PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corporate Slave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes to the cage accompanied by Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Worthington
vs
Slave

188 cm
27
218 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

195 cm
23
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corporate Slave!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Slave as Worthington shoots in.
Worthington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slave sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worthington somewhat.
Worthington blocks a jab.
Jab by Slave.
Slave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worthington.
Worthington throws a low kick, looking for Slave's leg but Slave calmly moves out of range.
Slave works Worthington's body with a nice hook.
Slave throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington scores with a sloppy right hand. Slave should have avoided that one.
Slave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worthington.
Slave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slave staying out of range there.
Slave misses with a hook.
Slave misses with a body shot.
Corporate Slave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Slave. No joy for Worthington on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Worthington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slave misses with a body shot.
Slave cracks Worthington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Slave moves into the clinch.
Worthington is looking for a takedown.
Slave tries to throw a body punch but Worthington avoids it by throwing Slave back against the cage.
Worthington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slave pushes Worthington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slave has a couple of punches blocked by Worthington.
Slave leaning against his opponent.
Slave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slave lands a hook that snaps the head of Worthington backwards.
Slave working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slave has Worthington pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slave.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slave tries to throw a body punch but Worthington avoids it by throwing Slave back against the cage.
Slave pushes Worthington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worthington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Worthington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slave prevents it.
Worthington jumps guard but Slave stands there with Worthington around his waist. Worthington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Slave to work.
Worthington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slave smiles and moves away.
Worthington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slave.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slave lands a glancing blow to the side of Worthington's head.
Slave stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slave wants it to stay on the feet.
Worthington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slave.
Slave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worthington under the eye.
Slave throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.

Slave rushes Worthington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Worthington blocking some punches.
Slave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slave prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Worthington gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Worthington is fighting to break Slave's control of his arms but Slave is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Corporate Slave.
Worthington throws a jab but it's blocked by Slave.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthington moves away.
Corporate Slave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slave cracks a nice hook into Worthington's ribs.
Worthington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slave avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporate Slave dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Worthington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Slave.
Slave misses with a looping left.

Slave clinches up with Worthington and pushes him back against the cage.
Slave pushes Worthington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slave tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthington's elbow.
Slave working aggressively here.
Slave lands an uppercut.

Slave is fighting off a takedown attempt but Worthington is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Slave to the mat. Slave regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Worthington is fighting to break Slave's control of his arms but Slave is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slave is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Worthington throwing strikes but missing.
Worthington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slave is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Corporate Slave hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slave thows a body shot but no joy.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown but Slave shows good takedown defense.
Slave ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slave looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthington is just out of range.

Slave instigates a clinch.
Slave lands with a right to the head.
Slave doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slave looking to slow down the pace here.
Slave leaning against his opponent.
Worthington goes for a takedown attempt but Slave pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Worthington. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slave stuffs the takedown attempt from Worthington. Worthington gets slowly back to his feet.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slave 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.
Worthington swats away the attempt to clinch by Slave.
Worthington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worthington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slave moves into the clinch successfully.
Slave lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worthington backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slave lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slave misses with a punch on the inside.
Worthington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slave walks away with a smile on his face. Worthington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slave. Worthington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worthington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slave paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worthington.

Slave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slave gets underhooks to prevent Worthington's takedown attempt.
Slave can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
Slave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slave has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Slave.
Slave scores with a shoulder strike.
Slave gets through Worthington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporate Slave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Slave cracks Worthington with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Worthington tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Slave pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Worthington is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corporate Slave!