PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between punishment cruel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruel comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Downey's choice of entrance music: we didn't start the fire. punishment cruel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

cruel
vs
Downey

178 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, punishment cruel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Downey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downey throws a series of punches but cruel moves out of range.
cruel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

cruel instigates a clinch.
cruel stops a takedown attempt from Downey.
Downey goes for a takedown in the clinch but cruel prevents it.
Downey has cruel pushed against the cage.
cruel working Downey over with knees to the body.
Downey goes for a takedown attempt but cruel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
punishment cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Downey.

cruel clinches.
cruel is pressed up against the cage. Downey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag cruel down to the mat. cruel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Downey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract cruel.
cruel works over Downey's head and body with a nice combination.
cruel thumps Downey with a low kick.
cruel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Downey in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
punishment cruel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downey throws a combination that misses
and cruel counters with a nice leg kick.
cruel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downey.
Downey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
cruel misses with a head kick.
Downey is looking to clinch.
Downey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cruel's waist but cruel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Downey off to one side.
Downey looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - cruel scores with a four punch combination!
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch but Downey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruel lands a lovely overhand right.
Downey misses with a combination
and cruel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
cruel tests Downey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Downey shoots in and drives through. cruel sprawls well.
cruel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
cruel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from cruel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
cruel lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for cruel.
cruel landing knees to the body.
cruel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from cruel.
cruel landing knees to the body.
cruel lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
cruel lands with a short shot to the head.
cruel lands a knee to the body.
cruel is leaning against Downey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
cruel slowing the pace effectively.
cruel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
cruel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Downey.
cruel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from cruel.
Good body shot from cruel.
cruel connects with a knee to the head.
cruel lands a good knee to the midsection. Downey won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for cruel.
cruel landing knees to the head.
cruel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
cruel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from cruel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downey drops down looking for an ankle pick but cruel pulls his leg out and moves away.
cruel clobbers Downey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
cruel works the jab nicely.
Downey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cruel scores with a nice strike.
cruel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
cruel throws a nice head kick!
Downey misses with a combination
and cruel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

punishment cruel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Downey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Downey misses its intended target.
cruel circles away from the clinch attempt.
cruel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Downey. That did some damage!
cruel throws a push kick but Downey slaps the foot to one side.
Downey shoots in but cruel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cruel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Downey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Downey is breathing heavily.
Downey throws a sloppy body shot
and cruel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
punishment cruel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from cruel.
Downey looks to land a left hand but cruel moved out of range nicely.
cruel cracks the inside of Downey's front leg.
Downey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cruel counters with a nice body kick.
Downey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cruel lands a two punch combo.
cruel misses with a series of wild punches.
cruel pushes Downey away with a front kick.
cruel lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downey takes one to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by cruel!
Downey looks to clinch
and cruel counters with a nice uppercut.
cruel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

cruel instigates a clinch.
cruel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Downey tries a knee to the head but cruel blocks it.
Downey tries for a takedown but cruel manages to get underhooks.
cruel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downeys head.
cruel scores a nice knee to the body.
cruel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Downey's defenses.
cruel with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
cruel lands a hook to the side of the head.
cruel crunches a lovely knee into Downey's ribcage.
cruel lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruel lands a body punch in the clinch.
cruel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Downey can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for cruel.
Nice body punch from cruel - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by cruel.
cruel landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from cruel.
cruel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Downey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. cruel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
punishment cruel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Downey.
A knee to the head by cruel.
Downey is working for takedown but cruel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Downey tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from cruel on the inside.
cruel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
cruel is pressed up against the cage. Downey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag cruel down to the mat. cruel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
cruel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Downey's sensitive parts.
Downey blocks a head kick by cruel.
cruel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downey throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
cruel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
cruel throws a nice head kick!
cruel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Downey.
cruel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Downey counters with a series of strikes. cruel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Downey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Downey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cruel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cruel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Downey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

punishment cruel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

cruel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Downey. That did some damage!
cruel lands with a thumping leg kick.
cruel throws a hook but Downey avoids it easily.
Downey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from cruel finds it's way through Downey's defenses.
punishment cruel is winning the standup battle so far.
Downey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
cruel scores with a body shot.
cruel throws a right and a left that Downey avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from cruel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from cruel both land. Nice combination.
cruel misses with a double jab

and Downey counters with a single leg into guard. cruel didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey lands a couple of elbows.
Downey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
cruel pulls Downey in close to prevent any damage.
Downey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Downey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as cruel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Downey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Downey throwing strikes from guard but cruel blocks nicely.
Downey won't allow cruel to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cruel has his hands on Downey's head, controlling the position.
Downey trying to control but cruel is working from the bottom.
Henry Downey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Downey tries to clinch up but cruel circles away and keeps his distance.
cruel throws a head kick that misses.
Downey throws a hook but cruel blocks it.
Downey throws a left and a right that both miss

and cruel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
cruel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Downey goes for a takedown attempt but cruel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Downey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from cruel does it's job there.
cruel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Downey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cruel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downey moves away from the strike by cruel.
Some wild striking there from cruel.
cruel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Downey both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cruel takes a swing at Downey's ribcage but misses.
cruel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Downey counters with a nice body kick.
Downey falls off balance throwing a combination
and cruel counters with a left and a right that stings Downey.
cruel swats away the attempt to clinch by Downey.
cruel throws a head kick that misses.
Downey lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cruel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Downey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think cruel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... punishment cruel!