PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Night Man as his entrance music. 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.

Badguy
vs
Man

188 cm
29
155 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

173 cm
32
157 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sol Badguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Badguy.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badguy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badguy misses with a double jab.
Man misses with a body kick.
Badguy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Badguy.
Badguy cracks Man with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Man.
Badguy lands a right hook to the body.
Man throws a head kick but Badguy moves out of range.
Badguy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Badguy down.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Badguy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a push kick.
Badguy throws a leg kick that is checked

and Man moves into the clinch.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badguy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man lands a damaging elbow.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Badguy.
Badguy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badguy avoids it.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Man lands an elbow just above Badguy 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badguy.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Badguy avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sol Badguy has been cut.
Badguy misses with some punches.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badguy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Badguy scores with a shoulder strike.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Badguy won't want to take too many of those.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badguy.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Badguy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badguy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Badguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Badguy digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badguy.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Badguy is blocking nicely.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badguy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Man.

Badguy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Badguy.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Man lands but Badguy takes it in his stride.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Badguy moves out of range easily.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Badguy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Badguy throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badguy throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badguy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badguy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Badguy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man throws a head kick that misses
and Badguy counters with an inside leg kick.
Badguy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Night Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Badguy saw it coming and moves away.
Badguy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Badguy. That snapped Man's head back.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Badguy avoids the head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badguy.
Nice shot by Badguy.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Badguy off balance momentarily.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badguy throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Badguy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sol Badguy is winning the standup battle so far.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badguy lands a lovely overhand right.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man misses with a low kick.
Badguy throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Badguy pushes him off.
Badguy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Badguy 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badguy swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Badguy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Badguy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man cracks the inside of Badguy's front leg.
Man throws a head kick but Badguy moves out of range.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Man.
Badguy sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Badguy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Badguy.
Man tries to clinch
and Badguy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badguy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Badguy moves out of range easily.
Badguy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badguy throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Badguy shrugs it off.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badguy checks a low kick from Man.
Badguy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badguy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Man.
Badguy misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Badguy moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Badguy moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Night Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sol Badguy's cut.
That's time! Badguy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badguy throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badguy avoids the head kick by Man.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Badguy throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Badguy's knee momentarily.
Badguy looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man connects with a high kick.
Badguy throws a hook but Man blocks it.
A nice combination there by Badguy.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badguy connects with a looping right hand.
Badguy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Badguy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Badguy in the body.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badguy takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a wild body kick that Badguy sees coming a mile off.
Badguy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man throws a wild body kick that Badguy sees coming a mile off.
Badguy with a nice cross.
Badguy throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Badguy moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Badguy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Badguy throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Sol Badguy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Man lands but Badguy takes it in his stride.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man is looking to clinch but Badguy is avoiding it.
Badguy misses with an uppercut.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badguy misses with a straight left.
Badguy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Badguy misses the target.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badguy lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Badguy moves into range and connects with a jab.

Man is rocked!
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Badguy finish him?
Man thows a leg kick but Badguy checks it
and Badguy counters with a crisp right that sends Man to the canvas! Badguy follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Badguy!