PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ello Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ello Mate looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mate
vs
Liang

195 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ello Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ma Liang!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mate slips a jab and a cross from Liang.
Liang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liang, pushing him back against the cage.
Mate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mate wants to stall.
Mate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mate is breathing heavily.
Mate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liang just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mate goes for a takedown attempt but Liang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang throws a right and a left that Mate avoids nicely.
Liang throws a series of punches but Mate moves out of range.
Mate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liang.
Liang throws a series of punches but Mate moves out of range.
Liang stalks Mate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mate's face. Mate staggers backwards, shaken.
Mate works Liang's body with a nice hook.
Liang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mate looks for a takedown but Liang sprawls well.
Liang misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liang as he jumps to the side.
Liang throws a nice looking combination but Mate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liang ducks under a wild hook from Mate.
Mate throws the kick towards the body but Liang avoids it.
Liang throws a one two combo.
A combination from Liang does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang misses with a wild combination.
Liang looks to land a combination but Mate avoids it well.
Liang throws a right and a left that Mate avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Liang both land. Nice combination.
Liang lands a two punch combo.
Mate avoids a punch combination nicely.

Mate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mate manages to break the clinch.
Liang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mate.
A combination from Liang does no damage.
Liang fails to land with a series of punches.
Liang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liang misses with a series of wild punches.
Ma Liang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liang's waist but Liang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mate off to one side.
Liang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liang throws a combination. Mate tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Liang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liang looks to land a combination but Mate avoids it well.
Liang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ma Liang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liang misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Liang.
Liang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liang throws a nice looking combination but Mate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liang duly obliges.
Liang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Liang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mate shoots in and bounces Liang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mate stands and steps away. Liang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mate shoots in for a takedown but Liang shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Liang misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ma Liang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liang throws a series of punches but Mate avoids them all with ease.
Liang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Liang moves out of range of the body kick.
Mate misses with an uppercut. Liang saw that one coming.
Liang throws a series of punches but Mate avoids them all with ease.
Liang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liang throws a one two combo.
Liang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liang misses with a wild combination.
Liang fails to land with a series of punches.
Liang throws a series of punches but Mate moves out of range.
Liang misses with a double jab.
Mate lands a two punch combo.
Liang misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mate dodges the punch combination from Liang.
Liang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mate counters with a single leg into guard. Liang didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate trying to control but Liang is working from the bottom.
Liang wants to get back to his feet but Mate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mate trying to control the position from guard on top but Liang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liang swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mate stops Liang from standing up.
Mate trying to control but Liang is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang wants to stand and escape but Mate is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mate jumps guard but Liang stands there with Mate around his waist. Mate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liang has had enough of the clinch but Mate keeps him there for the moment.
Mate fails to pull guard.
Liang is looking to break free of the clinch but Mate has double underhooks.
Mate wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ello Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liang can't break the clinch.
Liang has had enough of the clinch but Mate keeps him there for the moment.
Liang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mate tries to pull guard but Liang won't allow it.
Mate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mate fails to pull guard.
Mate tries to pull guard but Liang holds him up against the cage and eventually Mate drops back down to his feet.
Liang tries to break the clinch but Mate is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liang misses with a few strikes there.
Liang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ello Mate dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Liang throws a series of punches but Mate moves out of range.
Ello Mate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Liang does no damage.
Mate throws a series of punches but Liang avoids them all with ease.
Liang throws a right hand that Mate ducks under and follows up with a left that Mate also avoids with ease.
Liang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liang misses with a double jab.
Liang lands a jab-cross combination.
Liang tries to bum rush Mate with a series of wild strikes but Mate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liang misses with a two punch combination.

Mate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mate stops Liang from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate wants to pass the guard but Liang is keeping the position.
Mate trying to control the position from guard on top but Liang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liang wants to stand up but Mate is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mate tries to free his leg and advance position but Liang is retaining full guard.
Liang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mate is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mate slips nicely into half guard.
Mate tries to stand but can't do so whilst Liang controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mate.
Liang wants to stand up but Mate is controlling him.
Liang keeping full guard, as Mate tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mate won't allow Liang to get back to his feet.

Mate gets to his feet. Liang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Liang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liang fails to land with a series of punches.
Liang misses with a wild combination.
Mate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liang.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liang as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ello Mate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ello Mate!