PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bavis comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm Gone. Drandt Bavis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orange Juice's chin.

Bavis
vs
Juice

185 cm
22
209 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orange Juice!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Bavis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Juice doesn't seem phased though.
Juice throws a body punch but Bavis moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Juice.
Bavis throws a head kick but Juice moves out of range.
Juice fails to land with a series of punches.
Bavis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juice's sensitive parts.
Bavis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bavis connects with a right hand. Juice shakes it off.
Bavis throws a hook but Juice blocks it.
Bavis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bavis. That's going to slow Juice down.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juice. That did some damage!
Bavis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juice throws out the jab.
Bavis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bavis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juice but Juice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bavis digs a good body shot into Juice's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bavis lands a really nice looking cross but Juice seems unphased.
Bavis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juice.
Juice takes a swing at Bavis's ribcage but misses.
Bavis lands with an uppercut that bounces Juice off the cage and back into rage.
Bavis lands a really nice looking cross but Juice seems unphased.
Bavis lands a body shot.
Juice looks to land a left hand but Bavis moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice avoids the body shot from Bavis.
Orange Juice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bavis throws a combination. Juice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Juice misses.
Juice throws a hook but Bavis avoids it easily.
Bavis connects with a nice looking jab.
Bavis throws a combination. Juice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bavis ducks under a wild hook from Juice.
Bavis moves out of range as Juice strikes.
Juice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bavis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bavis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bavis slips a jab from Juice.
Bavis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juice.
Juice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bavis counters with a body kick.
Juice looks gassed!
Bavis throws a one two combo.
Bavis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bavis!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Juice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bavis.
Bavis lands a jab to the nose.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and Juice moves out of range easily.
Bavis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juice manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bavis.
Bavis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice misses with an uppercut. Bavis saw that one coming.
Bavis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juice's sensitive parts.
Bavis lands a nice shot that snaps Juice's head back.
Bavis scores with a jab to the head.
Juice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bavis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juice circles away quickly and effectively.
Bavis just misses with a punch to the body.
Juice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bavis feints and then cracks Juice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juice down.
Juice takes one on the button.
Bavis lands an overhand right.
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses Juice's front leg but catches the back leg as Juice tries to avoid it.
Drandt Bavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bavis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drandt Bavis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bavis!
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses Juice's front leg but catches the back leg as Juice tries to avoid it.
Bavis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bavis lands a lovely overhand right.
Bavis sizes up Juice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bavis lands with a shot to the body.
Bavis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bavis lands a nice shot that snaps Juice's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bavis feints and then cracks Juice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juice down.
Bavis scores with a nice strike.
Bavis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Bavis.
Bavis has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Bavis - just one landing.
Juice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Juice ducks right into an uppercut from Bavis.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
Bavis throws a right and a left that Juice avoids nicely.
Bavis lands the left hand.
Juice stuffs the takedown.
Bavis lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Juice as Bavis shoots in.
Juice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juice throws the left hand but Bavis avoids the punch easily.
Bavis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bavis cracks Juice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bavis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice moves forwards but Bavis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bavis punishes Juice's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juice needs to keep his hands up - Bavis had a free shot at his head there.
Juice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bavis lands with a straight right. Juice didn't see that one coming.
Bavis stuns Juice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bavis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Juice backs up against the cage.
Bavis scores with a three punch combo!
Bavis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bavis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bavis blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bavis, right into the meat.
Juice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bavis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bavis duly obliges.
Bavis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juice on the side of the head.
Bavis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bavis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bavis throws out a powerful jab.
Juice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drandt Bavis dominated that 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.

Juice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Juice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bavis has got the better of the exchanges.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bavis lands a nice looking body shot.
Juice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Bavis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Juice looking for a sweep. Not yet Juice, not yet.
Bavis wants to pass the guard but Juice is keeping the position.

Bavis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bavis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Juice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Juice is breathing heavily.

Bavis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Juice tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bavis throws a series of strikes that have Juice backpedaling.
Bavis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juice can do to turn this around?
Bavis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bavis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bavis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bavis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juice throws out the jab.
Juice throws a nice looking combination but Bavis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orange Juice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juice throws an overhand right that lands on Bavis's shoulder, as Bavis tries to avoid the shot.
Juice misses with a kick to the body.
Bavis connects with a crisp jab.
Juice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bavis swings for the body but Juice moves out of range.
Bavis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bavis lands with an uppercut that bounces Juice off the cage and back into rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bavis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavis throws the kick towards the body but Juice avoids it.
Bavis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bavis throws a shot to the body.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bavis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bavis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juice misses with the combination.
Bavis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juice throws out the jab.
Bavis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bavis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bavis cracks Juice with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
Bavis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bavis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Juice as Bavis shoots in.
Juice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juice looks to land a right hand but Bavis moved out of range.
Bavis throws a series of punches but Juice moves out of range.
Juice throws a push kick but Bavis slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bavis.
Bavis cracks Juice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bavis scores with a punch to the head.
Bavis thows a body shot but no joy.
Juice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bavis.
Bavis throws a right and a left that Juice avoids nicely.
Bavis misses with a two punch combination.
Juice walks into a left hand.
Bavis cracks the inside of Juice's front leg.
Bavis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bavis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juice scores with a punch to the head.
Bavis lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Bavis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bavis jabs Juice right on the nose. Juice blinks but takes it well.
Bavis throws out a powerful jab.
Bavis lands a head kick. Juice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juice. That did some damage!
Drandt Bavis is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Bavis catches Juice right on the button with a cross.
Bavis dips to his left and cracks Juice with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavis scores with a nice strike.

Bavis gets the takedown into side control.
Juice takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Juice gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Bavis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bavis moves away from the strike by Juice.
Bavis lands a nice shot to the body.
Juice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bavis.
Bavis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bavis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bavis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Bavis scores with a four punch combination!
Juice swinging wildly here.
Bavis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bavis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bavis duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drandt Bavis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bavis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juice.
Juice blocks a head kick by Bavis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bavis.
Juice lands a nice hook to Bavis's body. Bavis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bavis cracks Juice with a good jab.
Bavis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juice misses with a straight right.
Bavis tries a head kick but it misses.
Juice takes one on the button.
Bavis connects with a crisp jab.
Juice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bavis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Bavis as he checks the leg kick.
Juice throws the kick towards the body but Bavis avoids it.
Juice misses the shot to the body.
Bavis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juice's calf.
Bavis cracks Juice with an open hand slap.
Bavis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Juice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Juice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bavis lands with a straight right. Juice didn't see that one coming.
Bavis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Juice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bavis has a takedown stuffed.
Bavis fails with a takedown attempt.
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bavis stuns Juice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bavis lands with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Juice as Bavis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drandt Bavis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juice throws out a loose jab but Bavis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bavis misses with a looping right.
Bavis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Juice.
Juice takes one on the button.
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses Juice's front leg but catches the back leg as Juice tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juice.
Bavis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Juice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juice misses the jab.
Bavis is looking to slow Juice down with leg kicks.
Juice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Bavis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bavis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bavis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bavis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bavis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bavis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Juice will feel that in the morning.
Bavis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bavis slips a straight right by Juice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bavis. That's going to slow Juice down.
Bavis scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.
Juice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses Juice's front leg but catches the back leg as Juice tries to avoid it.
Bavis lands a high kick!
Juice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bavis lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Bavis.
Orange Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bavis misses with a double jab.
Bavis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bavis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bavis, right into the meat.
Bavis throws a right and a left that Juice avoids nicely.
Juice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juice there as he acknowledges the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bavis.
Juice throws a lazy right hand but Bavis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bavis scores with a one two! Juice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bavis finds it's target.
Bavis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bavis lands a jab-cross combination.
Bavis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bavis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juice at a distance.
A slow jab from Juice misses its intended target.
Juice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bavis can pounce on him.
Juice misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Bavis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bavis lands with a kick to the temple. Juice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bavis with a nice cross.
Bavis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Juice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juice there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bavis connects with a right hand. Juice shakes it off.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bavis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Juice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bavis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drandt Bavis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bavis 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drandt Bavis!