PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya blaring out of the sound system. Ano Aukanaii acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Artist
vs
Aukanaii

190 cm
27
198 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

182 cm
30
198 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ano Aukanaii!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Aukanaii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Artist throws a leg kick that misses.

Artist gets a clinch.
Aukanaii is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
Artist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aukanaii backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Aukanaii tries to break the clinch but Artist is controlling the position.

Aukanaii has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Artist clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Artist covering up well under a series of strikes from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii is not going to allow Artist to sit and survive in this position.
Aukanaii doesn't have the hooks in and Artist manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Aukanaii is looking for a triangle here but Artist uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Artist decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist slips a jab from Aukanaii.
Artist throws out a leg kick but Aukanaii moves out of range and Artist only half commits.
Aukanaii lands with a cross.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Aukanaii moves away from the strike by Artist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist connects with an inside leg kick.
Artist looks for the body kick but Aukanaii saw that one coming.
Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Artist pushes Aukanaii up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Artist.
Aukanaii tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Aukanaii controls his hands.
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!
Artist keeps control of Aukanaii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Artist.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aukanaii backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Aukanaii.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist lands a body shot.
Aukanaii blocking some punches.
Artist lands a hook that snaps the head of Aukanaii backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aukanaii.

Aukanaii has hold of one of Artist's legs. Artist is fighting the takedown attempt but Aukanaii gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Artist is pulling down on Aukanaii's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aukanaii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aukanaii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aukanaii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist controlling the position.
Aukanaii throws a big right hand that misses.
Artist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aukanaii.
Artist looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aukanaii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Artist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aukanaii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aukanaii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Artist's head.
Aukanaii connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Unkind Artist will probably get the nod.
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.

Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aukanaii moves away.
Artist tries to clinch up but Aukanaii circles away and keeps his distance.
Aukanaii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Artist.
Aukanaii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Artist backs up against the cage.
Ano Aukanaii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch
and Aukanaii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist scores with a kick to the body.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
Aukanaii throws a shot from downtown. Artist moves away and avoids it.
Artist misses with an uppercut
and Aukanaii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Aukanaii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aukanaii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Artist looking to control.
Aukanaii trying to control but Artist is working from the bottom.
Artist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aukanaii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Aukanaii actively working from the bottom here.
Ano Aukanaii has got the better of the ground game so far.

Artist gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Artist fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aukanaii blocks the leg kick.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Aukanaii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Artist misses with an uppercut. Aukanaii saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aukanaii, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artist misses with a looping left.
Aukanaii fails to land with a series of punches.
Artist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aukanaii on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Aukanaii's front leg but catches the back leg as Aukanaii tries to avoid it.
Artist thows a leg kick but Aukanaii checks it
and Aukanaii counters with a slapping leg kick.
Artist connects with a jab.
Aukanaii blocks a low kick nicely.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aukanaii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Artist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aukanaii throws a series of punches but Artist avoids them all with ease.
Aukanaii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Artist but Artist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Artist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aukanaii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aukanaii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Artist as Aukanaii shoots in.
Aukanaii blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aukanaii blocks the leg kick.
Artist is looking to chop away at Aukanaii's legs.
Artist misses with a straight left.

Aukanaii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aukanaii throws a strike but Artist avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Artist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aukanaii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Artists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Artist lands a head shot.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Artist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aukanaii.
Artist lands a high kick!
Artist misses with a leg kick
and Aukanaii counters with a straight right hand.
Aukanaii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aukanaii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Artist scores with a jab. Aukanaii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Artist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aukanaii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist throws a body kick that misses
and Artist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Aukanaii off balance momentarily.
Artist tried to score with a low kick but Aukanaii checks it.
Artist slips a straight right by Aukanaii.
Good work by Aukanaii as he checks the leg kick.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Aukanaii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aukanaii blocks a low kick nicely.
Artist swings for the body but Aukanaii moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aukanaii. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aukanaii. That did some damage!
Artist scores with a jab.
Aukanaii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist defending well as Aukanaii loads up on a big left hand.
Aukanaii slips a jab and a cross from Artist.

Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aukanaii avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Aukanaii controls the action.
Aukanaii blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries a body shot but Aukanaii blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Artist scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Aukanaii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aukanaii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ano Aukanaii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artist throws out a powerful jab.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Aukanaii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Artist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aukanaii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Artist ducks right into an uppercut from Aukanaii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist wants to land a leg kick but Aukanaii is out of range.
A big right from Artist misses.
Aukanaii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aukanaii blocks a jab.
Artist tries a low kick but Aukanaii avoids it.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artist fakes the leg kick and cracks Aukanaii in the body.
Artist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aukanaii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Artist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!