PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Imperator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Art Imperator acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fos
vs
Imperator

183 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Fos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Art Imperator!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imperator. That did some damage!
Fos connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fos.
Imperator takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Imperator looks gassed!
Imperator throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imperator's head.
Fos scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imperator's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fos.
Fos throws a series of punches but Imperator moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.
Fos connects with a solid leg kick.
Fos thumps Imperator with a low kick.
Fos lands a head kick. Imperator smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jimmy Fos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fos.
Fos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imperator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fos.
Fos scores with a leg kick.
Imperator fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fos avoids it really well and circles away.
Imperator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fos scores with a jab to the body.
Fos throws a head kick that Imperator semi-blocks.
Fos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Fos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imperator.
Imperator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Fos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fos connects with an inside leg kick.
Imperator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fos throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fos stalks Imperator and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Imperator's face. Imperator staggers backwards, shaken.
Fos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Art Imperator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fos lands a head kick. Imperator smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fos. That's going to slow Imperator down.
Fos cracks the inside of Imperator's front leg.
Imperator takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fos lands a high kick!
Fos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imperator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Fos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch lands to the side of Imperator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imperator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fos wants it to stay on the feet.
Fos lands with a slapping head kick.
Fos lunges at Imperator with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Imperator's hand.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Fos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imperator. That did some damage!
Fos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Imperator eats them both and turns towards Fos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Imperator is breathing heavily.
Fos throws a head kick that half lands.
Jimmy Fos is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imperator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Fos misses.
Fos lands a leg kick that knocks Imperator off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Imperator misses
and Fos counters with an inside leg kick.
Fos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.
Fos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Imperator can do to turn this around?
Fos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fos.
Fos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Imperator takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Imperator on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Imperator might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fos has got the better of the exchanges.
Fos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Imperator.
A left and a right from Fos both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imperator's head.
Fos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fos lands with a kick to the temple. Imperator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Imperator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fos looks to land a combination. Imperator sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fos connects with an inside leg kick.
Fos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imperator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fos jabs Imperator to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imperator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imperator. That did some damage!
Fos lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Fos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Imperator is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.
Imperator has a takedown stuffed.
Imperator takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fos is looking to wear down Imperator with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Imperator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imperator with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fos throws a combination. Imperator tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Imperator is rocked!
Fos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fos scores with the left hand. Imperator knows he should have avoided that one.
Fos scores with a head kick. Imperator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Imperator is still on wobbly legs! Can Fos finish him?
Imperator stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.
Imperator seems to have recovered his senses.
Fos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imperator stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fos lands with a kick to the temple. Imperator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Imperator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fos.
Imperator tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Imperator looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Imperator takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimmy Fos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fos scores with a head kick. Imperator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imperator darts in trying to clinch
and Fos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fos throws a head kick that Imperator semi-blocks.
Fos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Imperator tries for a takedown but Fos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimmy Fos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Imperator.
Fos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Imperator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fos. Fos obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fos.
Imperator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Imperator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fos lands with a kick to the temple. Imperator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Fos.
Art Imperator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Fos. Beautiful body shot.
Fos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fos 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fos!