PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sss Sss (ranked 23366 p4p, 5909 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
26
143
16 - 87 - 2

165 cm
26
143
80 - 24 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 16 - 87 - 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 80 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fighter A.
Fighter B stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Fighter A is looking to take a break and control but Fighter B is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter A in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A trying to control the position but Fighter B is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B struggling a bit here.
Fighter B has one of Fighter A's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
You can see the frustration on Fighter B's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter B shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter A as he jumps to the side.
Fighter A is looking to counter with a body kick.

Fighter B shoots in and gets a takedown into Fighter A's guard.
Fighter B stays in close to Fighter A's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A trying to control the position.
Fighter B engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter A controlling Fighter B's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fighter A controls Fighter B momentarily but Fighter B frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Fighter A closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fighter B quickly recovers to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sss Sss will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fighter B tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fighter A swivels and escapes.
Fighter A shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter B as he jumps to the side.
Fighter B shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fighter A counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fighter A closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fighter B's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B wants to sweep here but Fighter A controlling him for the moment.
Fighter A tries to stand but Fighter B is controlling from the bottom.
Fighter A wants to control from the top but Fighter B keeps moving.
Fighter A pushes down on Fighter B's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fighter B preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sss Sss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fighter B makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fighter B.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fighter B can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fighter B looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fighter B shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fighter B showed some decent athleticism there.
Fighter A has his hands clasped together around Fighter B's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sss Sss dominated that second round.
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 keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fighter B misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter B avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter B counters with a body kick.

Fighter A darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter A is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter B can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A is looking to take a break and control but Fighter B is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter B blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fighter A.
Fighter A is stalling here. Fighter B is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fighter A seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fighter B has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A can't do much from the bottom here.
Fighter B throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fighter B controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Fighter B.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fighter B closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is thwarting Fighter A's attempts to control the position.
Fighter B is taking a breather. Fighter A says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fighter A is trying to control but Fighter B passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter B controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sss Sss.
I think Fighter B 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

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