PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scabby Bat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cauliflower Ears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cauliflower Ears has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bat
vs
Ears

164 cm
27
154 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

160 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scabby Bat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cauliflower Ears!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ears will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ears.

Bat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ears's guard.
Bat trying to control but Ears is working from the bottom.
Bat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ears is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bat looking to pass the guard.
Bat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ears preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bat wants to control from the top but Ears keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scabby Bat.

Ears drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ears tries to stand but Bat is controlling from the bottom.
Ears looks gassed!

Bat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ears gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bat looking for a sweep. Not yet Bat, not yet.

Bat is looking for a triangle but Ears pushes his legs off easily.

Bat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ears defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ears is looking to stand up but Bat won't let him.
Bat is trying to control the position but Ears postures up.
Bat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ears!
Ears is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ears can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ears is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bat raining down shots from the mount!
Ears really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bat content just to control the position here.
Bat looking to finish Ears with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ears!
Bat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ears hang on?
Bat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ears?
Bat raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ears in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ears wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bat raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bat prevents Ears from getting the reversal.
Bat controlling his opponent.
Bat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ears is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bat enables Ears to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bat 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.
Ears trying to control but Bat is working from the bottom.
Ears is looking to stand up but Bat won't let him.
Bat keeping full guard, as Ears tries to pass.
Bat keeping moving, preventing Ears from controlling successfully.
Ears should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cauliflower Ears has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bat is working Ears over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Bat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bat with a poor takedown

and Ears counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bat is looking for a triangle but Ears pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ears is looking to stand up but Bat won't let him.
Bat keeping moving, preventing Ears from controlling successfully.
Bat has a closed guard, preventing Ears from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ears looking to sit in guard and control but Bat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ears working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bat throwing strikes from guard but Ears blocks nicely.
Ears keeping moving, preventing Bat from controlling successfully.
Scabby Bat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bat won't allow Ears to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ears wants to stand and escape but Bat is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ears is keeping the position for now.
Bat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ears pulls Bat in close to prevent any damage.
Bat pushes down on Ears's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ears pushes Bat off looking to stand but Bat dives back in and keeps control.
Ears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cauliflower Ears will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ears gets the takedown into side control.
Ears tries to stand but Bat is controlling his head.
Bat tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ears is controlling him well.
Bat manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ears's best efforts.
Ears is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bat is looking to control Ears's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bat avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bat has one foot on Ears's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Bat is looking for a triangle but Ears pushes his legs off easily.
Bat has a closed guard, preventing Ears from standing up.
Bat trying to control the position.
Ears wants to get up but he can't break Bat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ears avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ears can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ears wants to stand but Bat is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ears slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ears wants to get up but he can't break Bat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ears must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ears wants to control from the top but Bat keeps moving.

Bat has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ears should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bat has tightened it up now! Ears should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scabby Bat!