PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nut Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pounding Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cracker
vs
Ground

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nut Cracker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pounding Ground!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ground stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ground wants it to stay on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ground.

Ground stands up.
Ground defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cracker.

Ground closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cracker is pushing Ground's head away, looking to escape. Ground manages to hold on to the position though.
Cracker is trying to control Ground's posture but Ground avoids it.
Ground throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cracker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ground working Cracker over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground thows a huge punch but Cracker dodges it nicely.
Cracker wants to get back to full guard.
Ground is nestled in close to Cracker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cracker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cracker defending well though.
Ground throws a strike but Cracker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cracker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cracker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ground trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ground is looking to work some ground and pound but Cracker has wrist control.
Ground tries to free his leg and advance position but Cracker is retaining full guard.
Cracker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ground.
Ground with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cracker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cracker tries to get out of the position.
Ground throws a strike but Cracker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cracker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cracker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ground pinned against the cage. Ground gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nut Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cracker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cracker showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground trying to hold on to Cracker's head to control him but Cracker postures up.
Cracker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cracker passes into side control, despite Ground's attempt to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cracker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cracker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Cracker stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ground shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ground fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cracker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ground throwing strikes here but Cracker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pounding Ground dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cracker misses with a takedown attempt - Ground sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cracker shoots in for a takedown but Ground shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Cracker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cracker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ground accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ground looking to pass the guard.
Cracker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ground is one step ahead there.
Ground throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground throwing strikes but missing.
Ground is looking to stand up but Cracker won't let him.
Cracker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ground!
Ground tries to hold on but Cracker pushes him away.
Cracker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker unloading with bombs!
Cracker thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cracker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cracker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ground can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cracker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cracker throws some wild stikes that Ground manages to avoid easily.
Ground manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Ground, under a barage of strikes from Cracker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cracker thows a huge punch but Ground dodges it nicely.
Cracker throwing shots but Ground is blocking nicely.
Ground blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cracker.
Cracker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ground controls his leg.
Cracker blocks the strikes from Ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cracker shoots for a takedown but Ground saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nut Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cracker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ground is fending him off so far but Cracker persists. Nope, Ground circles away and we're back to standing.

Ground shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ground there.
Cracker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ground.
Cracker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground with a nice head shot there.
Ground throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nut Cracker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cracker shoots in for a double leg but Ground sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ground decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cracker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ground is working away from the top position though.
Cracker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ground scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cracker gets back to full guard.
Cracker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Ground stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ground scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cracker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ground.
Cracker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ground.
Ground postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker 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.
Ground trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ground is looking to work some ground and pound but Cracker has wrist control.
Ground is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ground pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cracker is keeping the position for now.
Ground wants to get up but he can't break Cracker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cracker is working an open guard so Ground takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cracker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pounding Ground has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cracker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ground defending well though.
Cracker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ground's head.
Cracker thows a huge punch but Ground dodges it nicely.
Ground moves into full guard.
Cracker throws a strike but Ground rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cracker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cracker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ground's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cracker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ground!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pounding Ground comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ground has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pounding Ground!