PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crushing Cows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye Land will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cows
vs
Land

165 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
27
174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crushing Cows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eye Land!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cows closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Land to the mat! Land manages to get full guard.
Cows is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cows with a nice head shot there.
Cows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Land trying to keep a closed guard but Cows is proving a slippery customer.
Cows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cows throwing strikes from guard but Land blocks nicely.
Cows 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.
Land preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cows throws a big elbow that misses.
Cows with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows lands a couple of digs.
Land can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cows controls the pace.
Cows throwing strikes from guard but Land blocks nicely.
Cows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Land is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cows works over Land with some ground and pound from guard.
Cows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cows slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cows.
Cows looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cows winds up and cracks Land with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
Cows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cows sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Land defending well though.
Cows landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cows working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cows looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cows lands strikes from half guard.
Land is refusing to be controlled, as Cows sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land taking some punishment here, with Cows in his half guard.
Cows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Land is trying to control but can't.
Cows stalling.
Cows throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Land avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cows.
Cows thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cows.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cows connects with a nice short shot to Land's temple.
Land looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cows works his foot free and advances to mount.
Land really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cows tries to control but Land wriggling away.
Cows putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cows is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Land can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cows with shots to the head and body - Land looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cows looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crushing Cows dominated that round.
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.

Cows slips a straight right by Land.
Cows seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Land throws a head kick that misses.
Land throws a wild body kick that Cows sees coming a mile off.

Cows scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cows working the ground and pound from side control.
Cows lands a nice forearm strike.
Cows in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cows scores with punches from side control.
Cows throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Land takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cows misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cows working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crushing Cows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cows grinds an elbow into Land's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows scores with a couple of short elbows.
Land takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Land keeps working.
Land tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Land taking punishment in the form of punches.
Land is not content to let Cows control the position.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Cows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Land can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Land can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cows scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Cows crashes against the mat.
Cows cracks Land with a big elbow.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Land takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cows creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cows lands a few punches from side control.
Land on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cows working the ground and pound.
Cows lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cows landing strikes.
Cows works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cows working the ground and pound from side control.
Cows lands a nice forearm strike.
Cows staying calm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cows lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Land down.
Cows landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows working the body and head with strikes.
Cows controls the position.
Cows lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cows landing a few strikes.
Cows landing a few strikes.
Cows in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Land is rocked!
Cows cracks Land with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cows cracks Land with a big elbow.
Land is still in real trouble! Can Cows finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cows grinds an elbow into Land's temple.
Check out the look on Cows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cows scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crushing Cows 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. This is the final round!

Cows shoots in looking for a takedown. Land tries to sprawl out of it but Cows keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Land manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Land seems to have recovered his senses.
Cows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Land stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Land wants it to stay on the feet.

Cows looking to score a takedown here. Land is defending well but Cows drives through and ends up in Land's guard.
Land utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cows content to stall in guard here.
Cows landing some decent shots from guard.
Cows is in close to Land's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows throws a big right hand that misses.
Land can't keep his opponent in guard - Cows advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cows seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cows working the head and body with strikes.
Land is staying active underneath Cows, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cows seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Land taking some punishment here, with Cows in his half guard.
Cows thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Land keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cows lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cows moves into full mount! Land won't be happy about that!
Cows breaks from Land's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cows in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Land wants to control but Cows is having none of it.
Cows lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Land hang on?
Cows working Land over with strikes here.
Cows postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Land looks a forlorn figure.
Crushing Cows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eye Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Crushing Cows wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Land misses with a low kick.
Cows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Land.
Good work by Cows as he checks the leg kick.
Cows shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crushing Cows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Land tries to sprawl but Cows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crushing Cows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cows 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crushing Cows!