PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Back Yard Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and might girls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yard Brawler
vs
girls

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Back Yard Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, might girls!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
girls scores with a sloppy right hand. Brawler should have avoided that one.
Brawler misses with a kick to the body.
girls is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.

Brawler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with girls, pushing him back against the cage.
Brawler has girls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. girls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
girls with a knee to the head.

girls breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawler misses with a looping right.
girls clinches but Brawler breaks the clinch

and Brawler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for girls!
girls wants to control but Brawler is having none of it.
girls blocking the ground and pound.
girls is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brawler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brawler throwing strikes here but girls is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brawler misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
girls is bucking up trying to escape but Brawler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brawler throws some wild stikes that girls manages to avoid easily.
girls is bucking up trying to escape but Brawler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
girls tries to hold on but Brawler pushes him away.
girls wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brawler.
Brawler looking to ground and pound but girls is blocking nicely.
Brawler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brawler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
girls really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
girls is trying to stand up.

That's two 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.
Brawler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
girls is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
girls avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brawler.
Brawler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
girls trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brawler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for girls because Brawler loaded up on that one.
Brawler throwing strikes here but girls is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
girls manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
girls keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brawler clinches but girls breaks the clinch

and girls moves into the clinch.
girls is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by girls.
Come on girls - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brawler tries to land knees in the clinch but girls avoids the damage to the body.

girls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brawler tries to clinch but girls moves away

and girls counters by moving into the clinch.
Brawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but girls has him pressed against the cage.
girls lands an elbow that stopped Brawler in his tracks for a moment.
Brawler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
girls tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
girls lands a nice knee to the body.
girls stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. girls smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Yard Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
girls wants to clinch

and Brawler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
girls wants to get back to his feet.
Brawler wants to stand but girls has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brawler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
girls is trying to stand up here but Brawler is controlling him well.
Brawler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brawler throwing shots but girls is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Back Yard Brawler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brawler throws a sloppy body shot

and girls moves into the clinch.
girls keeps control of Brawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawler jumps guard but girls stands there with Brawler around his waist. Brawler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brawler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. girls is defending well for now.
Brawler tries to pull guard but girls won't allow it.
Brawler goes for a takedown attempt but girls pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Yard Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler has his takedown stuffed
and Brawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and girls holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brawler takes a knee right on the jaw!

girls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
might girls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brawler has his takedown stuffed

and girls counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
girls tries to clinch but Brawler is having none of it.
might girls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

girls gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

girls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawler wants to clinch

and girls holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Brawler pulls guard successfully.
Brawler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Brawler is looking for a triangle but girls pushes his legs off easily.
Brawler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

girls gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
girls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
girls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brawler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but girls avoids it really well and circles away.
girls slips a straight right by Brawler.
Brawler clinches but girls breaks the clinch

and girls counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
girls wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawler won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brawler.

girls breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
girls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brawler closes the distance but girls moves to the side

and girls counters by clinching up.
Brawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
girls prevents Brawler from breaking the clinch.
Brawler misses with the head strike.
girls effectively controlling the action here.
Brawler tries to break the clinch but girls is controlling the position.
girls lands an elbow just above Brawler 's eye.

Brawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.

girls rushes Brawler and presses him up against the cage.
girls misses with an elbow over the top.
Brawler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brawler has had enough of the clinch but girls keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
girls stops a takedown attempt from Brawler.
Brawler misses with some punches.
Brawler dodges an elbow strike from girls.
girls has Brawler pushed against the cage.
Brawler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. girls gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brawler is looking to break free of the clinch but girls has double underhooks.
Brawler tries to land knees in the clinch but girls avoids the damage to the body.
Brawler has had enough of the clinch but girls keeps him there for the moment.
Brawler is trying to force a seperation but girls has the dominant position.
Brawler blocks an elbow strike.
girls looks to throw an elbow but misses.
girls is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Brawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawler shoots and misses

and girls counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

girls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by girls there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

might girls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

girls pushes Brawler up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Brawler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
girls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
girls looking to throw knees to the head but Brawler is blocking nicely.
Brawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
girls is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Brawler tries for a takedown but girls manages to get underhooks.
Brawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Yard Brawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

girls breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawler fails with the takedown

and girls counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
girls is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brawler is defending well for now.
girls tries a knee to the head but Brawler blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
girls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
girls keeps control of Brawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and girls avoids it.
Brawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brawler tries to land knees in the clinch but girls avoids the damage to the body.
girls has Brawler pressed against the cage, preventing Brawler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
girls displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brawler up against the cage.
Brawler has girls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. girls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

girls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from girls misses.
girls tries to clinch

and Brawler moves into the clinch.
Brawler is trying to force a seperation but girls has the dominant position.
Brawler blocks an elbow strike.
girls misses with a knee to the head.
girls is struggling to control the position.
girls misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brawler missing with knees to the body.
girls tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
girls creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brawler dodges an elbow strike from girls.
girls blocks an uppercut.

girls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawler doesn't succeed with the takedown

and girls counters by moving into the clinch.
Brawler is trying to break the clinch but girls has him pressed against the cage.
girls prevents Brawler from breaking the clinch.
girls misses with an elbow strike.
girls misses with a knee to the head.
Brawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
girls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brawler blocks it with crossed arms.

girls breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from girls.
Brawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brawler clinches but girls breaks the clinch

and girls moves into the clinch.
Brawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but girls has him pressed against the cage.
Brawler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
girls tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brawler avoids it.
Brawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and girls counters by clinching up.
girls trying to stall but Brawler improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler is trying to break free.
The referee calls for girls to work.

Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
girls swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler darts in trying to clinch
and girls counters with a three punch combo that has Brawler backing up. Brawler nods at girls to acknowledge the strikes.
Brawler closes the distance looking to clinch

and girls counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawler jumps guard but girls stands there with Brawler around his waist. Brawler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brawler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but girls has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
might girls seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
girls keeps control of Brawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
girls tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
might girls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think girls 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... might girls!