PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ai Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ai Bee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fish
vs
Bee

191 cm
18
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Bee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ai Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bee lands an elbow inside that Fish shrugs off.
Fish avoids the elbow strike from Bee, against the ropes.
Fish is trying to break the clinch but Bee is controlling him.
I was talking to Fish's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fish is trying to force a seperation but Bee has the dominant position.
Fish dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
Fish avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.
Fish avoids the elbow strike from Bee, against the ropes.
Fish is looking to break free of the clinch but Bee has double underhooks.
Bee keeps control of Fish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fish is trying to push Bee away but Bee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bee's coach down at Flex GYM - Train hard feel good! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Pope Fish has been cut.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
Fish is trying to push Bee away but Bee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bee has him pressed against the ropes.
Fish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Fish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fish working hard to break the clinch.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish can't break the clinch.
Bee has Fish pressed against the ropes, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Fish avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Fish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fish blocks the elbow strike.
Fish takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Fish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fish's brow.
Bee misses with an elbow over the top.
Fish blocks an elbow strike from Bee.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.
Fish tries to break free but Bee pushes him back against the ropes.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Fish is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fish dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Bee throws an elbow that misses.
Fish dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
Bee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bee misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fish's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fish's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws an elbow but it misses.
Bee misses with an elbow over the top.
Bee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fish avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Bee has Fish pressed against the ropes, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fish is trying to push Bee away but Bee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fish takes an elbow to the temple.
Fish is pressed against the ropes. Bee pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Fish! Two more big strikes from Bee and Fish crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ai Bee!