PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gable Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural has chosen Tupac- Me Against The World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Gable Bot has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gable Bot seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bot
vs
Natural

179 cm
31
300 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
236 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

white's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gable Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bot.
Bot throws a chopping leg kick but Natural manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Bot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Natural tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bot is in Natural's guard.
Bot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Natural's head.
Ground and pound from Bot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bot slows the pace down in half guard.
Natural looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural is staying active underneath Bot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Randy Natural has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bot not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natural defending well though.
Natural is trying to stand back up but Bot is controlling him
Bot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Natural's head.
Bot is trying to control. Natural wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bot 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bot wants to control but Natural is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gable Bot just wasn't active enough.

Bot looking to score a takedown here. Natural is defending well but Bot drives through and ends up in Natural's guard.
Bot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natural keeping moving, preventing Bot from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gable Bot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Bot misses
and Natural counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Gable Bot has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gable Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gable Bot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gable Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natural checks a low kick from Bot.
Bot misses with a left hand
enabling Natural to counter with a crisp jab.
Bot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Bot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natural's calf.
Bot looks to throw the jab but Natural is out of range.
Bot throws a chopping leg kick but Natural manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Natural checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bot.
Natural tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natural blocks a leg kick.
Natural checks the leg kick.
Bot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Natural sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bot somewhat.
Bot wants to slow Natural down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Natural counters with a stiff right hand.

Gable Bot's cut is getting worse.
Natural moves in looking to clinch but Bot pushes him off.
Natural lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bot circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Natural as Bot shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gable Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Natural has managed to clinch.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bot misses with a punch on the inside.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Natural throws a head punch that misses.
Natural misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot gets through Natural's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Natural gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bot.
Natural misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bot blocks an uppercut.
Bot blocking some punches.
Natural throws a punch but it's blocked by Bot.
Bot misses with a punch to the body.
Bot blocks an uppercut.
Natural lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bot backwards.
Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natural throws a punch but it's blocked by Bot.
Natural throws a head punch that misses.
Natural misses with the head strike.
Bot misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural working aggressively here.
Bot misses with the head strike.
Bot misses with a punch on the inside.
Natural throws a head punch that misses.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Natural letting Bot take a breather here.
Bot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Natural swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Natural fails to land.
Natural fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bot.
Natural working aggressively here.
Natural throws a punch but it's blocked by Bot.
Natural swings wildly with an uppercut but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Natural showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gable Bot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Natural avoids a kick to the body.
Bot throws a leg kick but Natural sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bot.
Bot shoots in looking for a takedown. Natural tries to sprawl out of it but Bot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natural manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Bot misses with a body kick.
Natural defending well as Bot loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bot throws a low kick, looking for Natural's leg but Natural calmly moves out of range.
Bot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gable Bot is winning the standup battle so far.
Bot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Randy Natural has been cut.
Bot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natural avoids the body shot from Bot.
Natural takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bot misses with a wild body shot.
Bot connects with an inside leg kick.
Randy Natural is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bot throws a lazy uppercut
and Natural counters with a series of strikes. Bot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Natural tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Natural's knee momentarily.
Randy Natural is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natural.
Natural checks a low kick from Bot.
Bot swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Natural to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Bot is predictable there
and Natural counters with a three punch combo that has Bot backing up. Bot nods at Natural to acknowledge the strikes.
Bot with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot thows a body shot but no joy.
Bot misses with a right hand
and Natural counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Natural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bot.
Natural swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natural swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bot trying to control but Natural is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gable Bot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Bot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot thumps Natural with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gable Bot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bot 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gable Bot!