PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Junior (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.

Hero
vs
Junior

174 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anti Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Junior.
Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hero throws an off balance right hand

and Junior counters with a crisp one two that drops Hero! Junior thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hero to his feet! Hero is in big trouble!

Hero is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hero closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Junior's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hero throws a big elbow that misses.
Hero postures up.

Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior manages to get to full guard.

Junior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
Junior wants to control the position but Hero says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hero prevents Junior from improving his position.
Hero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Junior has momentary wrist control but Hero slips an elbow through the middle.
Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero chips away with some ground and pound.
Hero connects with a couple of short punches.

Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
Hero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anti Hero just wasn't active enough.
Hero walks into a stiff left hand from Junior.
Anti Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Hero shoots in and gets a takedown into Junior's guard.
Hero stopping the sweep attempt from Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero postures up and lands a big shot to Junior's brow.
Hero stands up over Junior, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior being controlled here, momentarily.

Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior is trying to control Hero's posture but Hero avoids it.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hero is controlling Junior's posture.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Hero blocks nicely.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws an elbow that misses. Hero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Junior's guard. Nice move by Hero!
Junior lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hero!
Hero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Junior tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Junior working Hero over with strikes here.
Hero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Junior thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Junior unloads with some shots from mount but Hero bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior unloading with bombs!
Hero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hero tries to get out of the position.
Hero working to try and regain half guard.
Hero gets back to half guard.

Junior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hero is just riding it out for now. Junior eventually gives up the hold.
Hero keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hero is defending against the submission attempts here by Junior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is controlling Junior's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anti Hero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
Junior throwing shots but Hero is blocking nicely.
Junior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hero keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to get back to full guard.
Hero is staying active underneath Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Junior slips a nice elbow through Hero's hands, connecting with Hero's forehead.
Hero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Junior preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero controlling the position.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rich Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hero.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Hero with that takedown attempt.
Junior throws a body kick that misses.

Hero gets a double leg takedown into Junior's guard.
Junior controls Hero momentarily but Hero frees himself.
Hero passes Junior's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior wants to control but Hero is keeping busy.

Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero slows the pace down in half guard.
Junior tries to roll over but Hero keeps him under control.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hero wants to take a breather but Junior is having none of it.
Junior landing strikes from the bottom.
Hero working Junior over with strikes.
Junior is trying to maintain the position but Hero is very close to passing his half guard.
Hero working Junior over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands strikes from half guard.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Hero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior works his way to full guard. Good work.

Junior has an active guard here but Hero has managed to pass into half guard.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Junior is bucking up trying to escape but Hero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hero raining down shots from the mount!
Hero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Hero controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a nice shot to the head.
Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Junior is in a horrible position here. Hero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hero controlling his opponent.
Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Hero has a good base and remains in mount.
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rich Junior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hero landing strikes from the mount and Junior is in trouble!
Hero controlling from mount.
Junior wants to hold on but Hero pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero lands a big elbow.
Hero unloading with bombs!
Hero working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Junior tries to lock up and control but Hero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hero lands a nice shot to the head.
Junior taking shots to the head.
Hero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior is squirming around, avoiding Hero's attempts to control the action.
Hero breaks from Junior's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anti Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rich Junior!