PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beach Bumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Can
vs
Bumm

170 cm
26
149 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

173 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beach Bumm!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Bumm misses the shot to the body.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can jabs at Bumm's body.
Bumm misses with a wild body shot.
Bumm swings widly with a right hand

and Can counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Can.
Bumm wants to stall.
Bumm lands with a left to the head.
Can throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bumms head.
Bumm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bumm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bumm tries to break the clinch but Can is controlling the position.
Can stalls.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Bumm.
Bumm struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
Can makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Can as the two fighters clinch.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bumm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bumm's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bumm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bumm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bumm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Can counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Can.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Can lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Can on the inside.
A short left from Can.
Bumm throws a head punch that misses.
Bumm is trying to break free.
Can content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Can on the inside.
Bumm blocking some punches.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can scores with a shot to the side of Bumm's head.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Can lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bumm backwards.

Bumm is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumm.
Bumm is still on wobbly legs! Can Can finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumm.
Bumm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumm.
Bumm blocks an uppercut.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Can effectively controlling the action here.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Can to work.
Bumm seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumm.
Bumm tries to circle away but Can has him pinned against the cage.
Bumm can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Bumm controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumm misses with a punch to the body.
Can lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Can on the inside.
Bumm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bumm backwards.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Bumm blocks an uppercut.
Bumm tries a body shot but Can blocks it.
Bumm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Can lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bumm backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bumm's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bumm drops to his knees and Can pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Can!
Our winner, The Can, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.