PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' . Spliffenberger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roll 'em Up. Jaydub Spliffenberger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
Spliffenberger

181 cm
23
217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man ducks under a wild hook from Spliffenberger.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Spliffenberger misses with a kick to the body.
Spliffenberger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Man scores with a takedown into Spliffenberger's guard.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffenberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliffenberger swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Spliffenberger looking for subs off his back but Man has passed one foot through into half guard.
Man moves into full mount! Spliffenberger won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spliffenberger is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Spliffenberger working to try and regain half guard.
Man looking to finish Spliffenberger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spliffenberger!
Man content just to control the position here.
Man scoring with strikes but Spliffenberger is staying in there.
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Man looking to ground and pound but Spliffenberger is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man 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.
Spliffenberger is trying desperately to improve position.
Spliffenberger is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man with the ground and pound from mount.
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Spliffenberger wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spliffenberger for as long as he can get away with.
Man tries to control but Spliffenberger wriggling away.
Spliffenberger is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eks Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spliffenberger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spliffenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliffenberger defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Spliffenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Spliffenberger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffenberger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spliffenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffenberger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eks Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A combination from Man does no damage.
Spliffenberger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Spliffenberger wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Spliffenberger motions for Man to come forward. Spliffenberger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffenberger scores with a leg kick.
Spliffenberger looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spliffenberger.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffenberger moves out of range as Man strikes.
Spliffenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spliffenberger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliffenberger.

Spliffenberger takes the fight into the clinch.
Man avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spliffenberger has Man pushed against the cage.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Spliffenberger won't allow it.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffenberger.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Spliffenberger is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spliffenberger down to the mat. Spliffenberger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Jaydub Spliffenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spliffenberger defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eks Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffenberger lands a front kick.
Spliffenberger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man missing with a left hand there. Spliffenberger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Spliffenberger sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Spliffenberger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaydub Spliffenberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Spliffenberger cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Spliffenberger throws a leg kick that misses.
Spliffenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Spliffenberger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spliffenberger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee strike.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger is struggling to control the position.
Spliffenberger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliffenberger controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Man misses with the head strike.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Man lands an elbow just above Spliffenberger 's eye.
Spliffenberger letting Man take a breather here.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spliffenberger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Spliffenberger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliffenberger leaning against his opponent.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Spliffenberger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Spliffenberger looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Spliffenberger trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spliffenberger into the cage.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Spliffenberger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spliffenberger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spliffenberger, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaydub Spliffenberger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spliffenberger 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaydub Spliffenberger!
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