PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Howzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge threesixfive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Howzer
vs
threesixfive

225 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milton Howzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge threesixfive!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
threesixfive misses with a body kick.
threesixfive swats away the attempt to clinch by Howzer.

threesixfive moves into the clinch successfully.
threesixfive holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Howzer manages to break the clinch.

threesixfive clinches with his opponent.
threesixfive taking a breather.

Howzer manages to pull guard.
threesixfive wants to control from the top but Howzer keeps moving.
Howzer wants to hit a switch here but threesixfive passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Howzer there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howzer tries to hold on but threesixfive pushes him away.

threesixfive get's back to his feet.
Howzer stuffs the takedown.
Howzer closes the distance but threesixfive moves to the side

and threesixfive counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

threesixfive stands up from half guard.

threesixfive shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than threesixfive was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Howzer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

threesixfive gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
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!
Howzer wants to clinch but threesixfive slips to the side

and threesixfive counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Howzer!
threesixfive fails to move to back control.
Howzer is trying to stand but he's just given threesixfive his back.
Howzer wants to control his opponent's hands but threesixfive gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
threesixfive is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
threesixfive struggling to keep hold of the position.
threesixfive not allowing Howzer to control his hands.
Howzer trying to get back to his feet but threesixfive is in full control for now.
Howzer is breathing heavily.
Howzer wants to escape the position.
threesixfive has good solid back control here.
Howzer trying to control the hands but threesixfive breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

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

Howzer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from threesixfive.
threesixfive biding his time, controlling Howzer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge threesixfive dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Howzer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and threesixfive counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Howzer!
threesixfive controlling from mount.
threesixfive tries to control but Howzer wriggling away.
threesixfive lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howzer tries to lock up and control but threesixfive gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
threesixfive landing shots from mount.
threesixfive tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
threesixfive cracks Howzer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
threesixfive sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howzer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, threesixfive cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
threesixfive takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
threesixfive landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Howzer is looking to get to half guard.

threesixfive gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Howzer closes the distance but threesixfive moves to the side

and threesixfive counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
threesixfive not doing much here.
threesixfive is thwarting Howzer's attempts to control the position.

threesixfive is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
threesixfive is controlling the pace.
Jorge threesixfive has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howzer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
threesixfive content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from threesixfive there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Howzer trying to control from the bottom.

threesixfive is looking for a kimura here.
Howzer wants to control the action here but instead threesixfive manages to pass to full mount!
threesixfive takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howzer is in a horrible position here. threesixfive smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge threesixfive showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Howzer moves into range and clinches up with threesixfive.

Howzer breaks from the clinch.
Howzer misses with a takedown

so threesixfive counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howzer keeping full guard, as threesixfive tries to pass.
threesixfive sitting in guard here, content to control.
threesixfive wants to control from the top but Howzer keeps moving.
threesixfive trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howzer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
threesixfive passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
threesixfive working away.
threesixfive advances to mount.
threesixfive tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Howzer is looking to improve his position but threesixfive isn't that keen on the idea.
threesixfive sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howzer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
threesixfive tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Howzer is working to get back to half guard.
threesixfive controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jorge threesixfive just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howzer misses with a series of wild punches.
Howzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

threesixfive shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
threesixfive working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howzer is looking for a sweep. threesixfive is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
threesixfive is just content to waste time from the top position. Howzer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
threesixfive pushes down on Howzer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Howzer won't allow threesixfive to pass to mount.

threesixfive is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Howzer still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Howzer has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sloppy strikes there by Howzer.
Howzer trying to control the position but threesixfive is working away.

Howzer decides to stand up, so the ref orders threesixfive to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge threesixfive comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well threesixfive 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge threesixfive!