PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter comes to the cage accompanied by Under and Over it by ffdp. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Prizefighter
vs
Task

214 cm
25
206 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

190 cm
25
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prizefighter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prizefighter punishes Task's body with a nice straight punch.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prizefighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Task.
Task throws a lazy body kick
and Prizefighter counters with a leg kick.

Prizefighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Task throws an elbow but it misses.
Task fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Task blocks a body shot from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter lands an elbow that stopped Task in his tracks for a moment.
Prizefighter taking a breather.
Task lands a body punch in the clinch.
Task throws a head punch that misses.
Prizefighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Task breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prizefighter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Task misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Task looks to land a left hand but Prizefighter moved out of range nicely.
Task takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Random Task seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Task looks to land a left hand but Prizefighter moved out of range nicely.
Task buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Task thows a leg kick but Prizefighter checks it
and Prizefighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Task throws a front kick aimed at Prizefighter's knee but Prizefighter avoids it well.
Task misses with a low kick.
Prizefighter scores with a jab. Task acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prizefighter blocks a jab.
Task misses with an uppercut
and Prizefighter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Task's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Task duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Task takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prizefighter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Task misses its intended target.
Prizefighter missing with a left hand there. Task was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prizefighter throws a solid leg kick but Task takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prizefighter.
Task avoids the body shot from Prizefighter.
That kick from Task tenderised Prizefighter's leg. Prizefighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Task throws a leg kick that is checked
and Prizefighter counters with a good low kick that Task was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Task lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prizefighter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prizefighter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Task throws a lazy right hand but Prizefighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Task comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Task fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Task misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Task defending well as Prizefighter loads up on a big left hand.
Prizefighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Task lands a nice looking kick to the body. Prizefighter takes a step back to recover.
Task misses with an uppercut.
Task throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prizefighter moves away from the strike by Task.
Task bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prizefighter's head.
Task throws a leg kick which misses Prizefighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Prizefighter tries to avoid it.
Task misses with a looping right.
Prizefighter ducks under a wild hook from Task.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Prizefighter rushes Task and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Task breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prizefighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Prizefighter connects with the punch.
Task misses with a series of wild punches.
Prizefighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prizefighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Task connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Random Task is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Task misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Prizefighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Prizefighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Random Task dominated that 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.

Task takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Prizefighter defending well as Task loads up on a big left hand.

Task tries to sprawl but Prizefighter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prizefighter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prizefighter trying to pass the guard but Task defending well.
Prizefighter 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.
Nice strikes from Prizefighter there.
Prizefighter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Task defending well though.
Prizefighter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Task defending well though.
Task tries to kick Prizefighter off but Prizefighter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Task is looking for a sweep. Prizefighter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Task has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prizefighter is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prizefighter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Task tries to kick Prizefighter off but Prizefighter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Prizefighter throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Task to regain full guard.
Prizefighter is stalling in the full guard.
Prizefighter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Task works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Task working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prizefighter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prizefighter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Task looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prizefighter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Prizefighter throws an elbow that misses. Task uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prizefighter's guard. Nice move by Task!

Prizefighter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter has Task pulled in close to control his posture.
Task trying to stand up but can't free himself from Prizefighter's guard.
Prizefighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Task wants to stand but Prizefighter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Prizefighter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Task passes into half guard.
Prizefighter regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

HeavyWeight Prizefighter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Prizefighter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Task misses with an uppercut
and Prizefighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Task throws a big shot that misses.
Task throws a right and a left that both miss.
Task misses with a lunging right hand
and Prizefighter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Task's knee momentarily.
Task walks into a stiff left hand from Prizefighter.
Task throws a poor cross that misses
and Prizefighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Task takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Task takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Task throws a hook but Prizefighter avoids it easily.
Prizefighter tries to clinch but Task is having none of it.
Prizefighter slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Task misses with a low kick.
Task is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Task dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prizefighter. That did some damage!
Task is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prizefighter.
Task lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Task misses.
Prizefighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Task was well out of range. Poor timing from Prizefighter.
Task lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prizefighter lands with a nice body punch.
Task chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prizefighter lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter tries to clinch up but Task circles away and keeps his distance.
Task throws an off balance right hand
and Prizefighter counters with a left to the body.
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!
Task throws an overhand right that lands on Prizefighter's shoulder, as Prizefighter tries to avoid the shot.
Prizefighter defending well as Task loads up on a big left hand.
Prizefighter connects with a solid leg kick.
Task throws a poor cross that misses

and Prizefighter counters with a single leg into guard. Task didn't expect that.
Prizefighter landing with the ground and pound.
Prizefighter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Task pulls Prizefighter in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prizefighter trying to control from Task's half guard. Task has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Task preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prizefighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Task is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Task avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Task has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prizefighter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Task avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter throws an elbow that misses. Task uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prizefighter's guard. Nice move by Task!
Prizefighter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prizefighter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Task!
Task is in a horrible position here. Prizefighter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prizefighter wants to control the pace but Task is squirming around nicely.
Task is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to HeavyWeight Prizefighter.
I think Prizefighter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
After winning the bout, HeavyWeight Prizefighter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.