PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arden Saint Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife's entrance music is Tool - Ticks and Leeches. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strife
vs
Saint Clair

183 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cid Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arden Saint Clair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saint Clair moves into the clinch successfully.
Strife tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strife misses with an elbow over the top.
Saint Clair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strife fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saint Clair misses with a takedown attempt - Strife sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Saint Clair clinches up with Strife and pushes him back against the cage.
Strife lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strife prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cid Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arden Saint Clair.
Saint Clair blocks an uppercut.

Saint Clair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint Clair throws a right hand that Strife ducks under and follows up with a left that Strife also avoids with ease.
Saint Clair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saint Clair wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Clair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strife as he jumps to the side.
Strife defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint Clair.
Saint Clair throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Strife scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Arden Saint Clair has been cut.
Strife is looking to clinch but Saint Clair is avoiding it.
Strife misses with a double jab.

Saint Clair has Strife up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Clair drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strife pulls his leg out and moves away.
Strife throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint Clair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Clair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strife walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saint Clair.
Arden Saint Clair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strife drops Saint Clair with a left and a right! Oh, Saint Clair is hurt - Strife dives into side control looking to finish!

Saint Clair is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Saint Clair is letting Strife control him for a moment.
Saint Clair is still in real trouble! Can Strife finish him?
Saint Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
Strife in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Saint Clair's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strife trying to control the action but Saint Clair is working from the bottom.
Strife controls the position from side control.
Strife is looking to take a break and control but Saint Clair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saint Clair tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Saint Clair manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Saint Clair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saint Clair is trying to control the action in half guard but Strife is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saint Clair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Saint Clair is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strife sees it coming and defends easily.
Strife is not content to let Saint Clair control the position.
Strife tries to kick Saint Clair off but Saint Clair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arden Saint Clair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saint Clair ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
A left and a right from Strife both land. Nice combination.
Saint Clair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strife as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Strife does no damage.

Strife shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Strife was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saint Clair is squirming around, avoiding Strife's attempts to control the action.
Saint Clair tries to hold on but Strife postures up.
Saint Clair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strife looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Clair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strife controlling the pace for now.
Strife prevents Saint Clair from getting the reversal.
Saint Clair wants to control but Strife is having none of it.
Strife takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saint Clair wants to control but Strife is having none of it.

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.
Strife misses with a head shot.
Strife misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Saint Clair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strife throws some wild stikes that Saint Clair manages to avoid easily.
Strife controlling from mount.
Saint Clair tries to hold on but Strife postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Clair is desperately trying to improve his position but Strife has a good base and remains in mount.
Strife controlling from mount.
Strife wants to control the pace but Saint Clair is squirming around nicely.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cid Strife just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Strife tries to work over Saint Clair's front leg with a kick but Saint Clair checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Strife as Saint Clair shoots in.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strife looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strife walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint Clair.
Saint Clair has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arden Saint Clair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Saint Clair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Strife.
Saint Clair fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strife looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint Clair misses with a combination
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint Clair is trying desperately to land a takedown but Strife is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Saint Clair.
Saint Clair wants to clinch
and Saint Clair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Clair misses with a wild combination.
Strife takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife tries to clinch but Saint Clair is having none of it.
Strife throws a body punch but Saint Clair moves out of range.
Strife falls off balance throwing a combination

and Saint Clair counters with a takedown into side control.
Saint Clair trying to control the position but Strife is working away.
Saint Clair tries to move into full mount but can't pass Strife's legs.
Strife is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Clair looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Strife is avoiding damage well.
Saint Clair misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Saint Clair.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint Clair throws a head kick that misses

and Strife moves into the clinch.
Saint Clair lands a good knee to the midsection. Strife won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Saint Clair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strife throws a combination that misses
enabling Saint Clair to counter with a crisp jab.

Saint Clair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strife takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands an elbow inside.
Saint Clair wants a takedown.
Saint Clair drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strife pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cid Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arden Saint Clair.
Strife dodges the punch combination from Saint Clair.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint Clair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strife shoots in for a takedown but Saint Clair shows good takedown defense.
Saint Clair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strife sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saint Clair somewhat.
Strife takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strife manages to avoid it.
Saint Clair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strife circles away.
Saint Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint Clair misses with a wild combination.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint Clair shoots in looking for a takedown. Strife tries to sprawl out of it but Saint Clair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strife manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arden Saint Clair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strife 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Strife!