PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). American comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA. Metzger has chosen god smack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brian Metzger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby American's chin.

American
vs
Metzger

190 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

American darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Metzger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
American prevents Metzger from improving his position.
Metzger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from American.
American drops an elbow to the side of Metzger's head.
American content to control rather than advance.
American seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Metzger for as long as he can get away with.
Metzger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
American wants to pass to mount but Metzger is defending the position.
Metzger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Metzger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
American landing some decent shots from guard.
American slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Metzger has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but American has passed into side control.
Metzger trying to remain calm as American controls from the top position.
American has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Metzger struggling a bit here.
American happy to just control the position for now.
Metzger is looking to reverse the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger is looking for a sweep.
American is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Metzger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
American has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Metzger is looking for a sweep.
American works to advance to full mount. Metzger defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
American controlling from the full mount.
Metzger wants to hold on but American pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Metzger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
American content just to control the position here.
American lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
American looking to control and managing it successfully.
American avoids the attempt from Metzger to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
American lands a big shot there that rocks Metzger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
American postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metzger looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
American controlling the pace for now.
American landing punches.
American controlling from the full mount.
American is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Metzger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
American sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby American dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Metzger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. American sees it coming and avoids it easily.

American shoots in and gets a takedown into Metzger's guard.
American pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Metzger is keeping the position for now.
American sitting in guard here, content to control.
American wants to pass the guard but Metzger is keeping the position.
Metzger looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

American dives in and scores a takedown into Metzger's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger looking to control.
American stands up over Metzger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
American will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
American advances to half guard.
American slows the pace down in half guard.
American working Metzger over with strikes.
American takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Metzger tries to get to full guard but American has control of the leg.
American tries to pass to full mount but Metzger defends it.
American controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

American is working for a kimura but Metzger is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if American is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Metzger moves into full guard.
American stays in close to Metzger's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bobby American wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Metzger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Metzger wants to stand but American is controlling his arm.
American gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Metzger wants to stand up but American has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Metzger is breathing heavily.
American preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
American is pressing down on Metzger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metzger wants to pass the guard but American is keeping the position.
Metzger wants to control from the top but American keeps moving.
American controlling the position.
Metzger wants to control from the top but American keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Metzger wasn't active enough on the ground.

American shoots in and bounces Metzger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
American content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
American is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby American dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Metzger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. American looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Metzger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
American is holding Metzger down, trying to stall.
American misses with an elbow from the bottom.
American isn't going anywhere.
American manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Metzger is looking to improve his position.
Metzger trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
American working over Metzger with some ground and pound. Metzger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Metzger is in trouble now - American has advanced to mount!
American controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
American's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Metzger tries to hold on but American postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby American.

American darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
American winds up and cracks Metzger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
American content to control rather than advance.
Metzger wants to improve his position but American is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

American is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
American prevents Metzger from improving his position.
Still in half guard, American seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
American looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Bobby American wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

American throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Metzger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. American is in Metzger's guard.
American is pushing down on Metzger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Metzger is fighting to maintain full guard but American has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Metzger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. American is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
American stalling.
Bobby American overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby American showed his dominance in that final round.
Well American 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby American!
Post fight, Bobby American stared into the camera and said 'I do this for America!'.