PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derpa Derp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Finisher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to everybody is kungfu fighting . On his way into the cage it seems that Mike The Finisher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike The Finisher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

The Finisher
vs
Derp

170 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike The Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derpa Derp!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derp misses with a few strikes there.
The Finisher looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Derp throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Finisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derp fails to land with a series of punches.
Derp looks to land a combination but The Finisher avoids it well.
The Finisher slips a jab and a cross from Derp.
Sloppy strikes from Derp. Those never looked like landing.
The Finisher slips a jab and a cross from Derp.
No joy there for Derp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Finisher could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloppy strikes from Derp. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Derp.
Sloppy strikes from Derp. Those never looked like landing.
Derp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Derpa Derp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Finisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Derp swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Derp.
Derp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Derp throws a combination that misses

and The Finisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Finisher misses with a knee to the head.
Derp is trying to break free.
Derp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Derp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Derp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Finisher is looking to clinch.
Derp moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Finisher wants to clinch up but Derp keeps it at a distance.
Derpa Derp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Finisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derp throws a series of punches but The Finisher moves out of range.
Derp fails to land with a series of punches.
Derp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Derp misses with a double jab.
Derp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Finisher dodges the punch combination from Derp.
A combination from Derp does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Derp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and The Finisher moves into the clinch.

The Finisher jumps guard.
The Finisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Finisher passes to full mount!
Derp is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Derp can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Finisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Derp's face.
Derp is trying to escape the mount.
Derp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derp is looking to escape.
Derp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Finisher avoids the attempt from Derp to control.
The Finisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derp is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Derp can't escape the position.
Derp doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Derp tries to hold on but The Finisher pushes him away.
Derp tries to reverse the position but The Finisher maintains control.
Derp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Derp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Finisher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Derp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike The Finisher dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Derp misses with a two punch combination.
Derp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Finisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Derp misses with a series of wild punches.
Derp throws a right hand that The Finisher ducks under and follows up with a left that The Finisher also avoids with ease.
Derp misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Derp as The Finisher shoots in.
The Finisher fails to land the takedown.
Derp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Finisher.
Derp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Finisher tries to clinch up but Derp circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derp throws a nice looking combination but The Finisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Derp fails to land with a series of punches.
Derp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Finisher moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Finisher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike The Finisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Finisher's efforts to push away.
Derp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Finisher tries to pull guard but Derp won't allow it.

Derp manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Derp does no damage.
The Finisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Derp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derp swinging wildly here.
Derp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Derp misses.
Derp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Finisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Derp.
Derp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Finisher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Derp throws a right and a left that The Finisher avoids nicely.
A combination from Derp does no damage.
Derp misses with a two punch combination.
Derp throws a series of punches but The Finisher moves out of range.
The Finisher dodges the punch combination from Derp.
Derp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derp tries to bum rush The Finisher with a series of wild strikes but The Finisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Derp throws a right and a left that The Finisher avoids nicely.
Derp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Derp fails to land with a series of punches.
Derp keeps the fight on the outside.
Derp lands a two punch combo.
Derp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derp swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derp scores with a one two! The Finisher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Finisher tries to clinch there but Derp circles away.
Derp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Finisher.
The Finisher fails to land the takedown.
Derp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Derp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derp looks to land a combination but The Finisher avoids it well.
A punch combination from Derp misses.
The Finisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Derp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Derp. Those never looked like landing.
Derp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Derp throws a one two combo.
Derp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Finisher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Derp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Finisher is keeping busy.
Derp is trying to push The Finisher away but The Finisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Finisher is struggling to control the position.
Derp wants to break free but The Finisher has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Derp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Finisher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Derp has had enough of the clinch but The Finisher keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derp is trying to break free.
Derp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Derp slows down the pace here.
Derp lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derpa Derp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

The Finisher throws a jab when Derp was well out of range.

A jab-cross combination lands for Derp and sends The Finisher crashing to the mat! Derp follows him down to the mat - The Finisher regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Mike The Finisher has been cut.
Derp is nestled in close to The Finisher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

The Finisher is rocked!
Derp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Finisher defending well though.
Derp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Derp throwing shots but The Finisher is blocking nicely.
Derp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Finisher's head.
Derp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Finisher defending well though.
Derp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derp tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Finisher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Finisher is pressing down on Derp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Finisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Derp is aware though and is defending well.
The Finisher keeping moving, preventing Derp from controlling successfully.
The Finisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Derp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Finisher keeping moving, preventing Derp from controlling successfully.
Derpis looking to pass into half guard but The Finisher pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Finisher is in guard.
Derp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Finisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Derp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Derp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Finisher pushes down on Derp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Finisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Finisher tries to stand and escape but Derp is controlling the position.
The Finisher wants to control but Derp is keeping him busy.
Derp tries to get to full guard but The Finisher has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derp keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Derp is looking for a sweep. The Finisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derp throws a right and a left that The Finisher avoids nicely.
Derp misses with a double jab
and The Finisher counters with a nice leg kick.
Derp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derp misses with a two punch combination.
The Finisher shoots in for a takedown but Derp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Derp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derp throws a nice looking combination but The Finisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derp misses with a double jab

and The Finisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Finisher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Finisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Finisher managing to block the knees to the body from Derp.
Derp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Derp is trying to push The Finisher away but The Finisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Derp working hard to break the clinch.
Derp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Finisher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike The Finisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Finisher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Derp breaks from the clinch.
The Finisher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Finisher is looking to clinch.
A combination from Derp does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derpa Derp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Derp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derpa Derp!