PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fisty Fight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soldado Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fight is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Fisty Fight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fight
vs
Warrior

169 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

177 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fisty Fight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soldado Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fight looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Warrior is looking to clinch but Fight is avoiding it.
Warrior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fight avoids the head kick by Warrior.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warrior.
Warrior dives in and grabs Fight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fight pushes down on Warrior's head and hops out.
Fight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warrior tries to clinch up.
Warrior throws a leg kick but Fight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt.
Fisty Fight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soldado Warrior.
Fight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warrior tries to clinch there but Fight circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warrior.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.

Warrior forces Fight back against the cage and clinches.
Warrior content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Warrior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warrior throws a series of strikes that have Fight backpedaling.

It looks like Fisty Fight has been cut.
Warrior is looking to clinch.
Fight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Fight keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warrior.
Warrior misses with a two punch combination.
Warrior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Fight as he checks the leg kick.
Warrior closes the distance and clinches up with Fight, looking for a takedown. Warrior pushes Fight against the cage but Fight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Fight. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warrior throws a right hand that Fight ducks under and follows up with a left that Fight also avoids with ease.
Fight swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior scores with a nice strike.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warrior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fight pinned against the cage. Fight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Warrior rushes Fight and presses him up against the cage.
Warrior slows down the pace here.
Fight is pressed up against the cage. Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fight down to the mat. Fight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Warrior scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior shoots in for a double leg but Fight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fight wants it to stay on the feet.
Warrior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warrior shoots in for a double leg but Fight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with low kicks.
Fight stuffs the takedown attempt from Warrior. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Fight. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soldado Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fisty Fight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Warrior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fight as he jumps to the side.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Warrior clinches up with Fight and pushes him back against the cage.
Warrior is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Warrior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fisty Fight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soldado Warrior.
Warrior throws a leg kick but Fight moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Warrior scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fight as he jumps to the side.

Warrior closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warrior jumps guard and drags Fight to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fight won't allow Warrior to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warrior wants to stand up but Fight is controlling him.
Warrior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fight trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.

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.
Warrior controls Fight momentarily but Fight frees himself.
Warrior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fight swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warrior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warrior instigates a clinch.

Warrior jumps guard.
Fight stopping the sweep attempt from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to stand up but Fight isn't so interested in that idea.
Warrior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fight is one step ahead there.
Warrior looking to control.

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.
Fight stopping the sweep attempt from Warrior.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warrior shoots for a takedown but Fight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fight swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Warrior misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soldado Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fisty Fight'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. This is the final round!

Warrior is looking to clinch.
Warrior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warrior is looking to clinch but Fight is avoiding it.
Warrior tries to work over Fight's front leg with a kick but Fight checks it.
Warrior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fight avoids it really well and circles away.
Warrior misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Fight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warrior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warrior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warrior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fight circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisty Fight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soldado Warrior.
Warrior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Warrior forces Fight back against the cage and clinches.

Warrior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warrior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fight tries to avoid it but Warrior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fight to the ground. Fight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Warrior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fight but Fight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warrior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warrior throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fight swivels and escapes.
Warrior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fight avoids it really well and circles away.
Warrior dives in and grabs Fight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fight pushes down on Warrior's head and hops out.
Fight shoots in for a takedown but Warrior shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Warrior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fight defends it nicely.
Warrior throws a sloppy head kick and Fight moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fight momentarily.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fight's waist but Fight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Fight leaves Warrior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warrior throws a wild body kick that Fight sees coming a mile off.
Fight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fight wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warrior is defended easily by Fight.
Fight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fight's waist but Fight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Warrior tries to clinch but Fight is having none of it.
Fight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Warrior gets a clinch.

Warrior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warrior throws a head kick but Fight moves out of range.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fight's waist but Fight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Fight does no damage.
Fisty Fight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warrior.
Soldado Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fight throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fisty Fight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warrior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soldado Warrior!