PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Al's choice of entrance music: Overkill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Symbol
vs
Al

150 cm
26
196 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

KAISER

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Symbol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Al!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symbol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Symbol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al.

Symbol shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Symbol showed some decent athleticism there.
Al avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symbol.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Symbol thows a huge punch but Al dodges it nicely.
Symbol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Al avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symbol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symbol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al is trying to get back to full guard.
Symbol wants to pass to mount but Al is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Symbol throws a strike but Al avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Al avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symbol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Symbol scoring with some ground and pound.
Symbol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al looking for a sweep. Not yet Al, not yet.
Symbol throws a strike but Al rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Al tries to stand but Symbol is controlling from the bottom.
Al preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Symbol keeping moving, preventing Al from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Al swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Symbol.
Al walks into a left hand.

Symbol drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Symbol throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symbol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Symbol misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Al managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Symbol.
Al takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Symbol working the head and body with strikes.
Al is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Al regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Symbol.
Symbol throwing strikes from guard but Al blocks nicely.
Symbol is looking to work some ground and pound but Al has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Symbol dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Al pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Symbol fails with the takedown.
Symbol digs a good body shot into Al's ribs.
Symbol staying out of range there.
Al misses with a straight left.
Al misses with a looping right.

Al gets caught flat footed, as Symbol shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Symbol throwing strikes but missing.
Al avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Symbol throws a strike but Al rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Symbol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Al!
Symbol landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Symbol there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Symbol looking to ground and pound but Al is blocking nicely.
Symbol with the ground and pound from mount.
Symbol throws some wild stikes that Al manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Symbol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Al hang on?
Symbol landing punches.
Al holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Symbol tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Symbol thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Symbol sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Al is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Symbol throws a wild left hand from mount and Al manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al has hold of Symbol's hands but Symbol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Symbol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Symbol.
Symbol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Al avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symbol.
Symbol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Symbol 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.
Al blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symbol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Symbol dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Al swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Symbol dives in and grabs Al's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al pushes down on Symbol's head and hops out.
Al misses with a straight left.

Symbol scores with a takedown into Al's guard.
Symbol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Symbol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Symbol passes Al's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Symbol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al is looking to control Symbol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al avoid being mounted?
Al avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symbol.
Symbol thows a huge punch but Al dodges it nicely.
Symbol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Al avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Symbol.
Symbol throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al misses with a hook. Symbol ducked under it nicely.
Al motions for Symbol to come forward. Al throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Symbol shoots in looking for a takedown. Al tries to sprawl out of it but Symbol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Al throws a looping overhand right but Symbol ducks down to avoid it.
Al throws a jab but it's blocked by Symbol.
Prince Symbol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Symbol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mr Al is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Symbol shoots in for a takedown but Al shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Symbol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symbol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Al misses.
Symbol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al but Al pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Symbol scores with a takedown into Al's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symbol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Symbol postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Al really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Symbol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Symbol won't allow Al to sweep him here.
Symbol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Symbol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Symbol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four 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.
Symbol throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Symbol moves away from the strike by Al.

Symbol scores with a takedown into Al's guard.
Mr Al has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Symbol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symbol with a nice head shot there.
Symbol wants to control from the top but Al keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Symbol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Symbol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Symbol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Symbol!