PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Based Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moo Mcloed (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.

Lord
vs
Mcloed

150 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Based Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moo Mcloed!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Lord. Those never looked like landing.

Lord moves into range and clinches up with Mcloed.
Mcloed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lord is keeping busy.
Lord drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcloed pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt - Mcloed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcloed shoots in for a takedown but Lord shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Based Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcloed tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lord counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lord.
Mcloed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lord taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lord gets control of Mcloed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lord will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcloed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lord is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mcloed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lord is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcloed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcloed working some strikes from top position.
Lord looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcloed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lord isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcloed stacks Lord on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcloed!
Lord takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mcloed is trying to get an arm triangle but Lord is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcloed landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lord is not content to let Mcloed control the position.
Lord takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is not content to let Mcloed control the position.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.
Lord tries to bench press Mcloed off him but Mcloed keeps the position.
Mcloed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lord is working hard here to advance position.
Mcloed lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Mcloed's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lord is trying to control Mcloed's posture but Mcloed avoids it.
Lord tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lord tries to improve position but can't.
Mcloed is putting a hurting on Lord here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mcloed works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mcloed working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcloed working the ground and pound from side control.
Lord taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mcloed working the head with strikes.
Lord is looking to regain half guard here but Mcloed keeps moving and retains side control.
Lord is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lord has hold of Mcloed's hands but Mcloed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moo Mcloed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lord clinches.
Mcloed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Mcloed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lord rushes Mcloed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Mcloed has him pressed against the cage.
Mcloed has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.

Lord decides to pull guard.
Mcloed is looking to work some ground and pound but Lord has wrist control.
Mcloed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcloed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcloed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moo Mcloed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcloed trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is controlling Mcloed's posture.

Moo Mcloed has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mcloed tries for a takedown but Lord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lord shoots in and drives through. Mcloed sprawls well.

Lord rushes Mcloed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lord tries to pull guard but Mcloed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lord wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Based Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcloed is fending him off so far but Lord persists. Nope, Mcloed circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lord drives through with a takedown into Mcloed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mcloed wants to stand but Lord is controlling the position.
Mcloed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lord manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcloed stands up over Lord, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcloed stands and throws Lord's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lord managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mcloed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mcloed.

Mcloed tries for a kimura but Lord is defending well.
Lord struggling a bit here.
Lord tries to bench press Mcloed off him but Mcloed keeps the position.
Mcloed throws an elbow but Lord slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lord takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lord parries the strikes from Mcloed easily there. Mcloed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lord to escape.
Mcloed is working Lord over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcloed tries for a kimura but Lord is defending well.
Lord tries to buck Mcloed off but Mcloed is having none of it.

Mcloed goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lord rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mcloed's guard! Nice work there by Lord!
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcloed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moo Mcloed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcloed, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcloed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Mcloed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt - Mcloed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lord clinches.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
Mcloed fails to pull guard.
Lord tries to pull guard but Mcloed holds him up against the cage and eventually Lord drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Based Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcloed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Mcloed has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Mcloed.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcloed blocks it with crossed arms.
Mcloed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Mcloed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcloed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lord up against the cage.

Mcloed gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Lord looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed wants to stand up but Lord is controlling the position.
Lord avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcloed.
Mcloed throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lord to regain full guard.
Mcloed trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcloed with a nice head shot there.
Mcloed throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord working a defensive guard here.
Mcloed chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking to stand up but Mcloed isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcloed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lord is looking to stand up but Mcloed isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcloed trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcloed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcloed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lord keeping moving, preventing Mcloed from controlling successfully.
Mcloed postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcloed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lord tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcloed looking to pass the guard.
Mcloed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Mcloed gets to his feet - Lord follows without any prompting.

Lord changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcloed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcloed is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lord decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcloed to his feet.
Based Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moo Mcloed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Lord misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moo Mcloed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcloed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moo Mcloed!