PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bitnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bitnis
vs
Danger

186 cm
19
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Bitnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Danger!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Danger does no damage.
Danger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bitnis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bitnis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bitnis dips to his left and cracks Danger with an uppercut!
Danger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danger wants to clinch up but Bitnis keeps it at a distance.
Bitnis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danger tries to avoid it but Bitnis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danger to the ground. Danger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitnis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bitnis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danger counters with a nice uppercut.
Bitnis lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger needs to keep his hands up - Bitnis had a free shot at his head there.
Danger avoids the body shot from Bitnis.
Bitnis misses with a leg kick

and Danger moves into the clinch.
Bitnis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bitnis wants to get back to striking at distance but Danger won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danger being controlled against the cage.

Bitnis pulls guard successfully.
Danger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bitnis's guard.
Danger won't allow Bitnis to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bitnis is trying to control the position but Danger postures up.

Bitnis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danger is looking to stand up but Bitnis won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bitnis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Danger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bitnis working for submissions but it's allowed Danger to get to half guard.

Danger decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bitnis misses the shot to the body.
Danger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bitnis misses with a combination
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danger fails to land with a series of punches.
Bitnis walks into a stiff left hand from Danger.
Danger tries to clinch there but Bitnis circles away.

Danger gets a clinch.
Bitnis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bitnis with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bitnis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitnis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bitnis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Bitnis blocks the leg kick.
Danger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bitnis shoots in and drives through. Danger sprawls well.
Danger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bitnis's head.
Danger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bitnis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danger to the mat! Danger manages to get full guard.
Bitnis won't allow Danger to get back to his feet.
Bitnis looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bitnis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bitnis throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitnis won't allow Danger to get back to his feet.
Bitnis trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitnis looking to pass the guard.
Bitnis trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Danger gets a clinch.
Bitnis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Danger manages to break the clinch.
Bitnis blocks a head kick by Danger.

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.
Danger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Bitnis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danger's half guard.

Bitnis is looking for a kimura but Danger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bitnis to get the leverage.
Bitnis stops Danger from getting back to his feet.
Bitnis winds up and cracks Danger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bitnis misses with a head shot. Danger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bitnis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danger is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.
Bitnis wants to pass the guard but Danger is keeping the position.
Bitnis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bitnis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danger wants to get back to his feet but Bitnis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Danger keeping full guard, as Bitnis tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four 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.
Danger is looking to clinch but Bitnis is avoiding it.
Bitnis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Danger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bitnis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danger is fending him off so far but Bitnis persists. Nope, Danger circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Danger.
Danger doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitnis circles away.
Bitnis throws a hook to the side of Danger's head but Danger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bitnis throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
Bitnis misses with a wild body shot.
Mike Danger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bitnis.
Danger throws out a powerful jab.
Danger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Danger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Danger tries to clinch up but Bitnis circles away and keeps his distance.
Danger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danger wants to clinch up but Bitnis keeps it at a distance.
Bitnis throws a nice looking combination but Danger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bitnis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danger feints and then cracks Bitnis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bitnis down.
Bitnis throws a shot to the body.
Bitnis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bitnis jabs at Danger's body.
Bitnis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danger counters with a good, hard body kick but Bitnis shrugs it off.
Danger thumps Bitnis with a low kick.
Bitnis is looking to wear down Danger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danger is looking to clinch but Bitnis is avoiding it.
Danger is looking to clinch but Bitnis is avoiding it.
Bitnis throws a looping overhand right but Danger ducks down to avoid it.
Danger slaps away a takedown attempt from Bitnis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bitnis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger slips under a jab from Bitnis.
Danger tries to clinch up.
Mike Danger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danger throws a series of strikes that have Bitnis backpedaling.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitnis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bitnis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danger did well to prevent Bitnis getting side control.
Bitnis wants to pass to mount but Danger is defending the position.

Bitnis 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.
Danger is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis stalling away here and it's allowed Danger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Bitnis has gone for a leg lock! Danger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bitnis's guard.

Bitnis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bitnis working a defensive guard but Danger passes into half guard.

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.
Danger prevents Bitnis from improving his position.

Danger escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bitnis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bitnis duly obliges.
Danger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danger stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitnis. Bitnis gets slowly back to his feet.
Bitnis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danger counters with a big head kick but Bitnis shrugs it off.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitnis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Danger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Danger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danger 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Danger!