PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man
vs
Howard

196 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
29
235 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Night Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.

Howard gets caught napping as Man dives in and scores a takedown. Howard manages to retain guard.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Man wants to get up but he can't break Howard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Howard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.

Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Man takes a little break here. Howard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Howard is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.

Man is working for a kimura but Howard is defending it quite comfortably.
Man tries to stand but can't do so whilst Howard controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control. Howard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Howard wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Man controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Night Man just wasn't active enough.

Howard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Howard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Howard seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the position for now.

Howard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howard.
Howard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Howard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Howardis looking to pass into half guard but Man pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Man is in guard.
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Howard's guard.
Man tries to stand but can't do so whilst Howard controls his leg.
Night Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Man wants to take a breather but Howard is having none of it.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Man controlling the pace.
Man is keen to just control but Howard is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Night Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Howard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.

Man throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Howard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Man is in Howard's guard.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Howard is retaining full guard.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howard trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard seems keen to control Man's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Night Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Howard wants to control but Man postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an elbow but Howard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Howard is not content to let Man control the position.
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Howard can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man slows the pace down.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Night Man just wasn't active enough.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Night Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Howard.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Howard.

Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Howard quickly recovers to half guard.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Howard avoid being mounted?
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man tries to stand and escape but Howard is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Man has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Howard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Man there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Man wants to control but instead Howard manages to regain half guard.
Man is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
John Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howard trying to control the position here.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Night Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Night Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Man!