PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lingo Rex (ranked 1561 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 225 p4p, 434 weight class). Riptide Young Stallion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rex
vs
Young Stallion

190 cm
21
206
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
210
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lingo Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rex darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Young Stallion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Rex misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young Stallion at a distance.
Rex tries to clinch up.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex tries to clinch up

and Young Stallion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Young Stallion postures up.
Young Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young Stallion throws an elbow that misses. Rex uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young Stallion's guard. Nice move by Rex!

Rex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young Stallion is keeping the position for now.
Rex wants to stand but Young Stallion is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young Stallion is keeping the position for now.
Young Stallion is trying to keep Rex in close.
Rex looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Young Stallion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young Stallion is trying to keep Rex in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rex wants to clinch.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Rex closes the distance and clinches.
Young Stallion blocks an uppercut.
Young Stallion blocking some punches.
Young Stallion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Young Stallion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rex throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rex scores with a jab to the body.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Rex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young Stallion moves away.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lingo Rex dominated that 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the strikes.

Rex closes the distance and pushes Young Stallion back into the cage.
Rex stalling the fight.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rex is fighting off a takedown attempt but Young Stallion is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rex to the mat. Rex regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young Stallion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young Stallion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Young Stallion won't allow Rex to get back to his feet.
Rex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young Stallion controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Young Stallion stands up and waves to Rex to follow him.
Rex takes a swing at Young Stallion's ribcage but misses.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young Stallion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Lingo Rex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young Stallion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rex throws an overhand right that lands on Young Stallion's shoulder, as Young Stallion tries to avoid the shot.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice jab there from Rex.
Young Stallion moves out of range as Rex strikes.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Rex wants to clinch.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Young Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Rex tries to clinch there but Young Stallion circles away.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex jabs at Young Stallion's body.
Rex throws a good cross that connects.
Young Stallion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rex darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Rex works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rex tries to clinch there but Young Stallion circles away.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex is looking to wear down Young Stallion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex moves in looking to clinch but Young Stallion pushes him off.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
Riptide Young Stallion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young Stallion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lingo Rex 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rex misses with a few strikes there.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex wants to clinch up but Young Stallion keeps it at a distance.
Young Stallion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young Stallion avoids the body shot from Rex.
Rex misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex misses with a looping left.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rex clinches up against the cage.

Young Stallion has hold of one of Rex's legs. Rex is fighting the takedown attempt but Young Stallion gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rex manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young Stallion blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young Stallion.
Rex misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rex smiles and moves away.
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex throws a jab but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young Stallion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rex connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young Stallion scrambles back to his feet.
Rex throws a hook but Young Stallion avoids it easily.
Riptide Young Stallion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Rex tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Good shot there by Rex.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Nice cross by Rex.
Lingo Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Lingo Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Rex misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Rex digs a good body shot into Young Stallion's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rex misses the target.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young Stallion moves away.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Rex looks to land a combination but Young Stallion avoids it well.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex digs a good hook to Young Stallion's body.
Rex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young Stallion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young Stallion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Rex lands a glancing blow to the side of Young Stallion's head.
Rex connects with a looping right hand.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rex just misses with a punch to the body.
Rex tries to clinch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rex connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young Stallion scrambles back to his feet.
Rex's corner calls for a 1-2. Rex obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lingo Rex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rex, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lingo Rex!