PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate has chosen Peanuts Theme as his entrance music. Ricky Ponting could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hettie Kate's chin.

Ponting
vs
Kate

170 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate tries to clinch but Ponting is having none of it.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kate moves away.
Ponting looks to land a right hand but Kate moved out of range.
Ponting misses with the combination.
Ponting steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kate. That one must have hurt.
Kate moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Nice uppercut there from Ponting.
Kate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ponting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kate tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kate.
Kate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting thuds his right hand into Kate's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kate dips to his left and cracks Ponting with an uppercut!
Kate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kate tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
Ponting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kate manages to avoid it.
Ponting tests Kate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ponting throws a right hand that Kate ducks under and follows up with a left that Kate also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Kate blocks the low kick.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponting throws a combination that misses

and Kate moves into the clinch.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ponting's efforts to push away.
Kate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kate.
Ponting takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponting is trying to force a seperation but Kate has the dominant position.
Kate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ponting backwards.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting taking a breather.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponting is trying to push Kate away but Kate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ponting's efforts to push away.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Kate lands a right hand.
Kate blocking some punches.
Kate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponting.
Kate tries to stall but Ponting uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kate taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to stall but Kate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Ponting misses with a punch on the inside.
Kate keeps control of Ponting as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ponting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kate working Ponting over with knees to the body.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponting avoids it.
Ponting cracks Kate with a nice body shot.
Ponting is trying to break the clinch but Kate is controlling him.
Ponting is trying to push Kate away but Kate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Ponting avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Ponting is trying to break the clinch but Kate has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Kate.

Ponting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ponting throws a jab but it's blocked by Kate.
Kate needs to keep his hands up - Ponting had a free shot at his head there.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.

Kate moves into the clinch successfully.
Kate just leaning against Ponting, taking a breather.
Kate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponting tries to score a body lock takedown but Kate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ponting looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hettie Kate dominated that round.
That's time! Ponting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponting misses with a series of wild punches.
Ponting looks to land a right hand but Kate moved out of range.
Ponting swings widly with a right hand

and Kate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kate lands a nice uppercut.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ponting's efforts to push away.
Ponting misses with a body punch.
Ponting fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ponting tries to throw a body punch but Kate avoids it by throwing Ponting back against the ropes.
Ponting blocks a body shot from Kate.
Kate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ponting is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Ponting is blocking nicely.
Ponting tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kate working Ponting over with knees to the body.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Ponting goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kate prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Ponting fails to land.
Kate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Kate on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponting is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kate as Ponting tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ponting is trying to maintain a safe position but Kate gets an underhook and turns Ponting into the ropes.
Ponting takes an elbow to the temple.
Kate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kate tries to stall but Ponting uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kate landing knees to the body.
Kate stalling in the clinch but Ponting improves position.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kate trying to control the position but instead, Ponting has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kate into the ropes.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kate scores with a shot to the side of Ponting's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kate taking a breather.

Ponting manages to break the clinch.
Kate tries to clinch up.
Kate slips a jab and a cross from Ponting.
Ponting blocks the body kick.
Ponting misses with a straight right.
Ponting's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ponting duly obliges.
Ponting misses with a few strikes there.

Kate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ponting wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Ponting prevents a body shot from Kate.
Ponting tries to break free but Kate pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kate working Ponting over with knees to the body.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Kate.
Ponting stalling in the clinch but Kate improves position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting is trying to force a seperation but Kate has the dominant position.
Kate slows down the pace here.
Kate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponting avoids it.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hettie Kate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ponting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ponting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kate ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ponting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponting throws a right and a left that Kate avoids nicely.
Ponting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ponting throws a big shot that misses.
Kate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ponting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponting scores with the left hand. Kate knows he should have avoided that one.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.
Kate is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
Ponting misses with a looping right.
Ponting circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kate rushes Ponting and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Ponting jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ponting scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Kate wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ponting's closed guard. He's half up but Ponting has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ponting pivots and extends the arm, Kate falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ponting! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Ponting!
Ricky Ponting managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.