PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang The Hero of Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomic comes to the cage accompanied by A Kiss to Build a Dream On . The Hero of Justice has chosen Bang Install as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Atomic
vs
The Hero of Justice

198 cm
27
275 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
25
231 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Atomic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang The Hero of Justice!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Hero of Justice enables Atomic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Hero of Justice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Atomic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atomic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hero of Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hero of Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomic postures up.
Atomic throwing strikes but missing.
Atomic working some strikes from top position.
Atomic trying to control but The Hero of Justice is working from the bottom.
Atomic 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.
Atomic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hero of Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomic tries to free his leg and advance position but The Hero of Justice is retaining full guard.
Atomic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hero of Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Hero of Justice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atomic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atomic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atomic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atomic wants to control from the top but The Hero of Justice keeps moving.
The Hero of Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomic works over The Hero of Justice with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atomic is in close to The Hero of Justice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Atomic trying to control but The Hero of Justice is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atomic pushes down on The Hero of Justice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Hero of Justice's head.
Atomic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atomic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Hero of Justice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Atomic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Atomic there.
Atomic thows a huge punch but The Hero of Justice dodges it nicely.
Atomic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Hero of Justice is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomic.
The Hero of Justice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomic.
Atomic stops The Hero of Justice from getting back to his feet.
The Hero of Justice looks gassed!
The Hero of Justice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomic working over The Hero of Justice with some ground and pound. The Hero of Justice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Atomic 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.
The Hero of Justice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atomic is working away from the top position though.
Atomic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atomic lands with a punch from half guard.
Atomic 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.
Atomic moves into full mount! The Hero of Justice won't be happy about that!
Atomic landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Atomic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Atomic landing strikes from the mount and The Hero of Justice is in trouble!
The Hero of Justice is in a horrible position here. Atomic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Atomic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Hero of Justice is in a horrible position here. Atomic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic breaks from The Hero of Justice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Atomic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atomic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Hero of Justice but The Hero of Justice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atomic swings for the body but The Hero of Justice moves out of range.
Atomic shoots in for a takedown but The Hero of Justice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atomic throws a body punch but The Hero of Justice moves out of range.
The Hero of Justice connects with the punch.
Atomic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Hero of Justice on the side of the head.
The Hero of Justice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice throws a looping overhand right but Atomic ducks down to avoid it.
Bang The Hero of Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hero of Justice misses with a right hand
and Atomic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Hero of Justice is breathing heavily.
The Hero of Justice misses with a body shot.

The Hero of Justice tries to keep at a distance but Atomic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atomic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Hero of Justice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atomic has him pressed against the cage.
The Hero of Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atomic slows down the pace here.
Atomic scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Hero of Justice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Atomic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atomic lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Atomic.
Atomic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Atomic effectively controlling the action here.
Atomic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atomic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Hero of Justice takes a shot to the head.
Atomic goes for a takedown attempt but The Hero of Justice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Hero of Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomic manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Atomic counters with a right hand to the body.
The Hero of Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atomic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atomic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Hero of Justice on the side of the head.
Atomic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hero of Justice manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice throws a shot from downtown. Atomic moves away and avoids it.
The Hero of Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atomic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atomic jabs The Hero of Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atomic lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic loads up on a big right hand but The Hero of Justice slips the punch.
The Hero of Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Atomic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Hero of Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Hero of Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atomic circles away quickly and effectively.
Atomic dips to his left and cracks The Hero of Justice with an uppercut!
Atomic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hero of Justice can do to turn this around?
Atomic throws a sloppy body shot
and The Hero of Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Hero of Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomic.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Hero of Justice swings widly with a right hand
and The Hero of Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomic digs a good body shot into The Hero of Justice's ribs.
The Hero of Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atomic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atomic takes a swing at The Hero of Justice's ribcage but misses.
Atomic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Hero of Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atomic tries to bum rush The Hero of Justice with a series of wild strikes but The Hero of Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Hero of Justice cracks a nice hook into Atomic's ribs.
The Hero of Justice connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Hero of Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Hero of Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Atomic counters with a one-two to the body.
The Hero of Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hero of Justice slips a straight right by Atomic.
Atomic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Hero of Justice.
Atomic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Hero of Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for The Hero of Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice throws a looping overhand right but Atomic ducks down to avoid it.
Atomic lands a nice shot that snaps The Hero of Justice's head back.
Atomic throws an off balance right hand
enabling The Hero of Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Atomic stuns The Hero of Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Hero of Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atomic.
Atomic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atomic tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomic throws a sloppy body shot
and The Hero of Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tom Atomic is winning the standup battle so far.
Atomic misses with an uppercut
and The Hero of Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Hero of Justice missing with a left hand there. Atomic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Hero of Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atomic swings for the body but The Hero of Justice moves out of range.
Atomic connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Hero of Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomic.
Bang The Hero of Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Atomic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atomic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Atomic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atomic 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Atomic!