PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between slap stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stick comes into the arena with we will rock you blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

stick
vs
Couture

180 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Boondock Fightwear

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, slap stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Couture landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

stick is rocked!
stick tries to escape but Couture is in control.
Oh stick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Couture punishing his opponent with strikes.
Couture lands a nice shot to the head.
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stick hang on?
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!
Couture landing shots from mount.
stick is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture working stick over with strikes here.
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Couture lands with some strikes.
stick wants to try and get back to his feet.
stick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture cracks stick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Couture.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Couture.
stick regains half guard.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
stick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture passes the guard and advances to mount!
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stick hang on?
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
stick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Couture connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture scoring with strikes but stick is staying in there.
Couture lands with some strikes.
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture with shots to the head and body - stick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Couture looking to finish stick with some ground and pound. This is bad for stick!
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
stick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stick looks a forlorn figure.
Couture working the ground and pound effectively.
stick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but stick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
stick is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
stick wants to try and get back to his feet.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stick looks a forlorn figure.
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couture working stick over with strikes here.
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stick hang on?
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.
stick is looking to get to half guard.
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working stick over with strikes here.
stick is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Couture lands with some strikes.
stick taking shots to the head.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture punishing his opponent with strikes.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture with shots to the head and body - stick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but stick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Couture landing strikes from the mount.
Couture scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish stick?
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
stick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture scoring with strikes but stick is staying in there.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture with shots to the head and body - stick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Couture landing punches.
stick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with some strikes.
Couture has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of stick's face.
Couture working the ground and pound effectively.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Couture landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns stick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Couture landing punches.
stick is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of stick's face.
stick is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but stick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
stick can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Couture has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of stick's face.
stick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handy Couture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Couture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stick but stick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
stick stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stick but stick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
slap stick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handy Couture.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
stick stuffs the takedown.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stick as he jumps to the side.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has stick pinned against the cage. stick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stick is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, stick circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Couture.
Couture shoots in but stick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - stick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Couture looks for a takedown but stick sprawls well.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - stick circles away.
stick stuffs the takedown.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with stick, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes stick against the cage but stick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
stick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture shoots in but stick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture tries for a takedown but stick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture shoots in but stick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from stick. No joy for Couture on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
stick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from stick as Couture shoots in.
stick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stick as he avoids it easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stick as he avoids it easily.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - stick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture shoots in but stick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but stick shows good takedown defense.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
stick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - stick circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries for a takedown but stick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stick as he jumps to the side.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - stick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stick as he avoids it easily.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stick swivels and escapes.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but stick shows good takedown defense.
Couture shoots in and drives through. stick sprawls well.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from stick. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
stick stuffs the takedown.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but stick circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - stick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stick as he avoids it easily.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stick swivels and escapes.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has stick pinned against the cage. stick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
stick stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture shoots in and drives through. stick sprawls well.
Couture tries to clinch but stick moves out of range.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stick as he jumps to the side.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but stick shows good takedown defense.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stick is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, stick circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stick swivels and escapes.
slap stick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stick is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, stick circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stick is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, stick circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by stick which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

slap stick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

stick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
stick shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense.

Couture shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! stick is on queer street and Couture is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Handy Couture!