PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Lefthanded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Flave
vs
Lefthanded

198 cm
33
202 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larry Lefthanded!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flave thuds a left hand into Lefthanded's body.
Lefthanded shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flave defends it nicely.
Lefthanded takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lefthanded with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Flave to counter with a crisp jab.
Flave scores with a jab.
Flava Flave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefthanded fails with a takedown attempt.
Flava Flave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Lefthanded.
Lefthanded shoots in but Flave avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flave tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefthanded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lefthanded walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flave stuns Lefthanded with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flave darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flave 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.

Lefthanded fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flave, pushing him back against the cage.

Flave breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave works Lefthanded's body with a nice hook.
Lefthanded looks for a takedown but Flave sprawls well.
Flave slaps away a takedown attempt from Lefthanded, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Flave manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lefthanded on his heels. He'll look to pass Lefthanded's guard now, I'm sure.
Flave trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefthanded is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flave works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Flave is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flave prevents Lefthanded from standing back up.

Flave is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lefthanded doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flave.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lefthanded has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flave is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flave is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lefthanded sees it coming and defends easily.
Lefthanded pushes Flave off looking to stand but Flave dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Flave is working for a submission of some sort.
Lefthanded is trying to maintain the position but Flave is very close to passing his half guard.

Flave is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lefthanded has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flave is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lefthanded is just riding it out for now. Flave eventually gives up the hold.
Lefthanded is staying active underneath Flave, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lefthanded trying to hold on to Flave's head to control him but Flave postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flave is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lefthanded trying to control here.
Lefthanded really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lefthanded is defending against the submission attempts here by Flave.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefthanded throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lefthanded can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lefthanded is not content to let Flave control the position.
Lefthanded is looking to escape.

Flave is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lefthanded doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flave.
Lefthanded tries to roll over but Flave keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flave trying to control the action but Lefthanded is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lefthanded shoots in but Flave avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flave feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lefthandeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lefthanded is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lefthanded moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flave cracks Lefthanded with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lefthanded.
Flave lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lefthanded at a distance.
Flave connects with the punch.
Lefthanded is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flave is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lefthanded.
Flave connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lefthanded's hands.
Flave cracks Lefthanded with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lefthanded misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lefthanded shoots in but no luck this time.
Flava Flave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Lefthanded.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefthanded misses with a takedown attempt - Flave sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flave wants to clinch.
Flave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Flave ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Flave bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flave throws a strike aimed at the side of Lefthanded's head but Lefthanded avoids it well.

Flave is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lefthanded knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Flave tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flave scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flave is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lefthanded knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Flave tries for a kimura but Lefthanded is defending well.
Lefthanded tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Flave tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flave has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Flave tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flave goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lefthanded has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Flave but great work by Lefthanded.
Flave is not content to let Lefthanded control the position.
Lefthanded staying calm.

Lefthanded is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flave has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flave is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave struggling a bit here.
Flave tries to buck Lefthanded off but Lefthanded is having none of it.
Flave manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lefthanded's best efforts.
Flave trying to get back to full guard but Lefthanded takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Flave is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lefthanded in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefthanded can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flave is looking to escape.
Lefthanded tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave 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!

Lefthanded closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flave to the mat! Flave manages to get full guard.

Flave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lefthanded must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Flave is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Flave working for a triangle but Lefthanded defends it easily.
Lefthanded trying to control but Flave is working from the bottom.
Flave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flave managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flave escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lefthanded gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flave keeping full guard, as Lefthanded tries to pass.

Flave is working an open guard so Lefthanded takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Flava Flave is winning the standup battle so far.
Lefthanded looks for a takedown but Flave sprawls well.

Flave shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flave showed some decent athleticism there.
Flave trying to control the action but Lefthanded is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave throwing shots but Lefthanded is blocking nicely.

Flave seems to be looking for submissions.

Flave maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lefthanded could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Flave has cracked it and Lefthanded is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Flave!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flava Flave!