PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparring PartnerBJJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PartnerBJJJ's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ KOOL. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

PartnerBJJJ
vs
The Great

180 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

176 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy
xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PartnerBJJJ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.
The Great gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
PartnerBJJJ scores with a body shot.
PartnerBJJJ lands a head shot.
PartnerBJJJ avoids the body shot from The Great.
The Great has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Great there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Great avoids the body shot from PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Great takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Great thows a left - swing and a miss!
PartnerBJJJ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.
The Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but PartnerBJJJ moves away.
PartnerBJJJ throws out a powerful jab.
PartnerBJJJ is looking to wear down The Great with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Great. PartnerBJJJ does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

PartnerBJJJ gets a double leg takedown into The Great's guard.
PartnerBJJJ wants to pass the guard but The Great is keeping the position.
The Great looking to control.
PartnerBJJJ looking to pass the guard.
The Great is trying to hold PartnerBJJJ in close to prevent damage but PartnerBJJJ has managed to pass into half guard.
PartnerBJJJ tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The Great is staying active underneath PartnerBJJJ, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
PartnerBJJJ looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Great wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ working over The Great with some ground and pound. The Great looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Great reverses the position - he's now on top in PartnerBJJJ's guard.
The Great trying to control but PartnerBJJJ is working from the bottom.
PartnerBJJJ being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PartnerBJJJ looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Great is one step ahead there.

PartnerBJJJ has his foot on The Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Great works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

PartnerBJJJ isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Great stacks PartnerBJJJ on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Great!
PartnerBJJJ is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
PartnerBJJJ is holding The Great down, trying to stall.
The Great advances nicely into full mount.
PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Great controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ tries to lock up and control but The Great gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Great throwing strikes here but PartnerBJJJ is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
PartnerBJJJ is looking to get to half guard.

The Great swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and PartnerBJJJ is now in The Great's guard. A big mistake from The Great there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Great throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

PartnerBJJJ got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Great has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, PartnerBJJJ has managed to get both his arms back between The Great's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring PartnerBJJJ dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big right from The Great misses.
The Great misses the shot to the body.
The Great looks to throw the jab but PartnerBJJJ is out of range.
PartnerBJJJ with a nice cross.

The Great tries to keep at a distance but PartnerBJJJ has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Great tries to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
The Great can't break the clinch.
PartnerBJJJ pushes The Great back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Great jumps guard but PartnerBJJJ turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
PartnerBJJJ lands an uppercut.
PartnerBJJJ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Great tries to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ holds him up against the cage and eventually The Great drops back down to his feet.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris The Great.
The Great wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great jumps guard but PartnerBJJJ turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from PartnerBJJJ.
The Great's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
PartnerBJJJ wants to stall.

The Great has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics PartnerBJJJ uses from the top position.
PartnerBJJJ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great controls PartnerBJJJ momentarily but PartnerBJJJ frees himself.
PartnerBJJJ trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great trying to keep a closed guard but PartnerBJJJ is proving a slippery customer.
PartnerBJJJ wants to pass the guard but The Great is keeping the position.
PartnerBJJJ throwing strikes but missing.
PartnerBJJJ postures up and lands a big shot to The Great's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Great is keeping the position for now.
PartnerBJJJ trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
PartnerBJJJ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
PartnerBJJJ throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

PartnerBJJJ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
PartnerBJJJ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great keeping moving, preventing PartnerBJJJ from controlling successfully.
PartnerBJJJ throws a big elbow that misses.
PartnerBJJJ trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
PartnerBJJJ tries to free his leg and advance position but The Great is retaining full guard.
PartnerBJJJ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sparring PartnerBJJJ wasn't doing enough on the ground.
PartnerBJJJ sizes up The Great with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
PartnerBJJJ's corner calls for a 1-2. PartnerBJJJ obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Great.
PartnerBJJJ connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
PartnerBJJJ lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Great scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PartnerBJJJ lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Great shoots in for a double leg but PartnerBJJJ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
PartnerBJJJ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Great fails with the takedown.
PartnerBJJJ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring PartnerBJJJ dominated that second round.
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!

The Great fails with the takedown.
PartnerBJJJ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ is winning the standup battle so far.
PartnerBJJJ scores with a nice strike.
PartnerBJJJ throws a sloppy body shot
letting The Great counter with a right hand.
The Great swings away with a body shot that misses
and PartnerBJJJ counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from PartnerBJJJ.
The Great tests PartnerBJJJ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
PartnerBJJJ jabs The Great to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Great loads up on a big right hand but PartnerBJJJ slips the punch.
PartnerBJJJ lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Great gets the takedown into side control.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to control The Great's posture but The Great avoids it.
PartnerBJJJ is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Great off and has taken his back!

PartnerBJJJ looking for the choke but no joy.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Great manages to reverse the position and now he's in PartnerBJJJ's guard. Nice work there by The Great.
The Great trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to free his leg and advance position but PartnerBJJJ is retaining full guard.
The Great trying to control but PartnerBJJJ is working from the bottom.

PartnerBJJJ isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Great stacks PartnerBJJJ on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Great!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
PartnerBJJJ sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The Great is thwarting PartnerBJJJ's attempts to control the position.
PartnerBJJJ missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great trying to control from half guard but PartnerBJJJ is working away.
PartnerBJJJ wants to improve his position but The Great is controlling well.
The Great stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

PartnerBJJJ actively working from the bottom here.
PartnerBJJJ has a hand on The Great's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. The Great takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Great looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
PartnerBJJJ wants to hold on but The Great pushes him away.
The Great trying to control but PartnerBJJJ is having none of it.
Chris The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PartnerBJJJ tries to reverse the position but The Great maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sparring PartnerBJJJ.
Well PartnerBJJJ has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
Sparring PartnerBJJJ managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy, into his post fight interview.