PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Happypants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Happypants has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Happypants
vs
Bauer

210 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Happypants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happypants showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bauer.
Happypants rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bauer dips to his left and cracks Happypants with an uppercut!
Happypants really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bauer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bauer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bauer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Happypants is avoiding damage well.
Happypants avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bauer.
Bauer working the ground and pound but Happypants is defending the strikes.
Bauer tries to score with some ground and pound. Happypants controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bauer trying to control the position but Happypants is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bauer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Happypants is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bauer is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Happypants throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bauer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Happypants won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Happypants is avoiding damage well.
Bauer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bauer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bauer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bauer throws a strike aimed at the side of Happypants's head but Happypants avoids it well.
Happypants managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bauer.
Bauer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer tries to score with some ground and pound. Happypants controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bauer scores a takedown into full mount!
Bauer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Happypants blocking the ground and pound.
Happypants tries to buck Bauer off but he can't manage it.
Happypants wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bauer.
Bauer punching from mount but Happypants doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Happypants knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bauer on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bauer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Happypants holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bauer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bauer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bauer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bauer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Happypants because Bauer loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Bauer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer landing strikes from the mount and Happypants is in trouble!
Bauer wants to control the action but instead Happypants gets a body lock and reverses into Bauer's guard! Nice work!
Happypants is looking to stand up but Bauer won't let him.
Bauer wants to stand but Happypants is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Happypants looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Happypants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bauer misses with a combination
and Happypants counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jack Bauer has been cut.
Bauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Happypants.
Mister Happypants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bauer trying to control the action but Happypants is working from the bottom.
Happypants pushes Bauer off looking to stand but Bauer dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bauer throwing shots but Happypants is blocking nicely.
Bauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Happypants's head.
Bauer stops Happypants from getting back to his feet.
Happypants blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bauer.
Happypants blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bauer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Happypants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bauer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Happypants!
Bauer dominating with strikes here.
Bauer misses with a head shot.
Bauer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bauer cracks Happypants with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bauer 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.
Jack Bauer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Happypants avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bauer.
Bauer throwing strikes here but Happypants is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bauer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Happypants on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Happypants tries to get out of the position.
Happypants is squirming around, avoiding Bauer's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bauer 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.
Bauer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Happypants hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Bauer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Bauer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Happypants is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bauer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Happypants wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bauer.

That's four 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.
Bauer looking to finish with strikes here!
Bauer thowing shots but they're missing.
Bauer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bauer punching from mount but Happypants doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bauer landing shots from mount.
Bauer throwing strikes here but Happypants is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Bauer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Happypants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bauer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Happypants avoids it really well and circles away.
Happypants slips a jab from Bauer.
Bauer dodges the punch combination from Happypants.

Happypants drops Bauer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bauer looks back up at him and smiles so Happypants waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Bauer is rocked!
Happypants feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Bauer crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mister Happypants!