PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Two Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Stain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Power
vs
Stain

187 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Two Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremiah Stain!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stain throws a combination that misses

and Power counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power passes the guard and advances to mount!
Power lands a nice shot to the head.
Power punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Power connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Power thowing shots but they're missing.
Power landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throwing strikes but Stain bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Stain is proving a slippery customer.
Stain trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Power is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Stain is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Two Power wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Stain throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stain throws out the jab.
Stain misses with a double jab

so Power counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power with a flurry of punches that miss.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Stain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Power landing some decent shots from guard.
Power makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Power wants to pass the guard but Stain is keeping the position.
Power throws an elbow that misses. Stain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Power's guard. Nice move by Stain!
Stain controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power keeping moving, preventing Stain from controlling successfully.
Stain postures up.
Power pulls Stain in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Two Power.
Stain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stain misses with a double jab

and Power counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stain's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stain.
Stain misses with a double jab

and Power counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stain's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Power.
Stain keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
Power 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.
Power in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Power is looking to work some ground and pound but Stain has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stain is trying to control the position but Power postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Power is fighting to break Stain's control of his arms but Stain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeremiah Stain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stain checks the leg kick.
Stain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Two Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Stain - just one landing.
Stain misses the shot to the body.
Stain tries to bum rush Power with a series of wild strikes but Power uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stain is breathing heavily.
Stain misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stain misses with a jab to the body

and Power counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Power working over Stain with some ground and pound. Stain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stain defending well though.
Power 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.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Power trying to control from half guard but Stain is working away.
Power throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Power drops an elbow to the side of Stain's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands strikes from half guard.
Power working over Stain with some ground and pound. Stain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Two Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power wants to control but Stain is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Power is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Power looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Power controlling the pace.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stain keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power thows a huge punch but Stain dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Power dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Jeremiah Stain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stain misses with a wild combination.
Stain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stain misses with a few strikes there.
Power throws a hook to the side of Stain's head but Stain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stain misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stain.
Stain misses with a wild combination.
Stain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Stain's head back.
Stain throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Stain throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Power closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Power working the ground and pound.
Power landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Power scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stain defending against the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power grinds an elbow into Stain's temple.
Power lands a decent elbow from side control.
Power is putting a hurting on Stain here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stain!
Stain is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Stain is working to get back to half guard.
Power can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stain is looking to escape.
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power controlling his opponent.
Power scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Power in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Power working Stain over with strikes here.
Power lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Power landing strikes from the mount.
Power connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stain can do to turn this around?
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!
Power fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a heavy elbow.
Power scoring with strikes but Stain is staying in there.
Power lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Power looking to finish Stain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stain!
Jeremiah Stain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power lands a nice shot to the head.
Two Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Power wants to control the pace but Stain is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Two Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Power!
During a confident post fight interview, Two Power thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.