PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sss Sss (ranked 6092 p4p, 23674 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sss
vs
Sss

165 cm
23
143
42 - 21 - 2

165 cm
23
143
13 - 49 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 42 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 49 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

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 B fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fighter B fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B goes for a double leg but Fighter A avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fighter A continues to drive forward.
Fighter A drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fighter B sprawls and moves away.
Sss Sss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sss Sss.
Fighter B fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B fails with a takedown attempt.

Fighter A shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B wants to control but Fighter A passes into side.
Fighter B can't do much from the bottom here.
Fighter A controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B wants to control but Fighter A postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter A postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fighter B is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter A working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fighter B is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fighter A is staying active.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fighter A gets a double leg takedown into Fighter B's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fighter A misses with a takedown
and Fighter B counters with a good, hard body kick but Fighter A shrugs it off.
Fighter A looks for a takedown but Fighter B sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B shoots in for a double leg but Fighter A sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fighter A shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fighter B but Fighter B pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fighter B thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sss Sss. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighter A shoots in and bounces Fighter B off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fighter A not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B controlling the position.
Fighter A slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fighter A is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter B can do to turn this around?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fighter A shoots and misses
and Fighter B counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fighter A fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighter B thinks about the counter body kick.
Fighter A fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Sss Sss will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fighter B shoots and misses
and Fighter A counters with a nice body kick.
Fighter B shoots in but no luck this time.
Fighter B dives in and grabs Fighter A's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighter A pushes down on Fighter B's head and hops out.
Fighter A jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sss Sss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sss Sss.

Fighter A scores with a takedown into Fighter B's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B keeping full guard, as Fighter A tries to pass.
Fighter A showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fighter A seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fighter B for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fighter B is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Fighter B counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fighter A keeping moving, preventing Fighter B from controlling successfully.
Fighter B throwing strikes but missing.
Fighter A pulls Fighter B in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fighter A pulls Fighter B in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sss Sss 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27

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