PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxer Trainer (ranked 4458 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Julio Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 460 weight class). Boxer Trainer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Pace's chin.

Trainer
vs
Pace

195 cm
18
265
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
225
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxer Trainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Pace!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pace lands with a right hand.
Pace throws a nice looking combination but Trainer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pace throws a series of punches but Trainer moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trainer.
Pace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trainer counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Julio Pace has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Trainer.
Trainer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pace.
Trainer throws out a loose jab but Pace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trainer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trainer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trainer throws a shot from downtown. Pace moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trainer is trying to stand up here but Pace is controlling him well.
Trainer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pace works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Pace politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pace prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Pace might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trainer back to the cage. Pace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pace throws a nice looking combination but Trainer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.
Trainer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pace moves out of range as Trainer strikes.
A big right from Trainer misses.

Pace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pace lands in his opponent's guard.
Pace controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace pushes down on Trainer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Pace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pace is continuing to stall.
Trainer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Pace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Pace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Trainer lands a jab to the nose.
Trainer misses with an uppercut. Pace saw that one coming.
Trainer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pace cracks Trainer with a good jab.
Trainer throws a jab when Pace was well out of range.
Pace is looking for the big counter here.
Pace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trainer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Pace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trainer scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Pace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pace tries to bum rush Trainer with a series of wild strikes but Trainer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer Trainer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Trainer misses.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trainer moves away from the strike by Pace.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.
A combination from Trainer does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trainer. Pace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trainer misses with a two punch combination.
Pace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trainer throws a jab when Pace was well out of range.
Trainer throws an off balance right hand
letting Pace counter with a right hand.
Julio Pace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trainer throws a hook to the side of Pace's head but Pace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Trainer backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Trainer manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
Trainer misses with a straight left.
Pace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trainer's hands.
Trainer swings widly with a right hand
and Pace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Trainer.
A little jabbing left from Pace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pace circles away quickly and effectively.
Pace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Trainer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pace goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Pace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trainer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trainer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Despite the aggression on Pace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Trainer misses.
Trainer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trainer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer Trainer is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Pace there.
Trainer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pace.
Trainer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trainer dodges the punch combination from Pace.
Trainer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pace counters with a series of strikes. Trainer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pace sizes up Trainer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace looks to score with a jab to the body but Trainer is just out of range.
Trainer misses with a wild body shot.
Pace avoids the body shot from Trainer.
Despite the aggression on Pace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trainer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trainer throws a lazy right hand but Pace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trainer looks to land a combination but Pace avoids it well.
Pace just misses with a punch to the body.
Trainer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trainer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Boxer Trainer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Pace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Trainer.
Trainer throws an overhand right that lands on Pace's shoulder, as Pace tries to avoid the shot.
Trainer lands a nice shot that snaps Pace's head back.
Pace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pace dodges the punch combination from Trainer.
Pace avoids the body shot from Trainer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pace misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Trainer misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trainer. Trainer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trainer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pace slips under a jab.
Pace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pace swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Trainer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trainer throws a big shot that misses.
Pace pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trainer is out of range and Pace settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pace with the counter takedown but Trainer avoids it easily.
Pace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trainer.
Trainer throws a looping overhand right but Pace ducks down to avoid it.
Pace misses the shot to the body.
Pace jabs Trainer right on the nose. Trainer blinks but takes it well.

Pace moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trainer misses with the head strike.
Pace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Trainer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace connects with a nice looking jab.
Pace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trainer.
Trainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Trainer.
A big right from Trainer misses.
Trainer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Pace catches Trainer right on the button with a cross.
Trainer throws a hook to the side of Pace's head but Pace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pace feints a counter leg kick.
Trainer throws a hook but Pace avoids it easily.
Pace slips a straight right by Trainer.
Pace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trainer.
Pace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pace.
Trainer misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Trainer.
Pace misses with a series of wild punches.
Trainer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Trainer backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Trainer manages to avoid it all.
Trainer throws out a loose jab but Pace uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trainer lands a jab.
Trainer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boxer Trainer.
I think Trainer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxer Trainer!