PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avan Strash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let's go dancing. This should be a great matchup!

Puncher
vs
Strash

179 cm
24
171 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Avan Strash!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher swings for the body but Strash moves out of range.
Strash scores with a shot to the body.
Strash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strash swings for the body but Puncher moves out of range.
Strash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puncher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puncher connects with a nice looking jab.
Strash throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Strash is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puncher.
Puncher misses with a straight right.
Strash lands with a right hand.
Puncher ducks under a wild hook from Strash.
Strash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puncher lands with a nice body punch.
Avan Strash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puncher misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puncher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strash was well out of range. Poor timing from Puncher.
Puncher moves away from the strike by Strash.
Puncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strash on the side of the head.
Strash throws a combination that misses
and Puncher counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Avan Strash has been cut.
Puncher connects with a jab.
Puncher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strash misses with a hook to the body
and Puncher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Strash.
Strash missing with a left hand there. Puncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Strash.
Strash jabs at Puncher's body.
Strash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puncher has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puncher avoids the body shot from Strash.
Strash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puncher throws a solid leg kick but Strash takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puncher.
Strash misses with a hook.
Puncher takes a swing at Strash's ribcage but misses.
Strash defending well as Puncher loads up on a big left hand.
Puncher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strash manages to avoid it.
Puncher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strash avoids the body shot from Puncher.
Puncher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strash avoids the body shot from Puncher.
Puncher tries to clinch up but Strash circles away and keeps his distance.
Strash missing with a left hand there. Puncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Puncher counters by clinching up.
Strash tries a body shot but Puncher blocks it.
Strash lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puncher.
Puncher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strash is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Puncher.
Puncher lands a shoulder strike.
Puncher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puncher misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Puncher.
Strash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puncher lands a hook to the side of the head.

Puncher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puncher takes a swing at Strash's ribcage but misses.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strash.
Strash misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Strash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strash loads up on a big right hand but Puncher slips the punch.
A jab from Strash misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puncher's head.
Puncher slips under a jab.
Strash swings away with a body shot that misses

and Puncher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Puncher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puncher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Puncher on the inside.
Strash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strash lands with a short shot to the head.
Strash misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Strash.
Puncher just leaning against Strash, taking a breather.
Strash tries a body shot but Puncher blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Puncher.
Puncher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strashs head.
Puncher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puncher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Puncher.
Strash looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puncher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Puncher.
Puncher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Puncher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strash misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Puncher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avan Strash's cut.
That's time! Puncher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Puncher defending well as Strash loads up on a big left hand.
Strash misses the shot to the body.
Puncher avoids the body shot from Strash.
Puncher lands a nice shot that snaps Strash's head back.
Strash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Puncher does it's job there.
Strash looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puncher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strash at a distance.
Puncher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strash misses with a wild body shot.
Strash misses with an uppercut. Puncher saw that one coming.
Strash just misses with a punch to the body.
Strash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puncher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strash. Puncher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strash. Puncher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puncher slips a straight right by Strash.
Hard Puncher is winning the standup battle so far.
Strash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puncher manages to avoid it.
Strash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puncher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puncher misses with a straight left.
Strash tries to move into range but Puncher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strash takes a swing at Puncher's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Puncher.
Strash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puncher moves away.
Puncher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strash misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strash throws a right and a left that Puncher avoids nicely.
Puncher misses with a looping right.
Puncher misses with a low kick.
Puncher misses with a combination
and Strash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puncher thinking.
A swing and a miss from Puncher.
Puncher misses with a wild body shot.
Strash sizes up Puncher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Strash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puncher.
Strash missing with a left hand there. Puncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strash looks to land a combination but Puncher avoids it well.
Puncher lands with a shot to the body.
Strash looks to throw the jab but Puncher is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puncher slips under a jab.
Strash misses with an uppercut. Puncher saw that one coming.
Strash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puncher.
Strash throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Strash does no damage.
Puncher misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Strash there.
Strash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puncher doesn't seem bothered though.
Strash throws a hook but Puncher avoids it easily.
Puncher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strash doesn't seem bothered though.
Strash throws a sloppy body shot
and Puncher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strash slips a straight right by Puncher.
Puncher blocks a jab.
Strash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.
Strash throws a series of strikes that have Puncher backpedaling.
Puncher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strash.
Strash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.
Strash misses with a double jab.
Strash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strash loads up on a big right hand but Puncher slips the punch.
Puncher scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puncher is looking to chop away at Strash's legs.
Puncher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strash throws a hook but Puncher blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Puncher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avan Strash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Strash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puncher's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puncher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puncher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Strash misses with an uppercut. Puncher saw that one coming.
Puncher blocks a jab.
A jab from Puncher misses.
Puncher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Strash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Strash tries to keep at a distance but Puncher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puncher throws a head punch that misses.
Puncher working aggressively here.
Strash tries a body shot but Puncher blocks it.
Puncher scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strash or not.
Puncher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puncher lands with a short shot to the head.
Puncher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puncher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strash backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Puncher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Puncher does no damage.
Strash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strash throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.
Strash blocks a head kick by Puncher.
The fighters circling - Strash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strash throws out a loose jab but Puncher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puncher digs a good body shot into Strash's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puncher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strash stuns Puncher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puncher throws a lazy right hand but Strash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strash misses the jab.
Puncher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strash throws out the jab.
Strash fails to land with a series of punches.
Puncher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puncher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puncher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strash moves away.
Strash throws a predictable looking body shot

and Puncher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Puncher.

Puncher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher swinging wilding here.
Strash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strash has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Strash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puncher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strash.
Strash missing with a left hand there. Puncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strash.
Puncher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puncher.

That's four 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.
Strash scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Puncher.
A telegraphed right hand from Strash misses the target.
Puncher misses with a looping left.
Hard Puncher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puncher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puncher throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher slips under a jab.
Avan Strash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puncher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strash can do to turn this around?
Puncher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher ducks under a wild hook from Strash.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Puncher on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Puncher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puncher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Puncher!