PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dooog Partaaay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partaaay's entrance music is Doooog Paartaaay. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Partaaay
vs
Sephiroth

185 cm
26
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

190 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dooog Partaaay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zidane Sephiroth!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sephiroth throws a body punch but Partaaay moves out of range.
Partaaay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Partaaay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Partaaay scores with a shot to the body.
Sephiroth thows a body shot but no joy.
Sephiroth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sephiroth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partaaay.
Partaaay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partaaay throws a head kick but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Partaaay misses with a low kick.
Partaaay walks into a left hand.
Partaaay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Partaaay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Partaaay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sephiroth throws a shot to the body.
Sephiroth's corner calls for a 1-2. Sephiroth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Dooog Partaaay has been cut.
Sephiroth misses with the combination.
Sephiroth throws a nice looking combination but Partaaay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth lands a jab to the head.
Partaaay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sephiroth was well out of range. Poor timing from Partaaay.
Partaaay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Partaaay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partaaay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Partaaay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sephiroth.
Sephiroth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sephiroth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Partaaay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sephiroth really felt that one!
Sephiroth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sephiroth scores with a jab. Partaaay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sephiroth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sephiroth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Partaaay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Partaaay scores with a leg kick.
Sephiroth looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partaaay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zidane Sephiroth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Partaaay - that will leave a mark!
Partaaay scores with the left hand. Sephiroth knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay throws a leg kick but Sephiroth moved away.

Partaaay rushes Sephiroth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Partaaay misses with an elbow over the top.
Partaaay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sephiroth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Partaaay.
Knees to the body from Partaaay.
Partaaay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sephiroth's defenses.
A knee to the head by Partaaay.
Partaaay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Partaaay stalls.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Sephiroth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partaaay digs a right hand underneath Sephiroth's ribcage. Sephiroth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Partaaay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partaaay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sephiroth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Partaaay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sephiroth.
Partaaay tries to land knees in the clinch but Sephiroth avoids the damage to the body.
Partaaay works on Sephiroth's body with a couple of short punches.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Partaaay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sephiroth avoiding damage as Partaaay throws knees to the body.
Sephiroth is trying to drag Partaaay to the mat but Partaaay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay effectively controlling the action here.
Sephiroth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Sephiroth goes for a takedown attempt but Partaaay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Partaaay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Partaaay clinches.
Sephiroth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Partaaay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sephiroth.
Partaaay tries to work over Sephiroth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sephiroth as Partaaay tries to tie him up.
Sephiroth tries to work over Partaaay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partaaay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sephiroth backwards.
Sephiroth managing to block the knees to the body from Partaaay.
Sephiroth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Partaaay throws a punch but it's blocked by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws a punch but it's blocked by Partaaay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Partaaay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sephiroth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partaaay tries to land knees in the clinch but Sephiroth avoids the damage to the body.
Sephiroth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sephiroth tries to throw a body punch but Partaaay avoids it by throwing Sephiroth back against the cage.
Sephiroth avoiding damage as Partaaay throws knees to the body.
Sephiroth tries a body shot but Partaaay blocks it.
A body shot lands from Sephiroth.
Partaaay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.

Sephiroth breaks the clinch.
Partaaay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Partaaay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Partaaay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Partaaay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Partaaay slips a nice elbow through Sephiroth's hands, connecting with Sephiroth's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partaaay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dooog Partaaay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dooog Partaaay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sephiroth misses with a hook.
Sephiroth swats away the attempt to clinch by Partaaay.
Partaaay throws the kick towards the body but Sephiroth avoids it.
Zidane Sephiroth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Sephiroth does it's job there.
Sephiroth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Partaaay swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sephiroth counter with a right hand.
Sephiroth lands a with a good body shot.
Partaaay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sephiroth takes a step back to recover.
Sephiroth misses the jab.
Partaaay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sephiroth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Partaaay moves into range and clinches up with Sephiroth.
Partaaay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sephiroth is defending well for now.
Sephiroth wants to break free but Partaaay has control.
Sephiroth is breathing heavily.
Partaaay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Partaaay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sephiroth is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partaaay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sephiroth avoids it.
Partaaay lands an elbow inside.
Sephiroth scores with a shoulder strike.
Partaaay is trying to maintain a safe position but Sephiroth gets an underhook and turns Partaaay into the cage.
Partaaay lands an elbow just above Sephiroth 's eye.
Sephiroth swings wildly with an uppercut but Partaaay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Partaaay.
Sephiroth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sephiroth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Sephiroth fails to land.
A body shot lands from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sephiroth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sephiroth misses with some punches.
Sephiroth tries to throw a body punch but Partaaay avoids it by throwing Sephiroth back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sephiroth.
Partaaay taking a breather.
Partaaay gets underhooks to prevent Sephiroth's takedown attempt.
Sephiroth tries to work over Partaaay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sephiroth lands an uppercut.
Sephiroth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Partaaay.
Partaaay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sephiroth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Partaaay.
Partaaay stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Partaaay lands an elbow inside that Sephiroth shrugs off.
Partaaay blocks a body shot from Sephiroth.
Partaaay misses with the head strike.
Sephiroth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sephiroth managing to block the knees to the body from Partaaay.
Sephiroth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Partaaay's elbow.
Partaaay keeps control of Sephiroth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Partaaay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sephiroth is defending well for now.
Sephiroth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Partaaay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sephiroth wants to get back to striking at distance but Partaaay won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Partaaay obliges.
Partaaay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Partaaay slowing the pace effectively.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Partaaay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Partaaay crunches a lovely knee into Sephiroth's ribcage.
Dooog Partaaay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Partaaay lands a good knee to the midsection. Sephiroth won't want to take too many of those.
Partaaay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sephiroth's face.
Partaaay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sephiroth avoiding damage as Partaaay throws knees to the body.
Sephiroth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partaaay scores with a knee to the head.
Sephiroth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Partaaay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Partaaay struggles to land a body shot inside as Sephiroth controls his hands.
Sephiroth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sephiroth misses with a punch on the inside.
Sephiroth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Partaaay backwards.
Sephiroth managing to block the knees to the body from Partaaay.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body.
Sephiroth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sephiroth lands a nice shot to the body.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Sephiroth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Partaaay or not.
Partaaay tries to land a knee to the head but Sephiroth blocks with his arms.

Sephiroth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sephiroth misses the body punch

and Partaaay counters by moving into the clinch.
Sephiroth throws a head punch that misses.
Sephiroth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sephiroth tries to work over Partaaay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partaaay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sephiroth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth scores with a shot to the side of Partaaay's head.
Partaaay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sephiroth is defending well for now.
Partaaay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth is working for takedown but Partaaay is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sephiroth misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Partaaay for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Partaaay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Partaaay prevents a body shot from Sephiroth.
A head punch on the inside from Sephiroth fails to land.
Partaaay landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Partaaay.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Sephiroth on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sephiroth misses with some punches.
Partaaay tries a knee to the head but Sephiroth blocks it.
Sephiroth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partaaay backwards.
Sephiroth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sephiroth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Partaaay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dooog Partaaay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dooog Partaaay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sephiroth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partaaay circles away quickly and effectively.
Partaaay slips under a jab from Sephiroth.
Partaaay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Partaaay throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Partaaay.
Dooog Partaaay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partaaay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partaaay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Partaaay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sephiroth is trying to drag Partaaay to the mat but Partaaay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sephiroth misses with the head strike.
Partaaay digs a right hand into Sephiroth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sephiroth's gas tank.
Partaaay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sephiroth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partaaay blocks a body shot from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth blocks an elbow strike from Partaaay.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Partaaay misses with an elbow strike.
Partaaay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sephiroth lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth prevents a body shot from Partaaay.
Partaaay missing with knees to the body.
Sephiroth throws a punch but it's blocked by Partaaay.
Sephiroth working hard to break the clinch.
Partaaay misses with a knee strike.
Sephiroth digs a right hand into Partaaay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partaaay's gas tank.
Sephiroth misses with a punch on the inside.
Sephiroth blocks an elbow strike.
Partaaay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sephiroth is keeping busy.
Partaaay can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Sephiroth misses with some punches.
Sephiroth has a couple of punches blocked by Partaaay.
Partaaay misses with a body punch.
Partaaay prevents a body shot from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Partaaay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sephiroth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Partaaay.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Partaaay lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Partaaay - that landed with a thud.
Partaaay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sephiroth blocks it with crossed arms.
Sephiroth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sephiroth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Partaaay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay has Sephiroth pushed against the cage.
Partaaay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Partaaay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sephiroth managing to block the knees to the body from Partaaay.
Sephiroth avoiding damage as Partaaay throws knees to the body.
Partaaay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sephiroth is trying to break free.
Sephiroth pushes Partaaay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sephiroth misses with a body punch.
Sephiroth tries a body shot but Partaaay blocks it.
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Sephiroth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partaaay tries to land knees in the clinch but Sephiroth avoids the damage to the body.
Partaaay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sephiroth avoids it.
Zidane Sephiroth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partaaay trying to land knees to the body.
Sephiroth misses with a body punch.
Partaaay prevents a body shot from Sephiroth.

Sephiroth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Partaaay throws a right and a left that Sephiroth avoids nicely.
Sephiroth misses with the combination.

Partaaay shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sephiroth napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sephiroth wants to control but Partaaay postures up.

Partaaay stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Partaaay misses with a body punch
and Sephiroth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partaaay throws a head kick that Sephiroth semi-blocks.
Sephiroth swats away the attempt to clinch by Partaaay.
Partaaay misses with a wild body shot.
Sephiroth throws a right and a left that Partaaay avoids nicely.
Partaaay throws a wild body kick that Sephiroth sees coming a mile off.
Sephiroth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sephiroth misses with a hook.

Partaaay closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay moves into full mount!
Sephiroth is trying to escape the mount.
Partaaay with the ground and pound from mount.
Partaaay scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Partaaay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Partaaay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sephiroth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dooog Partaaay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Partaaay blocks Sephiroth's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dooog Partaaay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Partaaay 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dooog Partaaay!