PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qwerty Asdfgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qwerty Asdfgh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Asdfgh
vs
Belt

225 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Qwerty Asdfgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asdfgh tries to clinch but Belt is having none of it.
Asdfgh wants to clinch up but Belt keeps it at a distance.
Asdfgh is looking to clinch.

Asdfgh pushes Belt up against the cage in a clinch.
Asdfgh tries a knee to the head but Belt blocks it.
Asdfgh is pushing Belt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belt tries to pull guard but Asdfgh holds him up against the cage and eventually Belt drops back down to his feet.
Belt jumps guard but Asdfgh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Belt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Qwerty Asdfgh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Belt.
Belt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Asdfgh walks away with a smile on his face. Belt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asdfgh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Asdfgh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Belt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Asdfgh walks away with a smile on his face. Belt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Asdfgh stuffs the takedown attempt from Belt. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up but Belt circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asdfgh's waist but Asdfgh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belt off to one side.
Belt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Asdfgh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Asdfgh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belt walks into a left hand.
Asdfgh stuffs the takedown attempt from Belt. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
Belt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asdfgh tries to clinch but Belt moves out of range.

Belt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Belt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belt uses his free foot to push down on Asdfgh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Asdfgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Belt looking to secure an arm triangle but Asdfgh defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Belt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Belt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Asdfgh looks a forlorn figure.
Asdfgh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Asdfgh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Belt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Belt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Asdfgh is surviving well by controlling Belt's body position as best he can.
Belt landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asdfgh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Belt is working for a guillotine from mount but Asdfgh frees his head quite easily.

Belt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Asdfgh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Asdfgh shrugs it off.
Asdfgh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belt on the ground.
Belt working the ground and pound effectively.

Belt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Asdfgh has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Belt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Asdfgh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Asdfgh shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asdfgh's face.
Asdfgh squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Belt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Belt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Belt unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Asdfgh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asdfgh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Asdfgh is breathing heavily.
Belt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belt swats away the attempt to clinch by Asdfgh.
Belt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Asdfgh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belt somewhat.
Belt shoots in looking for a takedown. Asdfgh tries to sprawl out of it but Belt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asdfgh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.
Asdfgh tries to close the distance and clinch but Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt.
Qwerty Asdfgh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Belt.
Asdfgh stuffs the takedown.
Asdfgh is looking to clinch but Belt is avoiding it.
Asdfgh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asdfgh pinned against the cage. Asdfgh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belt shoots for a takedown but Asdfgh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asdfgh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asdfgh pinned against the cage. Asdfgh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asdfgh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asdfgh tries to close the distance and clinch but Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asdfgh doesn't manage to clinch there - Belt circles away.
Belt keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt shoots for a takedown but Asdfgh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asdfgh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belt has a takedown stuffed.
Belt is breathing heavily.

Belt gets the takedown into side control.
Asdfgh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belt asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Belt is trying to get an arm triangle but Asdfgh is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asdfgh regains half guard there - taking advantage of Belt's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt thows a huge punch but Asdfgh dodges it nicely.
Asdfgh pushes Belt off looking to stand but Belt dives back in and keeps control.
Belt is trying to control the action in half guard but Asdfgh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belt is taking a breather. Asdfgh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belt connects with a nice short shot to Asdfgh's temple.

Belt wants to work for an arm triangle but Asdfgh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asdfgh's head.
Asdfgh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belt wants to work for an arm triangle but Asdfgh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belt is looking to take a break and control but Asdfgh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Belt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Asdfgh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belt.
Asdfgh is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Asdfgh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blue Belt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Asdfgh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asdfgh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Belt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asdfgh circles away.
Qwerty Asdfgh is winning the standup battle so far.

Belt drives through with a takedown into Asdfgh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Asdfgh wants to stand but Belt is controlling the position.
Asdfgh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belt.
Asdfgh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Belt drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Belt seems to have locked his on tight now - Asdfgh screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Belt, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Blue Belt!
An out of breath Blue Belt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.