PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The pit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for rocky punch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

punch
vs
pit

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

199 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The pit!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch throws a combination. pit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
pit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from punch.

pit scores with a takedown into punch's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

pit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and pit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
punch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as pit controls the pace.
pit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. punch is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as punch holds on and takes a little breather.
punch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
punch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch wants to stand up but pit is controlling him.
punch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as pit controls the pace.
pit looks gassed!
pit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. punch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
pit wanted to stand there but punch had control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from punch.
punch scores with a one two! pit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
punch with a lazy takedown attempt

and pit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
punch is trying to stand up here but pit is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but pit manages to pass to mount!
punch is in a horrible position here. pit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
punch is working to get back to half guard.
pit controlling from the full mount.
punch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pit tries to control but punch wriggling away.
punch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
pit prevents punch from improving his position.
punch is trying to stand back up but pit is controlling him
pit prevents punch from improving his position.
punch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
punch is trying to stand up here but pit is controlling him well.
pit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
punch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

pit gets the takedown into side control.
pit is working punch over with some ground and pound from side control.
punch holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
punch is looking for a sweep.
punch is not content to let pit control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The pit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

punch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
pit tries for a takedown but punch circles away easily
and punch counters with a left and a right that stings pit.
pit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
punch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and pit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. punch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
punch shoots in for a double leg but pit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
punch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but pit swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

pit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
pit stops punch from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch trying to control but pit postures up.
pit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for punch!
pit looking to control but punch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
punch is trying desperately to improve position.
punch holds on to pit around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
punch tries to control the position but pit now has his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
punch trying to control the hands but pit won't let him.

pit looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! punch taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The pit! The pit retains his light heavyweight title!