PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Royal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Christ's chin.

Royal
vs
Christ

191 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Royal misses.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Royal circles away.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Royal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Royal looking to score a takedown here. Christ is defending well but Royal drives through and ends up in Christ's guard.
Royal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Royal stands and throws Christ's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Christ looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Royal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Christ's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Royal misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal controlling from side mount.
Royal tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Royal drags him back down.
Royal has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Christ!
Royal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Royal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Royal landing strikes from the mount.
Royal controlling from mount.
Royal throws some wild stikes that Christ manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal unloads with some shots from mount but Christ bucks and avoids them well.

Royal working for a guillotine from mount but Christ is in no mood to give up.
Royal controlling from mount.
Royal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Christ for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Christ to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Christ shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ tries to hold on but Royal pushes him away.
Royal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Christ is working to get back to half guard.

Christ defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Royal.
Royal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Christ because Royal loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Royal wants to finish this one by submission but Christ is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Royal.
Royal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Royal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Christ can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Royal 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royal controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Royal moves into the clinch.
Royal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christ pulls his leg out and moves away.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Royal clinches with his opponent.
Christ avoids a wild elbow strike from Royal.

Royal pulls guard effortlessly.

Royal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christ defends it easily.

Royal has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Christ off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Royal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as Royal shoots in.
Royal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royal shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Royal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royal is defended easily by Christ.
Royal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ lands with a slapping head kick.
Royal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nate Royal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royal looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Royal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Christ quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Royal seems content to control.
Royal prevents Christ from standing back up.
Royal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Royal passes to full mount!

Royal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royal wants to finish this one by submission but Christ is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Royal.
Christ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Royal cracks Christ with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nate Royal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Royal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Christ has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Royal misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal controlling the pace for now.
Royal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Royal gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Christ scores with a one two! Royal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Royal.
Christ tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Royal swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royal. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christ.
Christ moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Royal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Royal tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from Royal. Royal gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.

Royal gets the takedown into side control.

Royal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Christ displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royal throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Royal clinches.
Royal is trying to pull guard but Christ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Royal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Royal successfully pulls guard.

Royal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christ defends well.
Royal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christ won't allow Royal to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal is pulling down on Christ's head. It's preventing any offense from Christ, at least for the moment.
Royal looking for a sweep. Not yet Royal, not yet.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royal pulls Christ in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Royal is on top in guard.
Christ working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Royal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Royal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Royal gets to his feet. Christ looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.

Royal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Royal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Christ is in trouble now - Royal has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal controlling his opponent.
Royal moves to the back position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I would not like to be Christ right now.
Royal misses with punches from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royal missing with strikes from the back.
Nate Royal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Royal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Royal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Royal!