PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing Comte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comte has chosen Laser life by Blood Brothers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boxing Comte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max House's chin.

House
vs
Comte

178 cm
31
159 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

170 cm
33
168 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boxing Comte!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comte with a nice cross.
House shoots in for a takedown but Comte shows good takedown defense.
Comte thows a body shot but no joy.
Comte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Comte throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Comte just misses with a punch to the body.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Comte.
House fails to land the takedown.
Comte throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Comte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Comte's waist but Comte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Comte's waist but Comte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
Comte misses with a looping left.
Comte lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Comte lands.

House shoots in and bounces Comte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Comte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
House trying to control but Comte is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a big elbow that misses.
Comte looking to control.
House throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Comte pulls House in to control the position.
Comte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Comte keeping moving, preventing House from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Comte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from House.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Comte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxing Comte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
House moves out of range as Comte strikes.
Comte misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Comte gets caught napping as House dives in and scores a takedown. Comte manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House trying to control but Comte is working from the bottom.
House won't allow Comte to sweep him here.
Comte trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
House throws a big elbow that misses.
House works over Comte with some ground and pound from guard.
House keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Comte's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as House accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Comte has his foot on House's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. House works his way back into a safe position though.
House postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Comte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Comte looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws a big elbow that misses.

House drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and House jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Comte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
House 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.

House drops back, looking for a kneebar! Comte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Comte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Comte!
House is trying to improve his position.
House gets back to half guard.
Comte drops an elbow to the side of House's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is not content to let Comte control the position.
House slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Comte scoring with some ground and pound.

House is working an open guard so Comte takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House tries for a takedown but Comte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Comte misses with an uppercut.
Comte misses with a straight right.
Comte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent House stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Comte scores with a jab. House acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House lands a really nice looking cross but Comte seems unphased.
House ducks under a wild hook from Comte.
Comte misses with a jab, cross combination.
House shoots in for a takedown but Comte shows good takedown defense.
House shoots in for a takedown but Comte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boxing Comte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

House avoids the body shot from Comte.
Comte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
House has a takedown stuffed.
Comte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Comte.
Comte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Comte tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Comte to the ground. Comte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comte lands a head shot.
Comte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Comte moves into range and connects with a jab.
House shoots in for a takedown but Comte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Comte.
House misses the shot to the body.
House is trying hard to land a takedown here. Comte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
House shoots for a double leg takedown but Comte sprawls well. He's pushed House's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Comte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from House.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Comte finds it's target.
Boxing Comte seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comte throws a nice inside leg kick.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Comte lands with a good body shot.
Comte throws a hook but House blocks it.
House fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Comte avoids it really well and circles away.
House shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Comte but Comte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Comte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Max House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House tries to score a power double leg takedown but Comte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten House somewhat.
Comte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Comte swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Comte as House shoots in.
Comte misses with a series of wild punches.
Comte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House misses with a takedown
and Comte counters with a stiff right hand.
Comte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and House is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Comte.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
Max House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comte throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
House misses with a takedown
and Comte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

House is rocked!
Comte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh House is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Comte throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Comte.
House seems to have got his legs back now.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Comte does no damage.
House shoots in for a takedown but Comte shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comte digs a good hook to House's body.
Comte misses with a double jab.
Comte takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Comte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from House.
No luck with that takedown attempt from House.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Comte connects with a single shot there.
Comte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some wild striking there from House.
House will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Comte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Comte cracks House with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! House falls to his knees and Comte doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Comte!
Post fight, Boxing Comte took to the microphone: 'SO GLAD TO BE BACK! Man, I first manager contacted me and gave me another chance. Man, I'm old and deteriorating but, bitch, I can still win!'.