PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Backslide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omega Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Backslide comes to the cage accompanied by The Dover Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Backslide
vs
Red

174 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

164 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Backslide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omega Red!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red dodges the punch combination from Backslide.
Backslide throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red.
Backslide moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Backslide.

It looks like Omega Red has been cut.
Backslide drops Red with a nice combination! Backslide dives into Red's guard, looking to finish!

Red is rocked!
Red wants to stand up but Backslide is controlling him.
Red is still in real trouble! Can Backslide finish him?
Red controlling the position.
Red seems to have recovered his senses.
Red wants to get back to his feet but Backslide is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Backslide would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red wants to stand up but Backslide is controlling him.
Backslide has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Red is proving hard to escape from.
Red looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Red seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Backslide swinging wilding here.
Backslide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Backslide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Backslide misses.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Backslide.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dan Backslide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backslide scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Backslide misses.
Backslide throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Backslide lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red shoots in for a takedown but Backslide shows good takedown defense.
Backslide throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Red or perhaps it was just good defense by Backslide which made him look bad.
Backslide drops Red with a beautiful combination! Red stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Backslide is looking for the KO!
Backslide misses with a two punch combination.
Red shoots in for a double leg but Backslide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dan Backslide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omega Red.
Nice body punch from Backslide.

Red gets the takedown into side control.
Backslide is breathing heavily.
Backslide is trying to buck Red off.
Red trying to control the action but Backslide is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Red seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Red wants to lay and pray for a moment but Backslide keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Backslide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omega Red's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Backslide fails to land with a series of punches.
Dan Backslide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Backslide throws a head kick that misses.
Backslide connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Backslide fails to land with a series of punches.
Backslide tries a head kick but it misses.
Backslide tries to bum rush Red with a series of wild strikes but Red uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Red decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Red stalling.
Red tries to stand and escape but Backslide is controlling the position.
Backslide on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Backslide tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Backslide's head.
Red wants to take a breather but Backslide is having none of it.
Red takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backslide tries to kick Red off but Red keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Red throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Red stops Backslide from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Backslide ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Red or perhaps it was just good defense by Backslide which made him look bad.
Red is breathing heavily.
Backslide lands a hook that stumbles Red back into the cage. Backslide follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Red to the canvas! Backslide pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Red has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Backslide!