PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Squarepaaaants. Sponge Bob Squarepants has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bob Squarepants
vs
Davis

194 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sponge Bob Squarepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Squarepants.
Davis tries to clinch there but Squarepants circles away.
Squarepants keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Squarepants can pounce on him.
Davis misses with a head kick.

Squarepants scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Squarepants controlling him for the moment.
Squarepants works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Davis pushes Squarepants off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Squarepants.
Squarepants taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Squarepants stands up.
Davis wants to clinch up but Squarepants keeps it at a distance.

Davis feints and as Squarepants raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis won't allow Squarepants to get back to his feet.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squarepants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squarepants tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Squarepants not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Squarepants has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Squarepants with a solid left hand.

Squarepants had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Squarepants doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Squarepants looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis cracks Squarepants with a solid left hand.
Squarepants on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Squarepants tries to get out of the position.
Davis wants to stand and escape but instead Squarepants has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Squarepants is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Squarepants trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Squarepants loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squarepants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Squarepants takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Squarepants lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Squarepants counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Squarepants connects with a solid leg kick.
Squarepants fails with a takedown attempt.
Squarepants throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.

Squarepants fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davis sprawls well initially but Squarepants persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sponge Bob Squarepants dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Squarepants shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Squarepants is controlling him.
Squarepants being controlled here momentarily.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Squarepants is one step ahead there.
Squarepants throws a big right hand that misses.
Squarepants throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Squarepants trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Squarepants wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Squarepants counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davis is trying to control the position but Squarepants postures up.
Squarepants has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Squarepants prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Davis working a defensive guard but Squarepants passes into half guard.
Squarepants is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis trying to control but Squarepants postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants controlling the action here.

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

Squarepants drives through with a takedown into guard.
Squarepants wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Squarepants passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Squarepants trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.

Squarepants tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants wants to get back to his feet.
Squarepants is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.

Squarepants seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis is not content to let Squarepants control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Squarepants.
Squarepants with a poor takedown

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Squarepants's guard.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Sponge Bob Squarepants overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis wants to control from the top but Squarepants keeps moving.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.

Squarepants is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Squarepants escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Squarepants rushes Davis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sponge Bob Squarepants dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis working over Squarepants with some ground and pound. Squarepants looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is looking to stall here but Squarepants recovers full guard.
Davis wants to stand and escape but instead Squarepants has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Squarepants tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.

Davis uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Davis tries for a takedown but Squarepants circles away easily

and Squarepants counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Squarepants from controlling successfully.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squarepants trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.

Squarepants looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis is pushing down on Squarepants's leg trying to pass to half guard. Squarepants is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis wants to control but Squarepants is keeping him busy.

That's two 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.
Squarepants wants to get back to full guard but Davis has passed into side control.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Squarepants wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but Squarepants is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Squarepants sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Squarepants gets back to full guard.
Squarepants looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Squarepants is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squarepants is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squarepants keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

Squarepants escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Squarepants shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Squarepants gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt

and Squarepants counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Squarepants postures up.
Sponge Bob Squarepants is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davis pushes Squarepants off and gets back to his feet.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt

so Squarepants counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paul Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sponge Bob Squarepants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Davis.
Davis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sponge Bob Squarepants.
Well Squarepants 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sponge Bob Squarepants!