PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassius clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Angelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cassius clay has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

clay
vs
Angelos

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cassius clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Angelos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelos tries to score a power double leg takedown but clay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Angelos somewhat.
clay misses with a few strikes there.
clay misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from clay.
clay throws a push kick but Angelos slaps the foot to one side.
clay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Angelos backs up against the cage.

Angelos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Angelos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
clay trying to control from the bottom.
clay wants to get back to his feet.
Angelos tries to pass to full mount but clay defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

clay is defending against the submission attempts here by Angelos.
Angelos controlling the pace.
Angelos is nestled in close to clay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Angelos is looking to take a break and control but clay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Angelos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Angelos is looking to take a break and control but clay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

clay looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelos sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mickey Angelos.
clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
clay lands with a nice body punch.
clay jabs at Angelos's body.
clay misses with a few strikes there.
Angelos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
clay misses with the combination.
clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
clay misses with a head kick.
clay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Angelos on the side of the head.
clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassius clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
clay throws a series of punches but Angelos moves out of range.
A combination from clay does no damage.
Angelos fails with the takedown.
Cassius clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Angelos.
clay throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from clay.

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.
clay misses with a few strikes there.
clay throws a wild body kick that Angelos sees coming a mile off.
clay tries to bum rush Angelos with a series of wild strikes but Angelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
clay's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and clay duly obliges.

clay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Angelos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angelos looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Angelos trying to control the position from guard on top but clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angelos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Angelos is looking to stand up but clay won't let him.
Angelos looking to sit in guard and control but clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cassius clay will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

clay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angelos at a distance.
clay scores with a push kick.
Angelos keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelos shoots in for a takedown but clay shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from clay.
clay scores with a jab.
clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
clay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Angelos momentarily.
clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassius clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
clay misses with the combination.
clay misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clay looks to land a combination but Angelos avoids it well.
clay throws a right hand that Angelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Angelos also avoids with ease.
A combination from clay does no damage.
clay throws a right hand that Angelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Angelos also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from clay.
clay thumps Angelos with a low kick.
clay throws a series of punches but Angelos avoids them all with ease.
clay scores with a hook to the body. Angelos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
clay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angelos is breathing heavily.
clay lands with a straight right. Angelos didn't see that one coming.
clay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Angelos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
clay stuffs the takedown attempt from Angelos. Angelos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cassius clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Angelos.
Angelos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for clay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
clay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
clay throws a one two combo.
clay connects with a single shot there.
clay throws a right and a left that Angelos avoids nicely.
clay misses with a jab, cross combination.
clay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and clay wants it to stay on the feet.
clay swinging wildly here.
Cassius clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angelos circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
clay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Angelos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in clay's guard.
Angelos wants to pass the guard but clay is keeping the position.
clay keeping moving, preventing Angelos from controlling successfully.

clay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Angelos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but clay manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Angelos has clay in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
clay wanted to stand there but Angelos had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassius clay dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Angelos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
clay tries to improve position but can't.
Angelos taking a breather here.
Angelos trying to control the position but clay is working away.
clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Angelos stalls from top position.
clay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Angelos is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, clay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Angelos trying to control the action but clay is working from the bottom.

Angelos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
clay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Angelos's best efforts.

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.
Angelos trying to control from half guard but clay is working away.

clay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
clay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Angelos backs up against the cage.
clay misses with a few strikes there.
clay misses with a series of wild punches.
clay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
clay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Angelos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Angelos lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

clay pushes Angelos off and scrambles back to his feet.
clay looks to land a combination. Angelos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Angelos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
clay swinging wildly here.
Angelos slips a jab and a cross from clay.

Angelos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Angelos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Angelos with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelos wants to control the pace but clay is squirming around nicely.
Angelos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Angelos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Angelos landing strikes, looking to finish!

Angelos has hold of clay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and clay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
clay wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mickey Angelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassius clay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelos controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Angelos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think clay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cassius clay!