PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun BDown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bot has chosen Sesame Street - Imagine That as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

BDown
vs
Bot

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Shogun BDown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wrestling Bot!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bot shoots for a takedown but BDown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bot misses with a series of wild punches.
BDown wants to clinch.
BDown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BDown tries to clinch but Bot is having none of it.
BDown throws a series of strikes that have Bot backpedaling.

It looks like Wrestling Bot has been cut.
No luck for Bot with that takedown attempt.

BDown clinches with his opponent.
BDown tries for a takedown but Bot manages to get underhooks.
Bot tries to score a body lock takedown but BDown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shogun BDown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Bot.
BDown tries to pull guard but Bot won't allow it.
BDown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot's face.

Bot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
BDown wants to get back to his feet.
Bot slips a nice elbow through BDown's hands, connecting with BDown's forehead.
Bot prevents BDown from standing back up.
BDown is breathing heavily.
Bot seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
BDown looks like he's trying to stand up.
BDown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bot is taking a breather. BDown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Bot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BDown wants to get back to his feet.
Bot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
BDown is trying to stand back up but Bot is controlling him
BDown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bot perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BDown is trying to stand up here but Bot is controlling him well.
Bot trying to pass the guard but BDown defending well.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BDown wants to stand back up but Bot manages to pass into side control.
BDown is letting Bot control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Bot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bot throws a left and a right that both miss
and BDown counters with a left and a right that stings Bot.
Bot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bot looks to clinch
and BDown counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Wrestling Bot's cut even more.
BDown fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Bot with that takedown attempt.
Bot keeps the fight on the outside.
BDown leaves Bot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shogun BDown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Bot.
BDown fails to land with a series of punches.
Bot fails with the takedown.
BDown is looking to clinch but Bot is avoiding it.
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bot is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BDown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot circles away from the clinch attempt.
BDown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

BDown moves into the clinch.
BDown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BDown tries a knee to the head but Bot blocks it.
BDown lands a knee to the body.
BDown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
BDown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
BDown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BDown is pressed up against the cage. Bot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag BDown down to the mat. BDown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Bot misses.
BDown is looking to clinch but Bot is avoiding it.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BDown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bot darts in trying to clinch

and BDown counters by clinching up.
BDown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bot is keeping busy.
BDown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
BDown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
BDown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BDown tries for a takedown. No joy.
BDown with a knee to the head.
Bot stalling in the clinch but BDown improves position.
BDown lands a hook to the side of the head.
BDown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bot walks away with a smile on his face. BDown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BDown throws a right hand that Bot ducks under and follows up with a left that Bot also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - BDown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bot shoots in looking for a takedown but BDown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
BDown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bot. That did some damage!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, BDown scores with a nice short uppercut.
BDown slowing the pace effectively.
BDown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
BDown prevents Bot from breaking the clinch.
BDown lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by BDown.
Come on BDown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
BDown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BDown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bot.
BDown lands a nice knee to the body.
BDown lands a knee to the head.
BDown connects with a knee to the head.
BDown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bot fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bot closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. BDown did well to prevent Bot getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun BDown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wrestling Bot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

BDown moves into the clinch.
BDown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
BDown lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for BDown.
Bot wants a takedown.
BDown scores with a knee to the head.
BDown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
BDown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
BDown has Bot pushed against the cage.
BDown scores with a nice hook to the head.
BDown connects with a knee to the head.
Bot tries for a takedown but BDown manages to get underhooks.

BDown jumps guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BDown wants to stand up but Bot is controlling him.
BDown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BDown tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

BDown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bot takes a shot to the head.
BDown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bot walks away with a smile on his face. BDown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BDown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown wants to clinch.
Shogun BDown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot closes this distance looking for a takedown but BDown circles away.
Shogun BDown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Bot.
Bot swats away the attempt to clinch by BDown.
BDown throws a head kick that half lands.
BDown tries to clinch but Bot is having none of it.
BDown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BDown tries to clinch up but Bot circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BDown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot's face.
BDown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bot smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - BDown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BDown tries to clinch up

and Bot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
BDown wants to stand up but Bot is controlling him.
Bot throws and elbow that misses. BDown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bot's guard. Nice move by BDown!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BDown wants to get up but he can't break Bot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BDown manages to get himself to full guard.
Bot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun BDown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BDown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun BDown!