is trying to control Fighter A's posture but Fighter A avoids it.
Fighter A controlling from side mount.
Fighter B pushes Fighter A away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fighter A gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

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.
Fighter B is trying to improve his position.
Fighter A just content to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The strikes coming from Fighter A are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fighter B defends well and Fighter A ends up having to push Fighter B into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fighter B drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fighter A gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fighter A changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fighter B fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four 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.

Fighter A closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fighter B quickly recovers to half guard.
Xxx Xxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xxx Xxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fighter B looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter B is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xxx Xxx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter A 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xxx Xxx!