PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Positions
vs
Diefenbaker

178 cm
25
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncomfortable Positions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Diefenbaker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefenbaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot.
Positions throws a leg kick
and Diefenbaker counters with a three punch combo that has Positions backing up. Positions nods at Diefenbaker to acknowledge the strikes.

Positions bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Positions has knee on belly momentarily but Diefenbaker bucks him off and regains half guard.
Positions wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diefenbaker keeps working.
Positions thows a huge punch but Diefenbaker dodges it nicely.
Positions throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diefenbaker has hold of Positions's hands but Positions slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diefenbaker is looking for a sweep. Positions is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Positions wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diefenbaker keeps working.
Positions working over Diefenbaker with some ground and pound. Diefenbaker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diefenbaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Positions.
Diefenbaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Positions. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Positions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Positions not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Positions is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Positions passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diefenbaker!
Diefenbaker wants to control but Positions is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Positions wants to take a breather but Diefenbaker is having none of it.

Positions is looking for a kimura here.

Positions is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diefenbaker tries to get to full guard but Positions has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions trying to control from half guard but Diefenbaker is working away.
Diefenbaker is looking to improve his position.
Positions wants to free his trapped foot but Diefenbaker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Positions prevents Diefenbaker from improving his position.

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.

Positions is working for a kimura but Diefenbaker is defending it quite comfortably.
Diefenbaker has a hand on Positions's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Positions takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Positions is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diefenbaker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diefenbaker is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uncomfortable Positions will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Positions throws a leg kick but Diefenbaker checks it.
Diefenbaker throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Diefenbaker blocks the leg kick.
Diefenbaker punishes Positions's body with a nice straight punch.
Diefenbaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diefenbaker checks a low kick from Positions.
Positions shoots and misses
letting Diefenbaker counter with a right hand.
Diefenbaker scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Diefenbaker. No joy for Positions on that attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Positions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Positions. Diefenbaker shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Diefenbaker.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Positions.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortable Positions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diefenbaker throws a looping overhand right but Positions ducks down to avoid it.
Diefenbaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Positions counters with a good low kick that Diefenbaker was not able to check.
Positions digs a good hook to Diefenbaker's body.
Diefenbaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Positions manages to avoid it.
Positions closes the distance and clinches up with Diefenbaker, looking for a takedown. Positions pushes Diefenbaker against the cage but Diefenbaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diefenbaker stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Positions.
Diefenbaker sizes up Positions with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Positions walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diefenbaker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diefenbaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Positions doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
John Diefenbaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diefenbaker blocks a low kick nicely.
Diefenbaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diefenbaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diefenbaker stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a combination
and Positions counters with a slapping leg kick.
Positions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Positions misses with a left hand
and Diefenbaker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diefenbaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diefenbaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Positions.
Diefenbaker throws a shot from downtown. Positions moves away and avoids it.
Diefenbaker tries to score with a low kick but Positions moves his leg out of the way.
Positions shoots in for a takedown but Diefenbaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Positions misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Positions misses with a body punch
and Diefenbaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Diefenbaker - just one landing.
Uncomfortable Positions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Positions.
A low kick from Positions misses
and Diefenbaker counters with a body kick that stops Positions in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diefenbaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Positions moves out of range of the body kick.
Diefenbaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diefenbaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Positions counters with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Diefenbaker misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Diefenbaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diefenbaker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diefenbaker duly obliges.
Positions avoids the body shot from Diefenbaker.
Positions connects with a high kick.
Diefenbaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diefenbaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Positions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diefenbaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Positions.
Good work by Positions as he checks the leg kick.
Positions looks to throw a body kick
and Diefenbaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diefenbaker throws a lazy uppercut

and Positions counters with a single leg into guard. Diefenbaker didn't expect that.
Diefenbaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Positions trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions distracts Diefenbaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diefenbaker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Positions is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Positions has given up his back here. Will Diefenbaker look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Positions rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Diefenbaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Positions keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions is trying to get back to full guard.
Diefenbaker tries to stand and escape but Positions is controlling the position.
Diefenbaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Positions is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Positions is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Positions actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diefenbaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Positions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Positions wants to sweep here but Diefenbaker controlling him for the moment.

Positions has his foot on Diefenbaker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diefenbaker works his way back into a safe position though.

Diefenbaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diefenbaker won't allow Positions to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions is working hard here to advance position.
Positions lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diefenbaker!
Diefenbaker is working to get back to half guard.
Diefenbaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diefenbaker wants to control but Positions is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uncomfortable Positions.
I think Positions 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncomfortable Positions!