PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Exvanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Exvanderson's choice of entrance music: Ready To Fight. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Solo
vs
Exvanderson

185 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Han Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremiah Exvanderson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exvanderson fails with a takedown attempt.

Exvanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Exvanderson throws a strike but Solo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Exvanderson wants to pass the guard but Solo is keeping the position.
Exvanderson is looking to stand up but Solo won't let him.
Exvanderson preventing the sweep.
Exvanderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Exvanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Solo working a defensive guard here.
Solo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Solo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Exvanderson pinned against the cage. Exvanderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Solo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Exvanderson pinned against the cage. Exvanderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Solo misses.

Exvanderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Exvanderson looks gassed!
Solo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Exvanderson!
Exvanderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Solo has a good base and remains in mount.
Exvanderson is in a horrible position here. Solo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Solo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Exvanderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Solo cracks Exvanderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exvanderson tries to hold on but Solo postures up.
Solo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Solo raining down shots from the mount!
Exvanderson can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Solo.
Solo tries to control but Exvanderson wriggling away.
Solo avoids the attempt from Exvanderson to control.
Solo cracks Exvanderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Exvanderson is squirming around, avoiding Solo's attempts to control the action.
Solo raining down shots from the mount!
Solo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Exvanderson is looking to escape.
Exvanderson is looking to improve his position but Solo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Solo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Solo landing shots from mount.

Solo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Exvanderson wants to get back to his feet.
Solo trying to control but Exvanderson is having none of it.
Solo blocks Exvanderson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Solo dominated that 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.

Solo looks to land a combination. Exvanderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Exvanderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Solo. No joy for Exvanderson on that attempt.
Exvanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solo as he jumps to the side.
Solo keeps Exvanderson at a distance using the push kick.

Solo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Solo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Solo wants to control the pace but Exvanderson is squirming around nicely.
Solo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Solo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Exvanderson is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Exvanderson reaches up and holds on to Solo to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo avoids the attempt from Exvanderson to control.
Solo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Exvanderson is trying to escape the mount.
Solo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Exvanderson is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Solo breaks from Exvanderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Exvanderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Exvanderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Exvanderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo lands a big elbow.
Solo avoids the attempt from Exvanderson to control.
Solo working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exvanderson taking shots to the head.
Exvanderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Solo has a good base and remains in mount.
Solo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Exvanderson is looking to escape.
Exvanderson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Exvanderson tries to hold on but Solo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Exvanderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Solo is working for a guillotine from mount but Exvanderson frees his head quite easily.
Solo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solo looking to control but Exvanderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Solo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Solo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Exvanderson fails to land the takedown.
Exvanderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Solo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Solo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Solo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solo.

Solo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Exvanderson to the mat! Exvanderson manages to get full guard.
Exvanderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Exvanderson keeping moving, preventing Solo from controlling successfully.

Exvanderson pushes Solo off and gets back to his feet.
Solo has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Exvanderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Solo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Exvanderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Exvanderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Exvanderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Solo trying to control the position but Exvanderson is working away.
Exvanderson is looking to reverse the position.
Solo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Exvanderson keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exvanderson sneaks back into half guard.
Solo is thwarting Exvanderson's attempts to control the position.
Solo wants to take a breather but Exvanderson is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Solo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Exvanderson counters with a left and a right that stings Solo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Exvanderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Exvanderson throws a head kick but Solo moves out of range.
Solo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Exvanderson throws the left hand but Solo avoids the punch easily.
Exvanderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Solo scores a takedown into full mount!
Exvanderson is trying to escape the mount.
Exvanderson tries to hold on but Solo postures up.
Exvanderson is looking to improve his position but Solo isn't that keen on the idea.
Exvanderson wants to control but Solo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exvanderson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Solo is staying active.
Exvanderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Solo cracks Exvanderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Exvanderson tries to hold on but Solo postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Han Solo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Solo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Solo!