PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Need looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Need
vs
McSofterson

185 cm
28
208 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
277 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Softy McSofterson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McSofterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Need is trying to defend but McSofterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McSofterson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McSofterson tries to stand and escape but Need is controlling the position.
McSofterson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Need is trying to stand back up but McSofterson is controlling him
McSofterson trying to mount his opponent but Need defends it.
McSofterson stops Need from getting back to his feet.
Need is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Softy McSofterson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McSofterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Need looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

McSofterson darts in and clinches Need up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need is trying to push McSofterson away but McSofterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

McSofterson breaks the clinch.
Need tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Need tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away

and McSofterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for McSofterson.
McSofterson has Need pressed against the cage, preventing Need from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McSofterson stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson lands with a short shot to the head.
McSofterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

McSofterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Need takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McSofterson scores with a takedown into Need's guard.
McSofterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Need is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Need is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McSofterson is controlling him.
McSofterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McSofterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Softy McSofterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McSofterson throws a series of punches but Need avoids them all with ease.
Need wants to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Need closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
and McSofterson counters with a stiff right hand.
McSofterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Need tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McSofterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Need's guard.
McSofterson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McSofterson wants to get up but he can't break Need's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Need has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McSofterson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

McSofterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

McSofterson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Need to his feet.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need looks to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a nice leg kick.

McSofterson gets a clinch.
Need has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McSofterson has Need pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need fails to pull guard.

McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt

and McSofterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Need won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McSofterson stands up and beckons Need to his feet.

McSofterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Need looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Need explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need tries to clinch up
and McSofterson counters with a one-two to the body.
Need closes the distance looking to clinch
and Need takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Need looks to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Need closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
and McSofterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Softy McSofterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Need tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McSofterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Need tries to clinch

and McSofterson counters by clinching up.
Need fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from McSofterson.

McSofterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSofterson misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Need tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McSofterson counters with a leg kick.
Need wants to clinch but McSofterson slips to the side

and McSofterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McSofterson.

Need scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Softy McSofterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Need tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a low kick, right behind Need 's knee.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt

and McSofterson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from McSofterson.
McSofterson tries to land a knee to the head but Need blocks with his arms.
Need goes for a takedown attempt but McSofterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

McSofterson drives through and clinches with Need against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Need has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McSofterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSofterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Need.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McSofterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McSofterson has closed the distance and engaged Need in a clinch.
McSofterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSofterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Need tries to circle away but McSofterson has him pinned against the cage.
McSofterson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Need moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away

and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Need wants to break free but McSofterson has control.
Need tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McSofterson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Need. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Need closes the distance looking to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Need tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McSofterson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McSofterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Need 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.
McSofterson lands with a left to the head.
McSofterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McSofterson digs a right hand underneath Need's ribcage. Need let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McSofterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Need moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Need moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo Need is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Need tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McSofterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Need tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Need takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McSofterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Need avoids it really well and circles away.
McSofterson stuns Need with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McSofterson forces Need back against the cage and clinches.
McSofterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

McSofterson breaks the clinch.
Need tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McSofterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Need won't be happy with that.
Softy McSofterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Need is pushing McSofterson's head away, looking to escape. McSofterson manages to hold on to the position though.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSofterson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Need will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Need is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McSofterson is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Softy McSofterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McSofterson 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Softy McSofterson!