PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between brick wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brick wall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to rocky punch's chin.

wall
vs
punch

150 cm
20
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, brick wall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

wall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
wall wants to stand but punch has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
punch wants to control but wall is keeping busy.

wall decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
punch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
punch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and wall counters with a single leg into guard. punch didn't expect that.
wall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
punch trying to control the position here.
punch wants to stand and escape but wall is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
wall wants to get back to his feet.
punch is just content to waste time from the top position. wall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
punch wants to stand but wall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
punch stops wall from standing up.
punch landing with the ground and pound.
punch wants to control from the top but wall keeps moving.

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.
wall is looking to stand up but punch isn't so interested in that idea.

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

wall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. punch did well to prevent wall getting side control.
wall wants to get back to his feet.
punch is looking to escape.

wall stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
rocky punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wall tries for a takedown but punch circles away easily

and punch counters with a nice double leg into side control. wall won't be happy with that.
wall is breathing heavily.
wall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, punch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
punch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from punch crashes against the mat.
wall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, punch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
punch in side control lands a decent elbow.
punch wants to stand but wall has his arm trapped.
wall dodges the ground and pound from punch.
punch tries to stand but wall is controlling his head.
punch controls the position.

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.
wall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, punch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
punch tries to advance to mount but can't.

punch stands up.
wall has his takedown stuffed
and punch counters with a slapping leg kick.
punch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
punch feints and then cracks wall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow wall down.
punch throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from punch does it's job there.
punch chopping away at his opponent's legs.

punch darts in and clinches wall up against the ropes.
wall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. punch smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky punch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by punch.
Good shot there by punch.
wall has his takedown stuffed

and punch counters with a shoot takedown. wall fights it but they end up in guard.
punch wants to get up but he can't break wall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
punch stops wall from standing up.
punch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
punch forces his way into half guard.
punch slows the pace down in half guard.
punch wants to lay and pray for a moment but wall keeps working.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wall is trying to stand up here but punch is controlling him well.
wall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
punch wants to free his trapped foot but wall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
punch is looking to take a break and control but wall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
punch misses with a two punch combination.
brick wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wall misses with a takedown
and wall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

punch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

punch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
punch scores with a head kick.

punch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
punch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
punch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
punch has wall pulled in close to control his posture.
punch trying to control the position.
punch is pulling down on wall's head. It's preventing any offense from wall, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

wall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on punch, up you get!
punch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and wall counters with a single leg into guard. punch didn't expect that.
punch wants to sweep but no luck.

wall stands up from punch's guard - wall perhaps looking for a knockout.
punch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so wall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
punch wants to sweep here but wall controlling him for the moment.
punch wants to improve his position but instead wall has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
punch is trying to control but can't.
punch is looking for a sweep. wall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

punch kicks wall off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from punch.
wall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
punch works wall's body with a nice hook.
punch works over wall's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

punch throws a series of punches but wall avoids them all with ease.
A combination from punch does no damage.
punch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and wall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
wall trying to stand up but can't free himself from punch's guard.
wall wants to stand and escape but instead punch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
punch trying to control but wall is working from the bottom.

wall is working an open guard so punch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
wall blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by punch.
wall with a lazy takedown attempt
and punch counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch scores with a one two! wall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

wall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows punch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
punch wants to control from the top but wall keeps moving.
wall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst punch is controlling him.
punch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
wall keeping full guard, as punch tries to pass.
punch throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wall wants to stand and escape but punch is having none of it.
punch looking to pass the guard.
punch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch scores with a one two! wall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
rocky punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

punch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
wall is looking to stand up but punch won't let him.
punch wants to get back to his feet but wall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
punch 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
punch wants to stand and escape but wall is having none of it.
punch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
punch wants to stand and escape but wall is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
wall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and punch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
punch prevents wall from getting back to his feet.
punch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
brick wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rocky punch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
punch trying to stand up but can't free himself from wall's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
rocky punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got punch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky punch!
rocky punch is the new light heavyweight champion!