PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes to the ring accompanied by Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Canthropus
vs
Bond

175 cm
41
165 lbs
35 - 26 - 1

175 cm
40
160 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bond tries to clinch there but Canthropus circles away.
Canthropus tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus's shoulder, as Canthropus tries to avoid the shot.
Canthropus swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Canthropus throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canthropus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus moves out of range of the strikes.
Canthropus tests Bond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canthropus staying out of range there.
Bond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canthropus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bond closes the distance and clinches.
Canthropus lands a shot to the body.
Canthropus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Canthropus lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.

It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Canthropus's brow.
Bond prevents Canthropus from breaking the clinch.
Bond looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond lands a damaging elbow.
Bond taking a breather.
Canthropus lands an elbow inside.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonds head.
Canthropus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Canthropus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Canthropus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canthropus crunches a lovely knee into Bond's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Canthropus blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the ropes.
Canthropus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Canthropus.
Canthropus looking to stall.
Canthropus cracks Bond with a nice body shot.
Canthropus stalling in the clinch but Bond improves position.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Canthropus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Canthropus moved out of range.
Canthropus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Canthropus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Canthropus misses.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canthropus throws a chopping leg kick but Bond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canthropus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canthropus slips a jab and a cross from Bond.
Canthropus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Canthropus misses with a leg kick.
Canthropus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Canthropus misses with a series of wild punches.
Bond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canthropus moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Canthropus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canthropus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bond misses with a few strikes there.
Canthropus moves away from the strike by Bond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Canthropus is defended easily by Bond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond checks a low kick from Canthropus.
Bond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canthropus moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Canthropus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bond checks it well.
A big left from Bond misses.
Canthropus tries to clinch up.
Bond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bond misses with a low kick as Canthropus jumps back.
Canthropus blocks a jab.
Bond checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bond.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bond misses with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Bond moved away.
Canthropus slips under a jab.
Canthropus tries to clinch up.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
and Canthropus counters with a low kick, right behind Bond 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Bond blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Bond lands but Canthropus takes it in his stride.
Bond looks to throw the jab but Canthropus is out of range.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
Bond wants to clinch up but Canthropus keeps it at a distance.
Bond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Canthropus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Canthropus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bond, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond prevents a body shot from Canthropus.
Bond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canthropuss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond tries a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks it.
Canthropus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canthropus avoids it.
Canthropus misses with a punch to the body.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Canthropus, against the ropes.
Bond gets underhooks to prevent Canthropus's takedown attempt.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Canthropus controls his hands.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond lands a left hand.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canthropus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canthropus swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bond tries to throw a body punch but Canthropus avoids it by throwing Bond back against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canthropus lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.
Canthropus is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Canthropus has his back to the ropes.
Bond taking a breather.
Canthropus managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Canthropus struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
Canthropus lands with a left to the head.
Canthropus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Canthropus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canthropus missing with knees to the body.
Canthropus avoiding damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Canthropus trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Canthropus.
Canthropus blocking some punches.
Canthropus avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Canthropus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bond prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pithe Canthropus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canthropus trying to land knees to the body.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks with his arms.
Bond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bond throws a punch but it's blocked by Canthropus.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Canthropus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Canthropus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Canthropus can't find room to land a body shot as Bond controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Canthropus.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Canthropus in his tracks for a moment.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Canthropus.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Canthropus misses with a punch on the inside.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Canthropus lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Canthropus moved out of range nicely.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's front leg with a kick but Bond checks it.
Canthropus moves out of range of the strikes.
Canthropus fails with a takedown attempt.
Canthropus blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bond.
Canthropus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bond but Bond pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bond connects with a right hand. Canthropus shakes it off.
Canthropus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bond cracks Canthropus with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Canthropus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bond is controlling Canthropus's posture.
Bond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Canthropus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Bond is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Canthropus from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Canthropus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canthropus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bond.
Canthropus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bond tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus's shoulder, as Canthropus tries to avoid the shot.
Bond scores with a nice strike.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Canthropus counters with a good low kick that Bond was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canthropus gets a clinch.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Canthropus working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Canthropus.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus trying to stall but Bond improves his position.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bond cracks Canthropus with a nice body shot.
Canthropus misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bond.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus is pushing Bond up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bond as Canthropus tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pithe Canthropus.
Canthropus moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Bond sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bond is looking to clinch.
Bond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bond lands with a cross.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canthropus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bond sprawls well. Bond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Canthropus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pithe Canthropus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Bond.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a nice right hand.
Canthropus scores with a hook to the body. Bond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bond connects with a nice looking jab.

Bond gets tackled into the ropes by Canthropus. Canthropus maintains the clinch.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Canthropus is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Canthropus has his back to the ropes.
Canthropus lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bond blocking some punches.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks with his arms.
Canthropus is looking to break free of the clinch but Bond has double underhooks.
Canthropus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Canthropus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond lands a shoulder strike.
Canthropus dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond lands with a right to the head.
Bond digs a right hand underneath Canthropus's ribcage. Canthropus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canthropus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Canthropus won't want to take too many of those.
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
Bond landing knees to the head.

Canthropus is rocked!
Bond lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Canthropus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bond lands with a left to the head.
Canthropus tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond lands an elbow inside that Canthropus shrugs off.
Canthropus avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is trying to maintain a safe position but Bond gets an underhook and turns Canthropus into the ropes.
Bond has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canthropus's defenses.
Bond lands a big knee! That's hurt Canthropus! Oh, he's all over the place! Bond lands another knee that sends Canthropus to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Bond!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dallas Bond waved his t-shirt featuring Museum of Monsters & Madmen's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Pithe Canthropus had this to say: 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.