PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime's entrance music is Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . A fine choice. Amok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devils. Optimus Prime had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Prime
vs
Amok

194 cm
31
250 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

195 cm
37
267 lbs
44 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Conviction

Hellbent
Perkele!

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 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime tries to clinch up.
Prime moves in looking to clinch but Amok pushes him off.
Prime misses with an attempted mid kick.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prime looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prime throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Amok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Prime is able to avoid easily.
Prime swings for the body but Amok moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amok misses with a takedown attempt - Prime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok lands with a nice body punch.
Prime cracks Amok with an open hand slap.
Prime is looking to clinch.
Prime loads up on a big right hand but Amok slips the punch.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Amok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok shoots in looking for a takedown but Prime manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amok connects with a single shot there.
Prime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Amok.
Prime throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amok cracks Prime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Nice cross by Amok.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amok crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prime - the referee stops the clock and Amok gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prime. Amok manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Amok does it's job there.
Amok tries to bum rush Prime with a series of wild strikes but Prime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prime pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amok manages to avoid it.
Amok misses with a leg kick.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amok.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Prime tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Amok lands a leg kick that knocks Prime off balance momentarily.
Optimus Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Prime fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amok is out of range.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prime tries to clinch up but Amok circles away and keeps his distance.
Amok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prime as he jumps to the side.
Optimus Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Amok.
Prime looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amok in his tracks.
Amok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looks like Prime has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amok manages to avoid it.
Amok misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
Prime looks to land a body kick but Amok moved away.
Amok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick from Prime.
Amok defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Amok gets tackled into the cage by Prime. Prime maintains the clinch.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Amok drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prime pulls his leg out and moves away.
Amok is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prime had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amok takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Prime throws a jab when Amok was well out of range.
Prime goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime wants to clinch up but Amok keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Prime misses

and Amok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prime defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Optimus Prime will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prime tries to close the distance and clinch but Amok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime lands a nice hook to Amok's body. Amok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prime tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Amok is just out of range.
Amok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prime but Prime pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amok avoids the body shot from Prime.
Amok lands a nice looking body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Prime here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Amok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok punishes Prime's body with a nice straight punch.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amok moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amok misses with a hook.
Amok staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Amok connects with a body shot that sends Prime's belly button to the back.
Optimus Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Amok coming out on top.
Amok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prime tries a low kick but Amok avoids it.
Prime comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amok takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Amok slips a straight right by Prime.
Prime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amok lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime swinging wildly here.
Prime throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime moves in looking to clinch but Amok pushes him off.
Prime on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Prime scores with a jab to the body.
Prime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prime throws a front kick aimed at Amok's knee but Amok avoids it well.
Amok throws a leg kick but Prime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amok clobbers Prime with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Amok.
Amok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prime. That did some damage!
A combination from Prime does no damage.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prime defends well and Amok ends up having to push Prime into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amok prevents a body shot from Prime.

Amok manages to break the clinch.
Amok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amok.
Amok avoids the body shot from Prime.
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
Amok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amok at a distance.
Prime throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Amok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Amok misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Amok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime lands a jab-cross combination.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amok.
A big left from Prime misses.
Amok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prime.
Amok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime lands a head shot.
Amok moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amok, right into the meat.
Amok lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prime backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Uriel Amok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
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!

Amok shoots in and drives through. Prime sprawls well.
Prime misses with a low kick.
Amok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime is looking to wear down Amok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amok was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prime.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prime tries to bum rush Amok with a series of wild strikes but Amok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amok connects with an inside leg kick.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amok.
Prime misses with a left hand

and Amok counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Prime's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amok throws a big elbow that misses.
Amok trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amok is looking to work some ground and pound but Prime has wrist control.
Amok trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.
Amok has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gutz Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Amok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Prime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Amok.
Prime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amok postures up in Prime's guard and throws a big left but Prime blocks it.
Amok controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prime avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime has momentary wrist control but Amok slips an elbow through the middle.
Amok wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Amok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amok throws a big elbow that misses.
Amok stands up over Prime, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Amok tries to free his leg and advance position but Prime is retaining full guard.
Amok throws a big elbow that misses.
Amok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amok throwing strikes from guard but Prime blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amok throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok throws an elbow that misses. Prime uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amok's guard. Nice move by Prime!

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Amok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amok 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!