PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal Infantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almighty's entrance music is Gigolo. A fine choice. Bruce Almighty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Almighty
vs
Infantry

180 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royal Infantry!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infantry closes the distance and clinches up with Almighty, looking for a takedown. Infantry pushes Almighty against the cage but Almighty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Infantry instigates a clinch.
Almighty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Infantry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Almighty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Infantry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Almighty walks away with a smile on his face. Infantry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Infantry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Infantry is defended easily by Almighty.
Almighty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almighty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Infantry.
Infantry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almighty tries to avoid it but Infantry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almighty to the ground. Almighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Infantry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almighty.
Almighty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almighty throws a body kick that misses.
Almighty misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Almighty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Infantry wants to clinch up but Almighty keeps it at a distance.
Almighty throws a series of punches but Infantry avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infantry moves in looking to clinch but Almighty pushes him off.
Almighty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Infantry tries to clinch there but Almighty circles away.
Infantry scores with a leg kick.
Almighty throws a leg kick
and Infantry counters with a good low kick that Almighty was not able to check.
Almighty throws a leg kick

and Infantry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Infantry.
Infantry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Infantry prevents Almighty from breaking the clinch.
Almighty prevents Infantry from breaking the clinch.
Infantry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Almighty manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Almighty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Infantry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almighty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almighty works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Infantry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Almighty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Infantry is looking to escape.
Infantry is trying desperately to improve position.
Almighty wants to control the pace but Infantry is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almighty is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Infantry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Almighty looking to control but Infantry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Infantry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Infantry wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Almighty.
Infantry tries to hold on but Almighty pushes him away.

Almighty stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bruce Almighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almighty throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Infantry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almighty pinned against the cage. Almighty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infantry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almighty is fending him off so far but Infantry persists. Nope, Almighty circles away and we're back to standing.
Almighty throws a left and a right that both miss

and Infantry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Infantry looks gassed!
Infantry is keen to just control but Almighty is a slippery customer.
Almighty wants to get back to full guard.
Infantry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Infantry prevents Almighty from improving his position.

Almighty makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Royal Infantry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Almighty misses with a double jab
and Infantry counters with a big head kick but Almighty shrugs it off.
Infantry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Infantry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almighty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Infantry is out of range.
Infantry closes the distance and clinches up with Almighty, looking for a takedown. Infantry pushes Almighty against the cage but Almighty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Almighty misses with a wild combination.
Infantry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Infantry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Infantry.
Almighty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Infantry is breathing heavily.
Infantry is looking to clinch but Almighty is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Almighty 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 Infantry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Infantry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Infantry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almighty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infantry thows a body shot but no joy.

Infantry moves into the clinch successfully.
Infantry struggles to land a body shot inside as Almighty controls his hands.
Infantry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almighty has him pressed against the cage.
Infantry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infantry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almighty has him pressed against the cage.
Infantry tries to pull guard but Almighty holds him up against the cage and eventually Infantry drops back down to his feet.

Almighty pulls guard effortlessly.
Almighty wants to stand and escape but Infantry is having none of it.
Infantry controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Almighty trying to control the position.
Almighty looking for a sweep. Not yet Almighty, not yet.
Infantry trying to control the position from guard on top but Almighty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almighty is trying to keep Infantry in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Infantry dives in and grabs Almighty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almighty pushes down on Infantry's head and hops out.
Almighty throws a right and a left that Infantry avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Almighty
and Infantry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almighty misses with a wild combination.
Almighty throws a leg kick
and Infantry counters with a leg kick.
Almighty swats away the attempt to clinch by Infantry.
Almighty keeps the fight on the outside.
Almighty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Infantry is defended easily by Almighty.
Almighty throws a series of punches but Infantry avoids them all with ease.
Almighty blocks a head kick by Infantry.
Infantry slips a jab and a cross from Almighty.
Almighty misses with a low kick.
Bruce Almighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infantry lands with an uppercut that bounces Almighty off the cage and back into rage.
Almighty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Infantry counters with a head kick. That will keep Almighty thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Almighty leaves Infantry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruce Almighty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Infantry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Infantry is looking to clinch but Almighty is avoiding it.
Almighty misses with a body kick.
Almighty clobbers Infantry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almighty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Infantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Almighty is just out of range.
Almighty lands a slapping body shot.
Almighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Infantry fails to land the takedown.
Almighty throws a body punch but Infantry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royal Infantry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Almighty throws a front kick aimed at Infantry's knee but Infantry avoids it well.
Infantry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almighty is fending him off so far but Infantry persists. Nope, Almighty circles away and we're back to standing.
Infantry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almighty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Infantry somewhat.
Almighty tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Infantry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almighty as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Infantry.
Infantry looks to land a body kick but Almighty moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Infantry scores with a four punch combination!
Almighty thows a leg kick but Infantry checks it

and Infantry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Almighty manages to get to full guard.
Almighty is looking to stand up but Infantry isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almighty trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infantry wanted to stand there but Almighty had control of the position.
Almighty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Infantry manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Almighty stands up and waves to Infantry to follow him.
Almighty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Infantry.
Infantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Infantry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almighty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Infantry somewhat.
Bruce Almighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty tried to score with a low kick but Infantry checks it.
Almighty throws a wild body kick that Infantry sees coming a mile off.
Infantry fails to land the takedown.
Almighty connects with a nice looking jab.
Almighty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Almighty works the jab nicely.
Almighty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Almighty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Infantry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almighty avoids the head kick by Infantry.
Almighty lands a nice looking body shot.
Almighty circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bruce Almighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Almighty tries to bum rush Infantry with a series of wild strikes but Infantry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almighty throws a wild body kick that Infantry sees coming a mile off.
Almighty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almighty throws a nice looking combination but Infantry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Infantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Infantry checks a leg kick.
Almighty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Infantry takes a swing at Almighty's ribcage but misses.
Infantry blocks the body kick.
Infantry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almighty's waist but Almighty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Infantry off to one side.
Almighty looks for the body kick but Infantry saw that one coming.
Almighty throws a leg kick but Infantry sees it coming and moves out of range.

Infantry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Infantry showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almighty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Infantry trying to control the position from guard on top but Almighty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Infantry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Almighty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Infantry has managed to get both his arms back between Almighty's legs - danger averted.
Almighty doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Infantry trying to control but Almighty is working from the bottom.
Royal Infantry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almighty keeping full guard, as Infantry tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Almighty.
I think Infantry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!