PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and liz succubus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derksen comes to the cage accompanied by Mindless Self Indulgence- Bitches. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Derksen
vs
succubus

196 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

195 cm
20
256 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Byron Derksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, liz succubus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
succubus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
succubus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
succubus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Byron Derksen has been cut.
succubus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but succubus pushes him off.
Derksen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by succubus.
succubus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derksen.
A right-left combo lands from Derksen.
Derksen moves out of range of the body kick.
succubus misses with a head kick.
succubus throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
succubus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derksen tries to clinch but succubus moves out of range.
Derksen moves out of range of the body kick from succubus.
Derksen scores with a three punch combo!

Derksen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derksen is looking to take a break and control but succubus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen throws a strike but succubus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Derksen wants to pass the guard but succubus is keeping the position.
Derksen throwing strikes but missing.
Derksen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

succubus is working an open guard so Derksen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

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

Derksen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
succubus dodges the ground and pound from Derksen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen misses with the ground and pound.

Derksen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Derksen working the head with strikes.
succubus defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on succubus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derksen throwing strikes but succubus manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but succubus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
succubus wants to stand but Derksen is controlling his arm.
succubus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Derksen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derksen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Derksen closes the distance and clinches up with succubus, looking for a takedown. Derksen pushes succubus against the cage but succubus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Derksen is defended easily by succubus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derksen is looking to clinch but succubus is avoiding it.
succubus throws a head kick but Derksen moves out of range.
succubus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Derksen misses with a body shot.
succubus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Derksen misses with the combination.
succubus thumps Derksen with a low kick.
Derksen wants to clinch.
succubus is looking to slow Derksen down with leg kicks.
Derksen is breathing heavily.
succubus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Derksen moves out of range as succubus throws a body kick.
Derksen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derksen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Derksen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in succubus's guard.
Derksen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. succubus is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derksen throwing strikes from guard but succubus blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Byron Derksen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Byron Derksen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

succubus scores with a spinning back kick!
succubus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Derksen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Derksen wants to lay and pray for a moment but succubus keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
succubus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derksen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if succubus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derksen is keen to just control but succubus is a slippery customer.
succubus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Derksen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Derksen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derksen tries to pass the half guard into mount. succubus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
succubus trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
succubus throws a head kick that half lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for succubus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Derksen is looking to clinch.
succubus throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
A head kick from succubus lands but Derksen takes it in his stride.
liz succubus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derksen wants to clinch.
succubus throws a body kick that misses.
Derksen avoids the head kick by succubus.
Derksen tries to clinch up but succubus circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derksen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derksen throws a nice looking combination but succubus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Derksen lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but succubus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

succubus gets caught flat footed, as Derksen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Derksen wants to control from the top but succubus keeps moving.
Derksen tries to free his leg and advance position but succubus is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derksen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derksen wants to pass the guard but succubus is keeping the position.
succubus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derksen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
succubus controls Derksen momentarily but Derksen frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen throws a big right hand that misses.
Derksen throws a strike but succubus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
succubus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
succubus is thwarting Derksen's attempts to control the position.
Derksen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Derksen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Derksen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
succubus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
succubus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Derksen wants to sweep here but succubus controlling him for the moment.
Derksen pulls succubus in to control the position.
Derksen wants to sweep here but succubus controlling him for the moment.

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.
succubus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Derksen is keeping the position for now.
Derksen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Derksen trying to control but succubus is having none of it.
succubus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Derksen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
succubus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Derksen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

liz succubus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byron Derksen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Derksen has managed to clinch.

It looks like liz succubus has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Derksen.

Derksen has hold of one of succubus's legs. succubus is fighting the takedown attempt but Derksen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Derksen is looking to advance position but succubus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Derksen tries to hold on but succubus pushes him away.
Derksen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Derksen is desperately trying to improve his position but succubus has a good base and remains in mount.
Derksen regains half guard.

Derksen pushes succubus off and gets back to his feet.
succubus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
succubus lands a head kick. Derksen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Derksen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Derksen throws a right and a left that succubus avoids nicely.
Derksen avoids the head kick by succubus.
succubus swats away the attempt to clinch by Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derksen. succubus does a little dance to reset his feet.
succubus misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for succubus.
Derksen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has succubus pinned against the cage. succubus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
succubus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derksen avoids the head kick by succubus.
succubus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
succubus swats away the attempt to clinch by Derksen.
Derksen blocks a head kick by succubus.
Derksen tries to clinch but succubus moves out of range.
Derksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
succubus throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
liz succubus seems to be getting the better of the standup.

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

Derksen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Derksen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Derksen raining down shots from the mount!

That has opened up liz succubus's cut even more.
succubus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derksen looking to finish with strikes here!
Derksen looking to control but succubus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Derksen throwing strikes here but succubus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Derksen lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen breaks from succubus's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Derksen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now succubus is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
succubus tries to free his leg and advance position but Derksen is retaining full guard.
Derksen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from succubus.
Derksen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Derksen pushes succubus off and scrambles back to his feet.
succubus keeps Derksen at a distance using the push kick.
Derksen avoids the head kick by succubus.
succubus lands with a slapping head kick.

Byron Derksen's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
succubus throws a head kick that misses.
succubus throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from succubus.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but succubus pushes him off.
A head kick from succubus lands but Derksen takes it in his stride.
succubus throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
succubus misses with a head kick.
succubus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Derksen.

Byron Derksen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
succubus tries a head kick but it misses.
Derksen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
succubus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
succubus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen wants to clinch up but succubus keeps it at a distance.
Derksen avoids the head kick by succubus.

And that's the end of the fight!
liz succubus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think succubus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... liz succubus!