PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tnayrb Zruc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tnayrb Zruc is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

P
vs
Zruc

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris P!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tnayrb Zruc!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zruc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

P darts in and clinches Zruc up against the cage.
P unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zruc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P trying to land knees to the body.
P lands an elbow that stopped Zruc in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tnayrb Zruc has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as P takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
P unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zruc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zruc looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for P to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for P.
P lands a nice knee to the body.

P has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zruc uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as P holds on and takes a little breather.
Zruc preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P is pulling down on Zruc's head. It's preventing any offense from Zruc, at least for the moment.

P wriggles free and stands up.
A nice leg kick lands there from P.

P closes the distance and clinches.
P landing some nice looking knees to the body.
P creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zruc's defenses.

P's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

P darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

P stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zruc to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

P clinches up with Zruc and pushes him back against the cage.
Zruc takes a knee right on the jaw!

P's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

P moves into the clinch successfully.

P jumps guard.
P is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zruc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as P works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zruc wants to pass the guard but P is keeping the position.
Zruc preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

P pushes Zruc off and gets back to his feet.
P lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zruc's sensitive parts.
P throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zruc takes a head kick and keeps coming.

P has closed the distance and engaged Zruc in a clinch.
P unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zruc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P has Zruc pressed against the cage.
P lands a knee to the body.

P escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

P rushes Zruc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from P.

P escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

P darts in and clinches Zruc up against the cage.
P lands an elbow just above Zruc 's eye.
P landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
P unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zruc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
P with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
P is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zruc gets underhooks to prevent P's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris P dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tnayrb Zruc's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

P pushes Zruc up against the cage in a clinch.
P drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zruc pulls his leg out and moves away.

P has managed to clinch.

P escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

P has closed the distance and engaged Zruc in a clinch.
P using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zruc prevents the takedown attempt.
P lands a knee to the body.
P manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

P has Zruc pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. P pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zruc tumbling to the mat - P dives into Zruc's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P throwing strikes from guard but Zruc blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zruc looking to hit a scissor sweep but P is one step ahead there.

Zruc looking for a guillotine here but P defends easily.
P controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

P gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Zruc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
P 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.

P stands up from Zruc's guard - P perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by P. That's going to slow Zruc down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

P moves into range and clinches up with Zruc.

P breaks the clinch.

Zruc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
P controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Zruc looking for a guillotine here but P defends easily.
Zruc wants to sweep here but P controlling him for the moment.
P is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zruc can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
P's corner is telling him to maintain position.

P avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
P showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris P dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tnayrb Zruc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

P closes the distance and lands a one-two.

P has Zruc up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for P.
Knees to the body from P.
P digs a right hand underneath Zruc's ribcage. Zruc let out a lung full of air as it connected.

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

P shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. P showed some decent athleticism there.
P works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
P controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zruc tries to hold on but P postures up.
Zruc is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
P content just to control the position here.
Chris P overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Chris P just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

P scores with a takedown into Zruc's guard.

P decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zruc, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

P pushes Zruc up against the cage in a clinch.

P gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zruc is trying to get back to full guard.
P content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chris P is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Zruc looking for submissions off his back.
Zruc tries to get to full guard but P has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris P showed his dominance in that final round.
Well P 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris P!