PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duffle Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bag
vs
Emanuel

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duffle Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Emanuel. No joy for Bag on that attempt.
Bag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emanuel scores with a body shot.
Bag on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bag fails with a takedown attempt.

Emanuel shoots in and bounces Bag off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emanuel defends well.
Emanuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emanuel stands and steps away. Bag gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bag misses with a takedown attempt
letting Emanuel counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duffle Bag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bag misses with a double jab
and Emanuel counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the body.
Bag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emanuel counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel clobbers Bag with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bag with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Emanuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bag misses with a takedown attempt
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Emanuel shoots in and gets a takedown into Bag's guard.

Emanuel gets to his feet - Bag follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel thuds a left hand into Bag's body.
Bag is breathing heavily.
Bag takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bag looks to clinch
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bag's hands.
Bag takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emanuel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bag had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bag's hands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bag. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emanuel jabs Bag right on the nose. Bag blinks but takes it well.
Bag takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bag's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emanuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahm Emanuel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A left lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel connects with a jab.
Emanuel tests Bag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bag looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Emanuel does it's job there.
Emanuel avoids the head kick by Bag.
Emanuel scores with a sloppy right hand. Bag should have avoided that one.
Emanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emanuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Bag tries for a takedown but Emanuel circles away easily
and Emanuel counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duffle Bag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag has his takedown stuffed

and Emanuel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bag!

Emanuel gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bag in his tracks.
Bag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Emanuel counter with a right hand.
Duffle Bag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bag fails with the takedown
letting Emanuel counter with a right hand.
Bag takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bag takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Emanuel finds it's target.
Bag misses with a takedown attempt
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel looks to land a combination. Bag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Emanuel lands a nice hook to Bag's body. Bag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Emanuel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bag did well to prevent Emanuel getting side control.

Emanuel stands up out of the half guard.
Emanuel throws a shot to the body.
Rahm Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag shoots and misses
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bag ducks right into an uppercut from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahm Emanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Emanuel tests Bag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bag misses with a takedown attempt
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bag misses with a takedown
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bag tries for a takedown but Emanuel circles away easily
and Emanuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duffle Bag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bag doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bag's hands.
Emanuel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emanuel.
Emanuel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Emanuel. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bag moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emanuel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bag is rocked!
Bag shoots and misses
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel dips to his left and cracks Bag with an uppercut!
Bag fails with the takedown
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a nice right hand.
Emanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Emanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bag takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Emanuel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emanuel.
Bag takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rahm Emanuel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Bag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emanuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emanuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a slapping body shot.
Bag seems to have got his legs back now.
Emanuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Emanuel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emanuel.
Bag walks into a straight right hand from Emanuel.
Jab from Emanuel.
Duffle Bag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bag stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emanuel scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rahm Emanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emanuel 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahm Emanuel!