PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Beater
vs
The Pirate

170 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pirate throws a series of punches but Beater moves out of range.
Beater throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beater misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from The Pirate misses.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater misses with a hook
and The Pirate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The Pirate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beater, pushing him back against the cage.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beater digs a right hand underneath The Pirate's ribcage. The Pirate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beater lands with a right to the head.
The Pirate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Pirate tries to land knees in the clinch but Beater avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beater.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Pirate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beater is keeping busy.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike.
The Pirate pushes Beater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beater's elbow.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beater throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate tries a body shot but Beater blocks it.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
Beater prevents a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate blocking some punches.
Beater prevents The Pirate from breaking the clinch.
The Pirate blocks a body shot from Beater.
Beater gets through The Pirate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Pirate.
The Pirate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beater is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Pirate looks to throw the jab but Beater is out of range.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but The Pirate slips the punch.
The Pirate misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater misses with a hook
and The Pirate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beater slips a jab and a cross from The Pirate.
A cross from The Pirate lands.
The Pirate digs a good hook to Beater's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a hook to the side of The Pirate's head but The Pirate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from The Pirate is predictable there
and Beater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Pirate throws a solid leg kick but Beater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Pirate.
The Pirate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beater.
The Pirate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Beater's shoulder, as Beater tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from The Pirate does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from The Pirate.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Pirate.
Beater connects with a single shot there.
The Pirate avoids the body shot from Beater.
Beater throws a right hand that misses
and The Pirate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Pirate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Pirate duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Pirate to score with a decent uppercut.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Pirate.
Beater defending well as The Pirate loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Pirate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
Beater tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beater missing with a left hand there. The Pirate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Pirate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Beater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Pirate counters with a nice uppercut.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Blackbeard The Pirate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Pirate slips under a jab from Beater.
Beater throws a body punch but The Pirate moves out of range.
Beater lunges at The Pirate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Pirate's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Beater misses the target.
The Pirate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Pirate throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate lands a lovely overhand right.
The Pirate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pirate. The Pirate obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by The Pirate.
Beater swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pirate.
The Pirate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate catches Beater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beater lands the left hand.
The Pirate slips a jab from Beater.
The Pirate throws a right hand that Beater ducks under and follows up with a left that Beater also avoids with ease.
Beater lands a glancing blow to the side of The Pirate's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate misses with a hook.
The Pirate misses with a body shot.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Beater slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from The Pirate misses.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
The Pirate jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beater under the eye.
The Pirate connects with a solid leg kick.
The Pirate swats away the attempt to clinch by Beater.
A low kick from The Pirate misses
and Beater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Pirate lands with a hook. Beater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Beater slips the punch.
Beater looks to land a combination but The Pirate avoids it well.
A combination from The Pirate does no damage.
The Pirate throws a head kick but Beater moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Pirate to counter with a crisp jab.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Beater's front leg.
The Pirate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Beater moved out of range.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pirate looks to score with a jab to the body but Beater is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater throws a series of punches but The Pirate moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beater throws a jab when The Pirate was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blackbeard The Pirate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Beater misses with a hook.
Beater scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by The Pirate.
Beater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Pirate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Pirate motions for Beater to come forward. The Pirate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by The Pirate. Beautiful body shot.
The Pirate misses with a wild combination.
The Pirate throws a looping overhand right but Beater ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate drops his hands momentarily and Beater takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beater keeps the fight on the outside.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Pirate tries to bum rush Beater with a series of wild strikes but Beater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Pirate dodges the punch combination from Beater.
Some wild striking there from The Pirate.
Nice shot lands for The Pirate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
The Pirate thows a body shot but no joy.
Beater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for The Pirate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Pirate swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
Beater looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
Beater scores with a sloppy right hand. The Pirate should have avoided that one.
Beater throws a lazy uppercut
and The Pirate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Pirate scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a lunging right hand
and Beater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pirate. The Pirate obviously looking to wear him down.
Beater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beater duly obliges.
The Pirate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Beater finds it's target.
The Pirate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beater connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Pirate looks for the body kick but Beater saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Beater throws the left hand but The Pirate avoids the punch easily.
Blackbeard The Pirate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater slips under a jab from The Pirate.
The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beater.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate throws a combination. Beater tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meat Beater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beater misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blackbeard The Pirate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Pirate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blackbeard The Pirate!