PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strife
vs
Pack

175 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Six Pack!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Pack pushes Strife up against the cage in a clinch.
Pack wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Strife jumps guard but Pack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strife is trying to drag Pack to the mat but Pack just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pack trying to stall but Strife improves his position.
Strife is trying to force a seperation but Pack has the dominant position.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Strife is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pack to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife has had enough of the clinch but Pack keeps him there for the moment.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Pack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pack is leaning against Strife and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pack is pressed up against the cage. Strife has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pack down to the mat. Pack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pack staying out of range there.
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife throws a series of punches but Pack avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Pack. Those never looked like landing.
Pack tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pack tries to clinch up.
Strife tries to bum rush Pack with a series of wild strikes but Pack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pack.
Strife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pack scores with a three punch combo!
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pack.
Strife blocks a jab.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
Six Pack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pack swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife walks into a stiff left hand from Pack.
Pack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Strife.
Pack misses with a shot to the body
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strife staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with the combination.
Strife misses with a double jab.
A big right from Strife misses.
Strife swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Pack misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strife throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Six Pack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pack wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Strife can't get the takedown.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strife can't break the clinch.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Strife's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pack misses with a body punch.
Strife jumps guard but Pack stands there with Strife around his waist. Strife gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strife has him pressed against the cage.
Strife wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
Strife trying to control the position but instead, Pack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strife into the cage.
Strife blocks a body shot from Pack.
Pack lands a nice shot to the body.
Pack wants to break free but Strife has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Strife tries to pull guard but Pack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack tries to work over Strife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pack keeps control of Strife as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strife working hard to break the clinch.
Strife jumps guard but Pack stands there with Strife around his waist. Strife gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pack is trying to break the clinch but Strife is controlling him.
Pack wants to stall.
Strife is trying to pull guard but Pack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pack struggles to land a body shot inside as Strife controls his hands.
Pack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strife is trying to push Pack away but Pack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Six Pack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pack is working Strife over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pack's efforts to push away.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pack prevents the takedown attempt.

Strife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack misses with a looping right.
Pack digs a good hook to Strife's body.
Strife moves out of range as Pack strikes.
Strife throws a nice looking combination but Pack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pack was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.

Pack clinches up against the cage.
Pack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strife's elbow.
Pack effectively controlling the action here.
Strife wants a takedown.
Strife is stalling here.
Pack looking to slow down the pace here.
Strife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strife's efforts to push away.
Strife can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strife takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Pack clinches with his opponent.
Pack pushes Strife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pack lands with a left to the head.
Pack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strife's efforts to push away.
Strife tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pack smiles and moves away.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Pack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Six Pack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
Strife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pack.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife slips a jab from Pack.
Strife looks to land a left hand but Pack moved out of range nicely.
Strife lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pack is looking to clinch.
Strife loads up on a big right hand but Pack slips the punch.
Pack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strife tests Pack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pack misses with an uppercut. Strife saw that one coming.
Strife avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Pack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
Pack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pack scores with a jab to the head.
Six Pack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pack is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Six Pack seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pack rushes Strife and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife fails to pull guard.
Strife is trying to break the clinch but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
Pack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strife trying to stall but Pack improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pack.
A frustrated look appears on Pack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strife fails to pull guard.
Pack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pack digs a right hand underneath Strife's ribcage. Strife let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pack just leaning against Strife, taking a breather.
Pack prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pack works on Strife's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pack effectively controlling the action here.

Pack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pack moves away from the strike by Strife.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strife closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pack might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strife takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cloud Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pack tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strife thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pack closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Strife's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pack lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Six Pack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Six Pack!
Six Pack gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).