PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drunk
vs
Christ

180 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

197 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Drunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drunk scores a takedown into full mount!
Christ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drunk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drunk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drunk tries to control but Christ wriggling away.
Drunk controlling from the full mount.

Drunk wants to finish this one by submission but Christ is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drunk.
Christ tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Drunk is working for a guillotine from mount but Christ frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drunk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drunk landing shots from mount.
Christ is trying to escape the mount.
Christ is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Christ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drunk goes for an armbar but Christ turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Christ.
Christ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Drunk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christ can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Christ won't allow Drunk to get back to his feet.

Drunk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.

Drunk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drunk is breathing heavily.

Drunk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christ with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drunk keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
Christ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Drunk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Drunk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drunk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Christ drops back looking for a leg! Drunk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drunk manages to kick Christ off! Christ jumps back into Drunk's guard.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Drunk has wrist control.
Christ trying to control but Drunk is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Christ misses.
Christ fails with the takedown

and Drunk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christ won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drunk lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Drunk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Christ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christ shoots in for a double leg but Drunk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Drunk drives through with a takedown into guard.

Drunk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Drunk drops back looking for a leg! Christ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christ manages to kick Drunk off! Drunk jumps back into Christ's guard.
Drunk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drunk advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ground and pound from Drunk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ struggling a bit here.
Christ gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Christ is squirming around, avoiding Drunk's attempts to control the action.
Christ wants to control but Drunk is having none of it.

Drunk looking to secure an arm triangle but Christ defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drunk working for a guillotine from mount but Christ is in no mood to give up.
Drunk trying to control but Christ is having none of it.

Drunk has control of Christ's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Christ regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drunk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drunk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Christ turns into him and now he's in Drunk's guard.

Christ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drunk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christ has managed to get both his arms back between Drunk's legs - danger averted.
Christ wants to control from the top but Drunk keeps moving.
Christ postures up in Drunk's guard and throws a big left but Drunk blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Drunk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christ defends it easily.
Christ trying to control but Drunk is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christ thows a big elbow that misses.
Christ postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Drunk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Drunk working for a triangle but Christ defends it easily.

Christ gets to his feet. Drunk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Drunk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drunk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christ shoots and misses

and Drunk counters by clinching up.
Drunk can't get the takedown.
Christ tries to pull guard but Drunk won't allow it.

Christ pulls Drunk into guard.
Drunk preventing the sweep.
Drunk trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Christ 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.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drunk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Christ wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ looks to land a combination but Drunk avoids it well.

Drunk clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the ropes.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Drunk keeps him there for the moment.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Christ is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Drunk decides to pull guard.

Christ thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Christ wants to control from the top but Drunk keeps moving.

That's two 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.

Drunk pushes Christ off and scrambles back to his feet.

Drunk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christ looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Drunk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drunk lands some shots froms side control.

Drunk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Drunk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christ, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
Christ wants to control but Drunk postures up.
Christ is trying to get back to half guard.
Drunk staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drunk lands a few punches from side control.
The Drunk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drunk scoring with punches and elbows.
Drunk trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ is trying to escape the position but Drunk is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Drunk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drunk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Drunk!