PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes into the arena with Aces High blaring out of the sound system. The Immortal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Agony Scene- Prey. This should be a great matchup!

Aces High
vs
The Immortal

189 cm
20
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Immortal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Immortal tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Aces High throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Immortal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

The Immortal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Immortal wants to control from the top but Aces High keeps moving.
Aces High wants to stand but The Immortal is controlling the position.
The Immortal throws a strike but Aces High rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Immortal working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Immortal tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aces High would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The Immortal working for a triangle but Aces High defends it easily.
Aces High wanted to stand there but The Immortal had control of the position.
Aces High knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Immortal on the ground.
The Immortal pulls Aces High in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aces High won't allow The Immortal to sweep him here.

Aces High stands up and waves to The Immortal to follow him.
The Immortal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Immortal dodges the punch combination from Aces High.
Horrible takedown by The Immortal or perhaps it was just good defense by Aces High which made him look bad.
The Immortal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Immortal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Immortal throws a hook to the side of Aces High's head but Aces High sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High scores with a three punch combo!
Aces High lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Immortal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rich Aces High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank The Immortal.
The Immortal looks gassed!
Aces High keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aces High throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Immortal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aces High works over The Immortal's head and body with a nice combination.
The Immortal shoots in but no luck this time.
Aces High fails to land with a series of punches.
Aces High misses with a series of wild punches.
Aces High throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rich Aces High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aces High.
Aces High throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Immortal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Immortal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Aces High bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Immortal's guard.
The Immortal throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The Immortal wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aces High circles away.
The Immortal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aces High as he avoids it easily.
The Immortal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aces High.
The Immortal tries for a takedown but Aces High sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rich Aces High is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aces High throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aces High swinging wilding here.
The Immortal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Immortal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aces High displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

The Immortal clinches.
Aces High wants to get back to striking at distance but The Immortal won't allow it.
The Immortal throws a head punch that misses.

The Immortal gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Immortal stands up out of the half guard.
No joy there for Aces High, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Immortal fails with a takedown attempt.
Aces High avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank The Immortal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Immortal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aces High throws a series of punches but The Immortal moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aces High!
Aces High lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Immortal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aces High pinned against the cage. Aces High gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aces High throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aces High lands a two punch combo.
Aces High throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aces High tries to bum rush The Immortal with a series of wild strikes but The Immortal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Aces High. No joy for The Immortal on that attempt.
Aces High misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aces High misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aces High lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aces High misses with a few strikes there.
Aces High is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aces High scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Immortal in his tracks.
Aces High throws a right hand that The Immortal ducks under and follows up with a left that The Immortal also avoids with ease.
The Immortal wants to clinch.
The Immortal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High keeps the fight on the outside.
Aces High falls off balance throwing a combination

and The Immortal counters with a takedown into side control.
Aces High sneaks back into half guard.
The Immortal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aces High defending well though.
Aces High looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frank The Immortal has got the better of the ground game so far.

The Immortal stands up from half guard.
Aces High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Immortal.
Rich Aces High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank The Immortal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Immortal shoots in for a takedown but Aces High shows good takedown defense.
The Immortal fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Aces High, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Immortal wants to clinch.
The Immortal moves in looking to clinch but Aces High pushes him off.
Aces High throws a right and a left that The Immortal avoids nicely.
The Immortal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces High as he jumps to the side.

The Immortal scores with a takedown into Aces High's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Immortal lands a couple of elbows.
Aces High keeping moving, preventing The Immortal from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aces High wants to sweep here but The Immortal controlling him for the moment.
Aces High throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aces High wants to get back to his feet but The Immortal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aces High stalks The Immortal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Immortal's face. The Immortal staggers backwards, shaken.
The Immortal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aces High's waist but Aces High gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Immortal off to one side.
Aces High throws a series of punches but The Immortal moves out of range.
The Immortal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aces High swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Immortal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aces High throws a right and a left that The Immortal avoids nicely.
Aces High throws a right hand that The Immortal ducks under and follows up with a left that The Immortal also avoids with ease.
The Immortal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aces High misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Immortal shoots in and drives through. Aces High sprawls well.
A shot to de liver by Aces High. Beautiful body shot.
The Immortal dodges the punch combination from Aces High.
Aces High connects with a looping right hand.
Rich Aces High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Immortal wants to clinch.
The Immortal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aces High swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Aces High will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aces High throws a nice looking combination but The Immortal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aces High misses with a few strikes there.
Aces High avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The Immortal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Immortal controlling the pace.
The Immortal stops Aces High from getting back to his feet.
The Immortal wants to control but Aces High is keeping him busy.
The Immortal trying to pass the guard but Aces High defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Immortal passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Immortal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aces High has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Aces High tries to hold on but The Immortal pushes him away.

The Immortal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Aces High is on top in guard.
The Immortal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aces High puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

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.
Aces High slows the pace down in half guard.
The Immortal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aces High's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aces High's back!
The Immortal throwing damaging strikes from the back! Aces High could be in trouble here!
You can see the frustration on Aces High's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

The Immortal is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

The Immortal is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The Immortal misses with an elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High staying busy and making it hard for The Immortal to control.
The Immortal missing with strikes.

The Immortal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Aces High defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Aces High controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aces High manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Aces High.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aces High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Immortal fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Aces High - just one landing.
The Immortal has a takedown stuffed.
The Immortal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Aces High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank The Immortal.
The Immortal shoots in but Aces High avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Immortal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Aces High is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Aces High misses.
Aces High throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Immortal.
Aces High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Immortal fails with a takedown attempt.
The Immortal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank The Immortal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Immortal 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank The Immortal!