PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between maken hell sdav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato The Submissor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maken hell sdav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

hell sdav
vs
The Submissor

200 cm
23
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, maken hell sdav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato The Submissor!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sdav darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Submissor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
sdav lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sdav moves into full mount! The Submissor won't be happy about that!
sdav has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
sdav controlling his opponent.
sdav with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
sdav breaks from The Submissor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Submissor is bucking up trying to escape but sdav cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
sdav tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
sdav is landing with some decent strikes but The Submissor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
sdav will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sdav cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
sdav controlling from mount.
sdav lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sdav with good strikes from the mount here!
The Submissor is bucking up trying to escape but sdav cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
sdav looking to finish The Submissor with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Submissor!
The Submissor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sdav. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sdav cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Submissor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

The Submissor is rocked!
sdav lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Submissor hang on?
The Submissor is still in real trouble! Can sdav finish him?
sdav fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
sdav lands a nice shot to the head.
sdav lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
sdav working the ground and pound effectively.
sdav takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Submissor seems to have recovered his senses.
sdav connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
sdav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sdav lands with some strikes.
sdav lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdav landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sdav cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Submissor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
sdav looking to finish The Submissor with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Submissor!
sdav cracks The Submissor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
sdav working away from the top, dropping strikes.
sdav really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
sdav lands a nice shot to the head.
sdav lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Submissor hang on?
sdav working The Submissor over with strikes here.
sdav fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
sdav tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sdav is in the full mount, landing strikes.
sdav landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sdav content just to control the position here.
sdav won't let The Submissor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
sdav with the ground and pound from mount.
The Submissor trying desperately to get to his feet.
sdav punishing his opponent with strikes.
sdav scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Submissor wants to try and get back to his feet.
sdav scores with a couple of good head shots there.
sdav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
sdav with shots to the head and body - The Submissor looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Submissor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
BOOM! sdav connects with a massive shot to the dome!

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.
The Submissor wants to try and get back to his feet.
sdav lands a big shot there that rocks The Submissor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Submissor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
sdav won't let The Submissor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The Submissor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
sdav looking to finish The Submissor with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Submissor!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sdav controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sdav cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maken hell sdav dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

sdav swats away the attempt to clinch by The Submissor.
sdav shoots in for a double leg but The Submissor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

sdav shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. sdav showed some decent athleticism there.
sdav is nestled in close to The Submissor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
sdav's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. sdav connects with a nice short shot to The Submissor's temple.
The Submissor is trying to stand.
sdav moves into full mount! The Submissor won't be happy about that!
The Submissor trying desperately to get to his feet.
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sdav controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sdav landing shots from mount.
The Submissor tries to buck sdav off but he can't manage it.
sdav dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! sdav connects with a massive shot to the dome!
sdav with a couple of short strikes.
sdav with good strikes from the mount here!
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by sdav.
sdav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sdav cracks The Submissor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
sdav with a couple of short strikes.
The Submissor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sdav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sdav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns The Submissor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Submissor really wants to buck sdav off and get back to his feet.
sdav with the ground and pound from mount.
The Submissor trying desperately to get to his feet.
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that The Submissor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
sdav lands a nice shot to the head.
sdav lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sdav working The Submissor over with strikes here.
The Submissor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
sdav working The Submissor over with strikes here.
sdav landing strikes from the mount and The Submissor is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sdav won't let The Submissor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
maken hell sdav overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Submissor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The Submissor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sdav raining down shots from the mount!
sdav controlling his opponent.
sdav working the ground and pound effectively.
sdav controlling the pace for now.
sdav putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Submissor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
sdav punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
sdav working the ground and pound effectively.
sdav unloading with bombs!
The Submissor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
sdav scoring with strikes but The Submissor is staying in there.
sdav raining down shots from the mount!
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
sdav controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
sdav looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maken hell sdav 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!

The Submissor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows sdav to score an easy takedown into full guard.
sdav is in close to The Submissor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
sdav working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Submissor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst sdav is controlling him.
The Submissor has momentary wrist control but sdav slips an elbow through the middle.
sdav scoring with some ground and pound.
sdav lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells sdav's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
sdav is stalling in the full guard.
sdav postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Submissor wants to stand and escape but sdav is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Submissor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sdav paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sdav shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
sdav landing strikes, looking to finish!
sdav scoring with strikes but The Submissor is staying in there.
The Submissor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
sdav lands a nice shot to the head.
sdav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Submissor looks a forlorn figure.
sdav is landing with some decent strikes but The Submissor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
sdav lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sdav cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
sdav landing strikes from the mount and The Submissor is in trouble!
sdav working away from the top, dropping strikes.
sdav looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Submissor trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdav looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Submissor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
sdav scoring with strikes but The Submissor is staying in there.
sdav controlling his opponent.
sdav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Submissor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by sdav.
sdav controlling from the full mount.
sdav in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
sdav working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sdav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by sdav.
sdav controlling the position easily from mount.
sdav raining down shots from the mount!
sdav lands a big elbow.
sdav scoring with strikes but The Submissor is staying in there.
The Submissor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
sdav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Submissor tries to buck sdav off but he can't manage it.

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.
sdav landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Submissor is bucking up trying to escape but sdav cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Submissor is in a horrible position here. sdav smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
sdav landing strikes from the mount and The Submissor is in trouble!
sdav dominating with strikes here.
The Submissor really wants to buck sdav off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
sdav is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that The Submissor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Renato The Submissor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
maken hell sdav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Submissor throwing hammer fists to the chest of sdav. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
maken hell sdav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for sdav, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... maken hell sdav!