PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Draco Mordred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draco Mordred has chosen Jack Pot as his entrance music. Jonny Utah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Utah
vs
Draco Mordred

180 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Draco Mordred!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco Mordred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Utah circles away quickly and effectively.
Utah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draco Mordred.
Utah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draco Mordred connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draco Mordred tries to bum rush Utah with a series of wild strikes but Utah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Draco Mordred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Utah staying out of range there.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred moves out of range.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. Draco Mordred will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a nice body shot.
Utah looks to land a combination but Draco Mordred avoids it well.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Utah closes the distance and pushes Draco Mordred back into the cage.
Utah has Draco Mordred pushed against the cage.

Utah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Utah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Utah.
Draco Mordred looks gassed!

Utah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draco Mordred misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a series of strikes. Draco Mordred will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draco Mordred throws a jab when Utah was well out of range.
Utah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draco Mordred slips a jab and a cross from Utah.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Utah.
Draco Mordred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Utah.
Utah lunges at Draco Mordred with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draco Mordred's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Utah misses with a double jab.

Utah darts in and clinches Draco Mordred up against the cage.
Utah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draco Mordred or not.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Utah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draco Mordred slips a jab and a cross from Utah.
Utah misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Draco Mordred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Utah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draco Mordred is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Utah.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Utah defending well as Draco Mordred loads up on a big left hand.
Utah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draco Mordred doesn't seem bothered though.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Utah has Draco Mordred up against the cage in a clinch.
Utah works on Draco Mordred's body with a couple of short punches.

Utah breaks the clinch.

Utah gets a clinch.

Utah breaks the clinch.
Draco Mordred misses with a straight left.
Damien Draco Mordred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Utah forces Draco Mordred back against the cage and clinches.
Draco Mordred can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Utah.

Utah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Utah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Utah throws a combination. Draco Mordred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred moves out of range.
Utah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Utah thuds his right hand into Draco Mordred's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Utah rushes Draco Mordred and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Utah to work.

Utah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Utah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Utah.
Utah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Draco Mordred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Utah blocks a jab.

Utah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Utah breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Utah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Draco Mordred, pushing him back against the cage.

Utah breaks the clinch.
Draco Mordred misses with a looping right.
Utah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Utah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred throws a chopping leg kick but Utah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Draco Mordred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Utah rushes Draco Mordred and presses him up against the cage.

Utah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draco Mordred takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draco Mordred walks into a left hand.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses

and Utah counters by clinching up.

Utah breaks from the clinch.
Utah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Utah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Draco Mordred has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Utah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Utah breaks from the clinch.
Jonny Utah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Utah lands with a nice combination. Draco Mordred backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Utah.
Draco Mordred 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.
Utah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draco Mordred stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Utah closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Utah has managed to clinch.

Utah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Utah does no damage.
Utah is working the combinations to good effect here.
Utah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco Mordred misses with a double jab
and Utah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jonny Utah is winning the standup battle so far.

Utah moves into the clinch successfully.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Utah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Draco Mordred is breathing heavily.

Utah clinches up against the cage.
Draco Mordred has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Utah breaks from the clinch.
Draco Mordred swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draco Mordred misses with a looping left.

Utah has closed the distance and engaged Draco Mordred in a clinch.
Utah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draco Mordred backwards.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred avoids them all with ease.
Draco Mordred walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Utah moves into the clinch.

Utah manages to break the clinch.
Utah scores with a body shot.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Utah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Utah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draco Mordred can do to turn this around?

Utah instigates a clinch.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draco Mordred misses with a looping right.
Utah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Utah takes the fight into the clinch.
Utah stops a takedown attempt from Draco Mordred.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Utah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Utah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Utah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Utah duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Utah works over Draco Mordred's head and body with a nice combination.
Utah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Utah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Draco Mordred backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Utah.
Utah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Utah connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah scores with a hook.
Utah lands with a right hand.

Utah clinches with his opponent.

Utah breaks from the clinch.

Utah moves into the clinch.
Draco Mordred looking for a takedown.
Jonny Utah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Draco Mordred.

Utah breaks from the clinch.
Draco Mordred takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Utah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draco Mordred at a distance.
Draco Mordred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Utah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Utah misses with a jab, cross combination.

Utah gets a clinch.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draco Mordred walks into a stiff left hand from Utah.
Utah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Utah misses.
Draco Mordred takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Draco Mordred misses.
Utah lands with a nice body punch.
Utah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draco Mordred. Draco Mordred circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utah with a hook.
Draco Mordred is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Utah misses with a double jab.
Utah scores with a body shot.
Utah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draco Mordred circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utah fails to land with a series of punches.
Utah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Utah lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Utah 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Utah works over Draco Mordred's head and body with a nice combination.
Draco Mordred misses with an uppercut. Utah saw that one coming.
Utah staying out of range there.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a left and a right that stings Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a left to the body.
Utah stalks Draco Mordred and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draco Mordred's face. Draco Mordred staggers backwards, shaken.
Draco Mordred takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Utah moves into range and clinches up with Draco Mordred.

Utah breaks from the clinch.
Draco Mordred looks to land a right hand but Utah moved out of range.
Utah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draco Mordred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Utah tries to bum rush Draco Mordred with a series of wild strikes but Draco Mordred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draco Mordred throws out a loose jab but Utah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Utah lands a really nice looking cross but Draco Mordred seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred moves out of range.
A big left from Draco Mordred misses.
Utah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draco Mordred throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draco Mordred thinking.
Utah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draco Mordred lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Utah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination
and Utah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Utah fails to land with a series of punches.
Draco Mordred misses with a hook.
Draco Mordred misses with a straight left.
Utah misses with a wild combination.
Utah slips under a jab from Draco Mordred.

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.
Draco Mordred slips a jab and a cross from Utah.
Draco Mordred takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draco Mordred throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draco Mordred falls off balance throwing a combination

and Utah counters by clinching up.

Utah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Utah misses with a wild combination.
Utah throws a series of punches but Draco Mordred avoids them all with ease.
Utah slips a jab from Draco Mordred.
Draco Mordred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draco Mordred scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draco Mordred looks to throw the jab but Utah is out of range.
Draco Mordred throws a low kick but Utah avoids it.
Draco Mordred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco Mordred misses with a hook. Utah ducked under it nicely.
Draco Mordred jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Utah.
A big right from Draco Mordred misses.
Utah lands with a straight right. Draco Mordred didn't see that one coming.
Draco Mordred throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Utah throws a one two combo.
Damien Draco Mordred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utah with a nice cross.
Utah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Utah.
Draco Mordred throws a combination that misses
and Draco Mordred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draco Mordred takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draco Mordred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Utah moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonny Utah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination

and Utah counters by moving into the clinch.

Utah breaks the clinch.
Draco Mordred misses with a combination

and Utah counters by clinching up.
Utah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Draco Mordred.
Nice body punch from Utah.
Utah is pushing Draco Mordred up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Utah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draco Mordred misses with an uppercut.
Utah misses with the combination.

Utah gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Utah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Utah 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Utah!