PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Map Pa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pa
vs
Messi

200 cm
18
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Map Pa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pa swings for the body but Messi moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pa.
Pa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pa throws a looping overhand right but Messi ducks down to avoid it.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pa manages to avoid it.
Pa swings for the body but Messi moves out of range.
Messi slips under a jab from Pa.
Pa throws a low kick, looking for Messi's leg but Messi calmly moves out of range.

Pa gets caught flat footed, as Messi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Messi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pa is keeping the position for now.
Messi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Messi throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Messi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Messi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Messi throws a big right hand that misses.
Messi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messi cracks Pa with a solid left hand.
Pa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Messi on the ground.

Messi gets to his feet. Pa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pa misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Messi misses.
Messi tries to bum rush Pa with a series of wild strikes but Pa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messi lands with a hook. Pa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Map Pa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pa misses with a hook.
Messi ducks under a wild hook from Pa.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messi throws a body punch but Pa moves out of range.
A lazy left from Messi finds it's target.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pa.
Pa misses with a straight left.
Pa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Messi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Messi misses the target.
Pa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Pa is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
Messi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Messi scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a body punch but Pa moves out of range.
Pa misses with a body shot

and Messi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Messi gets to his feet. Pa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A shot to the liver by Messi. Beautiful body shot.
Messi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Messi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Messi! Lionel Messi retains his heavyweight title!