PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the ring accompanied by yes. Lite is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lights out. The key to victory for lager Assassin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Assassin
vs
Lite

170 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

GTI-Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin misses the shot to the body.
Assassin misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assassin.
Lite is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Lite darts in and clinches Assassin up against the ropes.
Assassin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lite just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lite is looking to break free of the clinch but Assassin has double underhooks.
Lite is trying to break the clinch but Assassin is controlling him.
Assassin can't break the clinch.
Assassin has Lite pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lite manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Assassin jumps guard but Lite stands there with Assassin around his waist. Assassin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Lite rushes Assassin and presses him up against the ropes.
Assassin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lite.
Assassin has Lite pressed against the ropes, preventing Lite from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assassin tries to score a body lock takedown but Lite shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lite prevents it.
Assassin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assassin manages to avoid it.
Assassin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lite defends it nicely.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Lite.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws a hook but Lite avoids it easily.
Lite throws a head kick but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Lite.
lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Lite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lite circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin closes the distance but Lite moves to the side
and Assassin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assassin misses with a straight left.
Assassin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assassin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lite.

Assassin has Lite up against the ropes in a clinch.
Assassin can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Assassin is trying to trip Lite. He has hold of a leg but Lite is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Assassin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lite wants to sweep but no luck.
Lite looking to control.
Lite has momentary wrist control but Assassin slips an elbow through the middle.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lite throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Lite blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin misses the shot to the body.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Lite slips the punch.
Lite fails with a takedown attempt.
Assassin with a poor takedown
and Lite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lite scoring with some ground and pound.
Lite trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assassin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lite's guard.
Lite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assassin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assassin trying to control but Lite is working from the bottom.
Lite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lite's head.
Assassin passes Lite's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Assassin trying to control from half guard but Lite is working away.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lite with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lite is not content to let Assassin control the position.
Assassin throwing shots but Lite is blocking nicely.
Lite landing a few short strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lite won't allow Assassin to pass to mount.
Lite tries to get to full guard but Assassin has control of the leg.
Assassin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lite defending well though.
Assassin throws a strike but Lite avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lite is trying to control the position but Assassin postures up.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Lite blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assassin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lite's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Lite's temple.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lite looks gassed!
Assassin thows a huge punch but Lite dodges it nicely.
Assassin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lite misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lite with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Assassin wants to pass to mount but Lite is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assassin connects with a nice short shot to Lite's temple.
Assassin is keen to just control but Lite is a slippery customer.
Assassin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lite is looking to improve his position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lite's head.
Lite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lite defending well though.
Assassin working Lite over with strikes.

Assassin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lite is trying to maintain the position but Assassin is very close to passing his half guard.
Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lite defending well though.
Lite trying to hold on to Assassin's head to control him but Assassin postures up.
Assassin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lite wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assassin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lite counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Assassin!
Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Lite is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Assassin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lite avoids the attempt from Assassin to control.
Assassin working to try and regain half guard.
Assassin tries to hold on but Lite postures up.
Assassin is desperately trying to improve his position but Lite has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Lite dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lite.
Assassin wants to clinch.
Lite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assassin.

Lite closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Assassin tries to improve position but can't.
Assassin misses with a strike from the bottom.
Assassin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lite is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assassin is trying to control Lite's posture but Lite avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lite easily slips into full mount!
Assassin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lite wants to take a breather but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Assassin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Assassin wants to hit a switch here but Lite passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Assassin there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lite prevents Assassin from getting the reversal.
lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin is working hard here to advance position.
Assassin wants to hold on but Lite pushes him away.
Assassin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin tries to lock up and control but Lite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Assassin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin is in a horrible position here. Lite smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin is looking to get to half guard.
Lite landing strikes from the mount.
Assassin is working to get back to half guard.
Assassin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Assassin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lite is working for a kimura but Assassin is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Assassin wants to get back to full guard but Lite has mounted him!
Assassin is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Assassin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Assassin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lite lands a big shot there that rocks Assassin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lite can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assassin is looking to escape.
Assassin 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.
Lite tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Assassin.
Assassin wants to improve his position but Lite is controlling well.
Assassin gets full guard.
Assassin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lite wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Assassin lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lite defends well.

Assassin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lite is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Assassin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lite's back instead.
Lite manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Assassin is now in side control.
Lite takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Assassin has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assassin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Assassin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Assassin lands with some strikes.
Lite is looking to get to half guard.
Assassin with a couple of short strikes.
Assassin lands a big elbow.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lite is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin unloading with bombs!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lite in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Assassin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lite is on top in guard.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lite passes into half guard.
Assassin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Assassin trying to get back to full guard but Lite takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Lite wants to finish this one by submission but Assassin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lite.
Assassin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lite fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Assassin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lite controlling from mount.
Assassin is desperately trying to improve his position but Lite has a good base and remains in mount.

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 lager Assassin.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Mark Lite!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mark Lite!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mark Lite!

Mark Lite wins by unanimous decision!