PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kroytiz nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bryce ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

nine
vs
ahr

187 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kroytiz nine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bryce ahr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from nine as ahr shoots in.
nine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ahr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
nine dodges the punch combination from ahr.
ahr tries to clinch but nine moves out of range.
nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ahr.
nine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
kroytiz nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bryce ahr.
nine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
ahr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ahr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
nine misses with a double jab

and ahr moves into the clinch.
nine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

nine breaks from the clinch.
ahr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and nine counters with a one-two to the body.
nine throws a right and a left that ahr avoids nicely.
ahr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. nine tries to avoid it but ahr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag nine to the ground. nine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
nine misses with the combination.
bryce ahr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nine misses with a combination
and ahr counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr tries for a takedown but nine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
nine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
nine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ahr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ahr tries a head kick but it misses.
ahr looks gassed!
nine misses with the combination.

ahr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ahr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
nine tries to kick ahr off but ahr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
nine scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but ahr manages to mount him!
ahr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
nine is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
nine is squirming around, avoiding ahr's attempts to control the action.
nine is trying to stand up.
nine has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
ahr controlling from the back.
ahr struggling to keep hold of the position.
nine wants to get back to his feet.
ahr wants to control but nine is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
nine is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

nine defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
nine controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
nine 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nine is taking damage to the body and head.
ahr tries to keep control of the position but nine is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nine trying to get back to his feet but ahr is in full control for now.
ahr is looking to control nine but nine is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bryce ahr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

nine misses with a few strikes there.

ahr darts in and clinches nine up against the cage.
ahr wants a takedown but no success here.
nine is trying to break free.

ahr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
kroytiz nine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ahr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nine circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ahr.
nine misses with a two punch combination.
nine throws a left and a right that both miss

so ahr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ahr prevents nine from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr trying to control but nine is working from the bottom.
nine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
nine throws a right and a left that ahr avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from ahr.
A kick lands to the mid section there for ahr.
ahr wants to clinch up but nine keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ahr with a jab.
ahr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. nine defends it nicely.
kroytiz nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bryce ahr.
nine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two 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.
nine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ahr.
nine throws a series of punches but ahr avoids them all with ease.
ahr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of nine's head.
nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ahr.
nine lands with a nice combination. ahr backs away looking to recover.
nine misses with a jab, cross combination.
nine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
nine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and ahr counters by moving into the clinch.
ahr has nine pressed against the cage, preventing nine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ahr keeps control of nine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
nine letting ahr take a breather here.

ahr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ahr.
ahr lands with an uppercut that bounces nine off the cage and back into rage.
ahr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts nine as he jumps to the side.
ahr is trying hard to land a takedown here. nine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr slips a jab and a cross from nine.
kroytiz nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ahr misses with an uppercut. nine saw that one coming.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
nine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ahr throws a right hand that nine ducks under and follows up with a left that nine also avoids with ease.
ahr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. nine tries to avoid it but ahr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag nine to the ground. nine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
nine looks to land a combination but ahr avoids it well.
ahr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but nine avoids it really well and circles away.
nine misses with the combination.
ahr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nine misses with a few strikes there.
ahr misses with a combination
and nine counters with a three punch combo that has ahr backing up. ahr nods at nine to acknowledge the strikes.
ahr misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
ahr sizes up nine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from nine.
nine throws a series of punches but ahr avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - ahr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ahr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and ahr duly obliges.
ahr fails to land the takedown.
nine avoids a punch combination nicely.
nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ahr.
ahr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
nine avoids the head kick by ahr.
nine lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - nine scores with a four punch combination!
nine throws a series of punches but ahr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bryce ahr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! nine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

ahr avoids a punch combination nicely.
ahr scores with a body shot.
ahr shoots for a takedown but nine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ahr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

ahr rushes nine and presses him up against the cage.
nine takes a shot to the head.
ahr trying to stall but nine improves his position.
nine wants to break the clinch but can't.
nine working hard to break the clinch.
ahr lands a damaging elbow.
ahr avoiding damage.
ahr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but nine is keeping busy.

ahr breaks the clinch.
nine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for nine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ahr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as nine sprawls well. nine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ahr gets slowly back to his feet.
nine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from ahr.
nine looks to land a combination. ahr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
nine swinging wildly here.
ahr throws a shot from downtown. nine moves away and avoids it.
nine throws a left and a right that both miss

and ahr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ahr.
nine working hard to break the clinch.
nine is trying to break the clinch but ahr is controlling him.
ahr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
nine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

ahr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ahr fails with the takedown.
kroytiz nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bryce ahr.
nine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

ahr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches nine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
ahr prevents nine from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ahr decides to stand back up.
ahr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nine manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from nine as ahr shoots in.
ahr throws a right and a left that both miss.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
ahr shoots in for a takedown but nine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ahr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ahr tries to clinch up
and nine counters with a left and a right that stings ahr.
ahr throws the left hand but nine avoids the punch easily.
ahr dodges the punch combination from nine.
ahr misses with a two punch combination.
ahr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but nine checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.

ahr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ahr trying to control the position from guard on top but nine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
ahr won't allow nine to get back to his feet.
ahr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ahr prevents nine from getting back to his feet.

nine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ahr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
ahr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but nine paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from ahr misses.
nine misses with a series of wild punches.
nine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for ahr. That snapped nine's head back.
ahr fails with the takedown
and nine counters with a left and a right that stings ahr.
nine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ahr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by nine.
nine swinging wildly here.
nine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ahr throws a right hand that nine ducks under and follows up with a left that nine also avoids with ease.
nine fails to land with a series of punches.
nine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for ahr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kroytiz nine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bryce ahr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
bryce ahr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ahr 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bryce ahr!