PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cutty Flam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Teach
vs
Flam

212 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Teach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cutty Flam!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teach lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teach.

Flam has closed the distance and engaged Teach in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Flam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teach letting Flam take a breather here.
Teach tries to land knees in the clinch but Flam avoids the damage to the body.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Flam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teach keeps control of Flam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flam lands with a light punch inside.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Flam leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flam is defending well for now.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Flam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teach up against the cage.
Flam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teach or not.
Flam is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Flam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teach does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Teach.
Flam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flam with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Flam moves into range and clinches up with Teach.
Flam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flam taking a breather.
Teach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flam is keeping busy.
Flam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Flam.
Teach being controlled against the cage.
Flam avoids the elbow strike from Teach, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Teach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flam.
Flam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flam avoids a wild elbow strike from Teach.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flam as Teach tries to tie him up.
Teach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flam wants to get back to striking at distance but Teach won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flam managing to block the knees to the body from Teach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flam.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teach trying to land knees to the body.
Flam is trying to break the clinch but Teach is controlling him.
Flam is trying to force a seperation but Teach has the dominant position.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Flam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teach tries to pull guard but Flam holds him up against the cage and eventually Teach drops back down to his feet.
Flam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flam managing to block the knees to the body from Teach.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teach pushes off an throws an elbow but Flam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Teach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flam.
Teach is breathing heavily.
Flam slowing the pace effectively.
Teach is trying to pull guard but Flam has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Teach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flam has had enough of the clinch but Teach keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flam managing to block the knees to the body from Teach.
Flam managing to block the knees to the body from Teach.
Come on Flam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Teach prevents Flam from breaking the clinch.
Flam wants to get back to striking at distance but Teach won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Teach jumps guard but Flam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Flam taking a breather.
Flam avoids a wild elbow strike from Teach.
Flam is trying to break the clinch but Teach is controlling him.
Teach misses with an elbow strike.
Teach jumps guard but Flam stands there with Teach around his waist. Teach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flam managing to block the knees to the body from Teach.
Flam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teachs head.
Flam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flam blocks the elbow strike.
Teach missing with knees to the body.
Flam tries to break the clinch but Teach is controlling the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Flam controlling the action here for a moment.
Teach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flam avoids it.
Flam scores with a shoulder strike.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flam avoiding damage as Teach throws knees to the body.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Flam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flam is looking to break free of the clinch but Teach has double underhooks.
Teach trying to land knees to the body.
Teach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flam is defending well for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teach keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flam's efforts to push away.
Teach tries to pull guard but Flam forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Teach jumps guard but Flam stands there with Teach around his waist. Teach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flam is leaning against Teach and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teach backwards.
Flam wants to break free but Teach has control.
Teach jumps guard but Flam stands there with Teach around his waist. Teach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teach prevents Flam from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flam lands a body punch.
Flam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edward Teach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teach tries to land knees in the clinch but Flam avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Flam.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cutty Flam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flam 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Cutty Flam!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Cutty Flam!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Cutty Flam!

Cutty Flam wins by unanimous decision!