PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossam Merenhor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why can't we be friends?. Hossam Merenhor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bumble Bman's chin.

Bman
vs
Merenhor

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hossam Merenhor!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
Merenhor is trying to drag Bman to the mat but Bman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bman gets underhooks to prevent Merenhor's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
Merenhor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Merenhor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merenhor has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Bman trying to land knees to the body.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman keeps Merenhor at a distance using the push kick.

Bman rushes Merenhor and presses him up against the cage.
Bman has Merenhor pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Merenhor won't want to take too many of those.
Merenhor can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Merenhor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bman moves into the clinch.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bman lands an elbow just above Merenhor 's eye.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
Bman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Merenhor up against the cage.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Bman has Merenhor pressed against the cage.
Merenhor blocks the elbow strike.

That's four 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.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merenhor blocks it with crossed arms.
Merenhor can't get the takedown.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bman working Merenhor over with knees to the body.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Bman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.

Merenhor jumps guard.

Bman gets to his feet. Merenhor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bman stuffs the takedown.
Bman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Merenhor shoots in but no luck this time.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Merenhor takes an elbow to the temple.
Bman is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks it.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Bman is pushing Merenhor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Merenhor has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Merenhor is breathing heavily.
Merenhor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks with his arms.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.

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.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.
Bman missing with knees to the body.
Merenhor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Merenhor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bman smiles and moves away.
Merenhor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bman sprawls well. Bman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merenhor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bman taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but Merenhor avoids the damage to the body.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Merenhor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Merenhor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Merenhor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Merenhor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.
Merenhor looking for a takedown.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.
Merenhor looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Merenhor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bman just leaning against Merenhor, taking a breather.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Merenhor wants a takedown.
Merenhor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Bman.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Merenhor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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.
Merenhor managing to block the knees to the body from Bman.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Merenhor won't want to take too many of those.
Bumble Bman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.
Merenhor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman stalling against the cage.
Bman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merenhor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman has Merenhor pushed against the cage.
Bman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman scores with a nice body kick.
Merenhor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Merenhor looking for a takedown.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merenhor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor letting Bman take a breather here.
Hossam Merenhor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman just leaning against Merenhor, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Merenhor avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bman clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bumble Bman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bman 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!