PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rourke
vs
Spanked

172 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
19
198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanked keeps the fight on the outside.

Rourke rushes Spanked and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spanked missing with knees to the body.
Spanked avoiding damage.
Spanked using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rourke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spanked lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rourke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spanked fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A cross from Spanked lands.
Rourke stuffs the takedown attempt from Spanked. Spanked gets slowly back to his feet.

Spanked takes the fight into the clinch.
Spanked lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanked throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rourke blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spanked.
Spanked lands a nice shot to the body.
Spanked creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourke's defenses.
Rourke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spanked avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spanked tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rourke's elbow.
Spanked trying to land knees to the body.
Rourke blocks a body shot from Spanked.
Rourke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rourke tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Spanked.
Rourke is trying to drag Spanked to the mat but Spanked just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rourke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rourke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spanked avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke dodges an elbow strike from Spanked.
Spanked scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sam Rourke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rourke is working for takedown but Spanked is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spanked gets underhooks to prevent Rourke's takedown attempt.
Rourke is looking for a takedown.
Rourke is breathing heavily.
Spanked tries to work over Rourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rourke takes an elbow to the temple.

Spanked turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Spanked staying calm.
Spanked wants to control but Rourke is keeping him busy.
Rourke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rourke throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rourke pushes Spanked away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spanked gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spanked looks up at the clock and then as Rourke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spanked smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spanked is looking to take a break and control but Rourke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rourke dodges the ground and pound from Spanked.
Rourke is not content to let Spanked control the position.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rourke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spanked is controlling him well.
Spanked lands a few punches from side control.
Spanked lands an elbow.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rourke trying to control but Spanked postures up.
Spanked prevents Rourke from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonna Spanked dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Rourke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spanked fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rourke avoids it really well and circles away.
Spanked misses with a body kick.

Spanked forces Rourke back against the cage and clinches.
Spanked misses with a punch to the body.
Spanked trying to land knees to the body.
Spanked wants to take the fight to the mat but Rourke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Spanked - that landed with a thud.
Rourke takes a knee to the side of the body.

Spanked turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanked sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rourke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spanked wants to control but Rourke is keeping him busy.

Spanked decides to stand back up. Spanked steps back and let's Rourke get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rourke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spanked back to the cage. Rourke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spanked fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rourke avoids it really well and circles away.
Sam Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonna Spanked.
Rourke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spanked paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Spanked clinches with his opponent.
Spanked lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rourke is working for takedown but Spanked is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spanked misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spanked is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rourke is defending well for now.
Spanked lands a good knee to the midsection. Rourke won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked tries to land knees in the clinch but Rourke avoids the damage to the body.

Spanked works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spanked with a nice head shot there.
Spanked trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spanked postures up in Rourke's guard and throws a big left but Rourke blocks it.
Spanked wants to stand but Rourke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rourke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spanked has passed into side control.
Rourke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spanked is controlling him well.
Rourke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spanked grinds an elbow into Rourke's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rourke can't do much from the bottom here.
Spanked trying to control the action but Rourke is working from the bottom.
Spanked working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Spanked has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spanked misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rourke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spanked's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke has hold of Spanked's hands but Spanked slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rourke tries to roll over but Spanked keeps him under control.
Rourke trying to hold on to Spanked's head to control him but Spanked postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rourke is looking to improve his position.
Spanked looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rourke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rourke has hold of Spanked's hands but Spanked slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rourke is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke is staying active underneath Spanked, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rourke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rourke tries to roll over but Spanked keeps him under control.
Spanked is trying to control the action in half guard but Rourke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonna Spanked showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Rourke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rourke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Rourke as Spanked shoots in.
Spanked doesn't manage to clinch there - Rourke circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Rourke. Those never looked like landing.

Spanked throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rourke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spanked is in Rourke's guard.
Rourke keeping full guard, as Spanked tries to pass.
Rourke trying to keep a closed guard but Spanked is proving a slippery customer.
Rourke keeping full guard, as Spanked tries to pass.
Rourke is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spanked lands a couple of elbows.
Spanked working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rourke looking to control.
Spanked wants to pass the guard but Rourke is keeping the position.
Spanked preventing the sweep.
Spanked sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rourke's guard.
Rourke wants to get back to his feet.
Spanked wants to pass the guard but Rourke is defending well.
Spanked thows a huge punch but Rourke dodges it nicely.
Spanked is keen to just control but Rourke is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Gonna Spanked has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Spanked tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rourke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spanked connects with a body shot.
Rourke throws a right hand that Spanked ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanked also avoids with ease.
Sam Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanked.
Spanked slips a jab and a cross from Rourke.
Spanked stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rourke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spanked manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gonna Spanked has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spanked is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Spanked is retaining full guard.
Spanked looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rourke is one step ahead there.
Spanked is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonna Spanked is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rourke trying to control but Spanked is working from the bottom.
Rourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is looking to stand up but Rourke isn't so interested in that idea.
Rourke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spanked is fending him off so far but Rourke persists. Nope, Spanked circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanked shoots for a double leg takedown but Rourke sprawls well. He's pushed Spanked's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rourke fails with the takedown.
Rourke blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sam Rourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spanked at a distance.

Spanked scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonna Spanked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spanked winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Gonna Spanked!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Gonna Spanked!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Gonna Spanked!

Gonna Spanked wins by unanimous decision!
Gonna Spanked managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.