PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watership Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by Tick Tick Boom. Paul Frederick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Down
vs
Frederick

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Watership Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down shoots in for a takedown but Frederick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Down gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frederick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Down working a defensive guard here.
Frederick trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.

Down is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Down bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frederick's guard.
Down postures up.

Down drops back looking for a leg! Frederick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frederick manages to kick Down off! Down jumps back into Frederick's guard.
Down is working Frederick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frederick controls Down momentarily but Down frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down scoring with some ground and pound.

Down has gone for a leg lock! Frederick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Down's guard.

Frederick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Down has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frederick has managed to get both his arms back between Down's legs - danger averted.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.

Down is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frederick is looking to work some ground and pound but Down has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Down is on top in guard.
Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down stands and throws Frederick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frederick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frederick some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here.
Down 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.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Down is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frederick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frederick struggling a bit here.
Down wants to stand but Frederick has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Frederick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Down is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frederick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick struggling a bit here.
Down in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Down in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Frederick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frederick wants to control but Down postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Down off and has taken his back!
Down trying to control the action but Frederick just sinks the hooks in.
Frederick is punishing Down with strikes - can he finish him?!
Down looking very determined here, making life difficult for Frederick.
Down just trying to survive but Frederick is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Frederick is trying to stick to Down's back but Down is turning into Frederick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Frederick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Down.
Down stays in close to Frederick's body and controls the position.
Down might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Frederick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Watership Down wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Down shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Down showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watership Down dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Down with that takedown attempt.
Down shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frederick pinned against the cage. Frederick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Frederick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Frederick lands in his opponent's guard.
Frederick connects with a couple of short punches.
Frederick won't allow Down to sweep him here.
Down working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frederick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down is trying to control the position but Frederick postures up.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Down tries to get out of the position.
Down bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frederick's guard.

Down drops back looking for a leg! Frederick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frederick manages to kick Down off! Down jumps back into Frederick's guard.
Frederick keeping moving, preventing Down from controlling successfully.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watership Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frederick can't keep his opponent in guard - Down advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Down is keen to just control but Frederick is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frederick trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Down cracks Frederick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Down dominating with strikes here.
Frederick tries to hold on but Down postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down looking to finish Frederick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frederick!
Down cracks Frederick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Down looking to control but Frederick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is working to get back to half guard.
Down lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Down pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Down is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frederick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Down tries to control but Frederick wriggling away.

Down is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Down closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frederick did well to prevent Down getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frederick wants to control but Down is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Down wants to work for an arm triangle but Frederick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is trying to control but can't.
Down is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Down avoids the attempt from Frederick to control.
Frederick is working to get back to half guard.
Down lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Down is working for a guillotine from mount but Frederick frees his head quite easily.
Frederick can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watership Down dominated that second round.
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!

Down tries to sprawl but Frederick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Down wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.

Down actively working from the bottom here.
Frederick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Down is trying to get back to full guard.
Frederick trying to control from half guard but Down is working away.
Down is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frederick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frederick's back!
Down controls the action.

Down looking to break Frederick's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Frederick remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Down will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Down sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Frederick taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Watership Down!
An out of breath Watership Down thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.