PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamuh comes to the ring accompanied by http://youtu.be/q6FNpV7-cyo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Mamuh
vs
Snitch

180 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

166 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mamuh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamuh moves in looking to clinch but Snitch pushes him off.
Mamuh doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Snitch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mamuh's guard.
Snitch 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.
Snitch wants to pass the guard but Mamuh is keeping the position.
Mamuh throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mamuh 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.
Snitch won't allow Mamuh to get back to his feet.
Snitch wants to control from the top but Mamuh keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Snitch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamuh throws a right hand that Snitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Snitch also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch lands a leg kick that knocks Mamuh off balance momentarily.
Snitch dodges the punch combination from Mamuh.
Mamuh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Snitch back to the ropes. Mamuh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mamuh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamuh is looking to slow Snitch down with leg kicks.
Mamuh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Snitch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snitch wants to pass the guard but Mamuh is keeping the position.
Snitch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Snitch wants to control but Mamuh is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snitch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mamuh stops Snitch from passing to mount.
Mamuh defending against the ground and pound.

Snitch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mamuh, who protects the arm well.
Snitch lands a few punches from side control.

Snitch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mamuh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Snitch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mamuh, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is looking to take a break and control but Mamuh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamuh can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamuh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Snitch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Snitch trying to control from half guard but Mamuh is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snitch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Snitch wants to work for an arm triangle but Mamuh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mamuh wants to improve his position but Snitch is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snitch trying to control from half guard but Mamuh is working away.
Mamuh gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snitch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mamuh misses with a shot to the body

and Snitch counters with a single leg into guard. Mamuh didn't expect that.
Mamuh controls Snitch momentarily but Snitch frees himself.
Snitch advances to half guard.

Mamuh is defending against the submission attempts here by Snitch.
Snitch prevents Mamuh from improving his position.
Mamuh wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.

Snitch is looking for a kimura but Mamuh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Snitch to get the leverage.
Snitch lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch thows a huge punch but Mamuh dodges it nicely.
Snitch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mamuh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mamuh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Snitch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Mamuh is defending against the submission attempts here by Snitch.

Mamuh is defending against the submission attempts here by Snitch.
Snitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh trying to control from the bottom.
Mamuh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Snitch is trying to control. Mamuh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamuh wants to improve his position but Snitch is controlling well.
Mamuh trying to control but Snitch postures up.
Snitch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mamuh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to get to full guard but Snitch has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mamuh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Snitch changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mamuh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Snitch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snitch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mamuh is trying to control Snitch's posture but Snitch avoids it.
Mamuh is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh taking a bit of punishment here - Snitch scoring with strikes.

Snitch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mamuh, who protects the arm well.
Mamuh regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamuh pushes Snitch off looking to stand but Snitch dives back in and keeps control.
Snitch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snitch is nestled in close to Mamuh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mamuh is refusing to be controlled, as Snitch sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snitch 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mamuh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mamuh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mamuh fails to land with a series of punches.
Snitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mamuh swivels and escapes.
Mamuh throws a hook to the side of Snitch's head but Snitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Snitch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Snitch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mamuh tries to lock up and control but Snitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mamuh is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Snitch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mamuh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mamuh is trying desperately to improve position.
Snitch fails to advance to Mamuh's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Snitch goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mamuh turns into him and now he's in Snitch's guard.
Snitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamuh is one step ahead there.
Mamuh won't allow Snitch to get back to his feet.
Mamuh looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mamuh is controlling him.
Snitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamuh is looking to work some ground and pound but Snitch has wrist control.
Snitch is trying to control the position but Mamuh postures up.
Mamuh wants to control from the top but Snitch keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mamuh closes the distance but Snitch moves to the side
and Snitch counters with a left and a right that stings Mamuh.
Snitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamuh.
Joe Mamuh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamuh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamuh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamuh misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh darts in trying to clinch

so Snitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mamuh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snitch is controlling him.

Mamuh working for a triangle but Snitch defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snitch trying to control but Mamuh is working from the bottom.
Snitch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snitch postures up in Mamuh's guard and throws a big left but Mamuh blocks it.
Mamuh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snitch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Snitch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mamuh pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snitch is trying to maintain the position but Mamuh is very close to passing his half guard.
Snitch desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snitch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!