PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Massive Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Affi's choice of entrance music: Men at work - Land of down under. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Destruction
vs
Affi

178 cm
24
168 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

180 cm
26
169 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition
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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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Massive Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Destruction ducks under a wild hook from Affi.
Affi tries to clinch up.
Destruction checks a leg kick.
Affi tries to clinch but Destruction is having none of it.
Affi tries to bum rush Destruction with a series of wild strikes but Destruction uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Destruction. That did some damage!
Affi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Affi wants to clinch up but Destruction keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Affi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Affi throws a series of punches but Destruction moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Affi throws a big shot that misses.
Affi throws a combination. Destruction tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Affi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Affi misses its intended target.
Affi throws an overhand right that lands on Destruction's shoulder, as Destruction tries to avoid the shot.
Destruction avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arturro Affi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Affi tries to work over Destruction's front leg with a kick but Destruction checks it.
Affi tries to land a front kick but Destruction steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi misses the jab.
Affi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Affi tries to clinch there but Destruction circles away.
Affi tries to bum rush Destruction with a series of wild strikes but Destruction uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi moves to clinch but Destruction breaks away

and Destruction counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Destruction is trying to control. Affi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Affi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ground and pound from Destruction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Destruction not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Destruction has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Destruction thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Affi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destruction sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Affi defending well though.
Affi is refusing to be controlled, as Destruction sits in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Affi manages to get to full guard.
Affi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Affi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destruction working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Destruction trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Destruction makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick from Affi misses.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Affi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Affi both land. Nice combination.
Affi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Destruction takes a step back to recover.
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.

Affi clinches up against the cage.
Affi tries to throw a body punch but Destruction avoids it by throwing Affi back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Affi.
Affi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Affi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destruction's elbow.
Destruction prevents a body shot from Affi.
Affi has Destruction pressed against the cage.
Destruction can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destruction.
Destruction is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Affi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massive Destruction. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Affi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction drops down looking for an ankle pick but Affi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arturro Affi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Affi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Affi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arturro Affi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Affi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Destruction manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Affi wants to slow Destruction down by chopping away at his legs.
Arturro Affi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Affi tries to clinch but Destruction moves out of range.
Affi misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Affi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi is looking to chop away at Destruction's legs.
Affi fails to land with a series of punches.
Affi misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Affi.
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Destruction moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Destruction swats away the attempt to clinch by Affi.
Affi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Destruction takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Affi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Affi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Destruction manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Affi throws a series of punches but Destruction moves out of range.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Affi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Destruction moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Affi moves in looking to clinch but Destruction pushes him off.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturro Affi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Affi misses with the combination.
Affi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Destruction counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Destruction wants to control from the top but Affi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destruction scoring with punches to the head and body.
Destruction throwing strikes but missing.
Affi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Destruction trying to control but Affi is working from the bottom.
Affi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Affi keeping full guard, as Destruction tries to pass.
Affi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Destruction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Destruction pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Affi is keeping the position for now.
Affi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Destruction is working Affi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Affi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Destruction throws a big right hand that misses.
Affi keeping moving, preventing Destruction from controlling successfully.
Destruction throws a big elbow that misses.
Affi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Destruction working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Destruction chips away with some ground and pound.
Affi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction preventing the sweep.
Destruction is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destruction postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Destruction chips away with some ground and pound.
Destruction stops Affi from standing up.
Destruction is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Destruction is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Destruction working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Affi's head.
Affi has momentary wrist control but Destruction slips an elbow through the middle.
Destruction postures up and lands a big shot to Affi's brow.
Destruction postures up in Affi's guard and throws a big left but Affi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction trying to control but Affi is working from the bottom.
Destruction throwing strikes but missing.
Destruction pushing down on Affi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Destruction thows a huge punch but Affi dodges it nicely.
Affi trying to control but Destruction postures up.
Destruction is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Destruction is looking to advance position but Affi won't allow it.
Destruction missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi is looking to improve his position.
Affi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Destruction is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Destruction lands a nice short elbow.
Destruction thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Affi is trying to get back to full guard.
Destruction sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Affi defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destruction working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destruction looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Massive Destruction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destruction with the ground and pound but Affi uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Destruction showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Affi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturro Affi!
Our winner, Arturro Affi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.