PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brick wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

punch
vs
wall

185 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

150 cm
20
205 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, brick wall!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch tries to score a power double leg takedown but wall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten punch somewhat.
punch is breathing heavily.

punch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
wall wants to get back to his feet but punch drags him back down.
punch wants to stand but wall has his arm trapped.
punch trying to control the position but wall is working away.
punch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
punch wants to lay and pray for a moment but wall keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
wall with a lazy takedown attempt

and punch counters by moving into the clinch.
punch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
punch misses with the head strike.

punch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but wall regains guard immediately.
wall being controlled here, momentarily.
punch with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wall wants to stand and escape but punch is having none of it.
punch wants to stand and escape but instead wall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
punch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
wall preventing the sweep.

wall stands and steps away. punch gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
wall fails with the takedown

and punch counters by clinching up.

punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
punch misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
wall slips a jab and a cross from punch.
wall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
punch tries for a takedown but wall circles away easily

so wall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
wall postures up.
wall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of punch is proving hard to escape from.
punch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wall won't allow punch to sweep him here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
wall gets to his feet - punch follows without any prompting.
punch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

wall drives through with a takedown into guard.
wall tries to stand but punch is controlling from the bottom.
punch pulls wall in close to prevent any damage.
wall tries to stand but punch is controlling from the bottom.
wall prevents punch from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brick wall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

punch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
punch tries to control but wall wriggling away.
wall wants to get back to his feet.
punch tries to control but wall wriggling away.
punch controlling his opponent.
punch looking to control but wall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wall is trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
punch controlling from the full mount.
punch wants to control the pace but wall is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rocky punch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
wall doesn't succeed with the takedown

and punch counters with a single leg into guard. wall didn't expect that.
punch looking to pass the guard.
punch with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

wall has his feet on punch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
punch scores with a push kick.

punch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
wall is working to avoid the ground and pound but punch connects with a decent elbow.
wall pushes punch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, punch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

wall bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
wall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has punch pinned against the cage. punch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
rocky punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wall misses with a takedown attempt
and punch counters with a nice uppercut.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
punch lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

wall tries to keep at a distance but punch has taken the fight into the clinch.
wall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
punch lands a nice elbow.
wall jumps guard but punch stands there with wall around his waist. wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

punch breaks the clinch.
punch closes the distance looking to clinch

and wall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by wall.
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.
wall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of punch is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now punch is on top in guard.
punch trying to control but wall is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
wall slips a jab and a cross from punch.
punch tries to clinch

so wall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
punch is trying to keep wall in close.
wall stops punch from standing up.
wall wanted to stand there but punch had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

wall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on punch, up you get!
rocky punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and punch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that rocky punch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

wall misses with a takedown attempt
and punch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by punch. That's going to slow wall down.
wall shoots for a double leg takedown but punch sprawls well. He's pushed wall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
punch scores with a decent looking hook.

punch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. wall is trying to defend but punch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
punch prevents wall from standing back up.
punch tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
punch prevents wall from standing back up.
It looks like punch is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wall is trying to stand up here but punch is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from punch there.
wall is looking to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
wall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and punch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for wall!
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
wall wants to get back to his feet.
punch trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that wall really doesn't like being in this position too much.
punch controlling the position easily from mount.
wall squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
wall is squirming around, avoiding punch's attempts to control the action.
wall is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch controlling from the full mount.
punch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
wall is squirming around, avoiding punch's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
wall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
punch tries to control but wall wriggling away.
wall trying desperately to get to his feet.
punch trying to control but wall is having none of it.
punch looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
punch trying to control but wall is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
rocky punch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well punch 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky punch!