PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Strike - ACDC. On his way into the cage it seems that John Storm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Storm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Storm
vs
Rico

180 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rico wants it to stay on the feet.
A left lands for Rico.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rico misses with a two punch combination.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Jonny Rico has been cut.
Storm sizes up Rico with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rico throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rico.
Rico lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rico.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rico.
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Rico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.

Storm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rico's half guard.

Rico makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Storm misses with a double jab

so Rico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico controlling from the top position.
Storm is looking to stand up but Rico isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Rico is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Storm is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Storm has escaped and now he's on top!
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rico seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Storm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Storm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rico looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Storm manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rico manages to avoid it.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Rico shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Rico or perhaps it was just good defense by Storm which made him look bad.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rico misses with a few strikes there.
Rico tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rico. Rico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Storm misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm stuffs the takedown.
John Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Rico.

Rico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Storm is pressed up against the cage. Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Storm down to the mat. Storm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Rico's cut.
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.

Rico lands with an uppercut that bounces Storm off the cage and back into rage.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Rico.
Rico checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rico throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rico circles away quickly and effectively.
Rico walks into a jab.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Rico.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Rico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rico lunges at Storm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Storm's hand.
Rico stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Rico 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Storm manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No joy there for Rico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm misses the jab.
Rico throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Rico slips a straight right by Storm.
A cross from Rico lands.
A punch combination from Rico misses.
Storm misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a two punch combo.
Rico walks into a straight right hand from Storm.
Rico throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Rico forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.

Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Rico misses.
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rico on the side of the head.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rico counters with a single leg into guard. Storm didn't expect that.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rico throws a big right hand that misses.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm with a poor takedown
and Rico counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rico counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Storm's guard now.
Rico must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Storm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
Rico controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Rico's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rico blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Rico. Beautiful body shot.
Rico's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rico duly obliges.

Rico rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Rico backwards.

Rico has clasped his hands together around Storm's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rico takes a little break here. Storm wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Storm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jonny Rico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rico laying and praying for a moment but Storm takes advantage and regains half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonny Rico.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rico.
John Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Rico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Storm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rico!
Rico wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Storm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rico working to try and regain half guard.
Storm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rico is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries to hold on but Storm postures up.
Rico is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Storm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Storm is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Rico is rocked!
Rico taking shots to the head.
Rico is still in real trouble! Can Storm finish him?
Storm drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rico! More shots from Storm and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Storm!