PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd comes to the cage accompanied by Lift me up. Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ap Nudd
vs
Man

180 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
35
217 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ap Nudd takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Ap Nudd throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Man cracks a nice hook into Ap Nudd's ribs.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a body punch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Ap Nudd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ap Nudd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Ap Nudd throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ap Nudd.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a low kick.
Ap Nudd throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Ap Nudd misses the shot to the body.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ap Nudd is able to avoid easily.
Man thows a leg kick but Ap Nudd checks it
and Ap Nudd counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man digs a good hook to Ap Nudd's body.
Ap Nudd misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Ap Nudd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Ap Nudd lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with a double jab.
Ap Nudd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Palace in the buildup to the fight.
Ap Nudd punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ap Nudd checks a leg kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Ap Nudd lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Ap Nudd is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ap Nudd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ap Nudd jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ap Nudd takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ap Nudd throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot.
Ap Nudd lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ap Nudd.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ap Nudd. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ap Nudd. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Ap Nudd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot.
Ap Nudd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ap Nudd wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Ap Nudd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ap Nudd swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ap Nudd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ap Nudd.
A bone on bone clash there as Ap Nudd blocks the leg kick.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Ap Nudd misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ap Nudd checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edern Ap Nudd dominated that round.
That's time! Ap Nudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ap Nudd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Jab by Ap Nudd.
Edern Ap Nudd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ap Nudd was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Ap Nudd misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Ap Nudd blocks the low kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Ap Nudd misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ap Nudd digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ap Nudd throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Ap Nudd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ap Nudd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Ap Nudd tries a head kick but it misses.
Ap Nudd misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ap Nudd has got the better of the exchanges.
Ap Nudd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ap Nudd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Ap Nudd tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Ap Nudd misses with a straight right.
Ap Nudd checks a leg kick nicely.
Ap Nudd pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Ap Nudd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ap Nudd misses with a body punch
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ap Nudd misses with a low kick.
Ap Nudd punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Ap Nudd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ap Nudd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ap Nudd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ap Nudd counters with a right hand to the body.
Ap Nudd misses with a head kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ap Nudd. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ap Nudd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ap Nudd swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ap Nudd looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Ap Nudd loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man blocks the body kick.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Ap Nudd swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Ap Nudd 's knee.
Ap Nudd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Ap Nudd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Ap Nudd's leg but Ap Nudd calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ap Nudd is out of range and Man settles back down.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a low kick.
Ap Nudd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries a low kick but Ap Nudd avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edern Ap Nudd dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ap Nudd misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ap Nudd's knee momentarily.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Ap Nudd misses
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Ap Nudd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ap Nudd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ap Nudd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Ap Nudd throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids the head kick by Ap Nudd.
Man scores with a body shot.
Ap Nudd tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ap Nudd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ap Nudd lands with a nice body punch.
Ap Nudd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ap Nudd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Ap Nudd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Ap Nudd 's knee.
Good work by Ap Nudd as he checks the leg kick.
Ap Nudd throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ap Nudd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Ap Nudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Ap Nudd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man lands a nice hook to Ap Nudd's body. Ap Nudd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ap Nudd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ap Nudd walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ap Nudd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ap Nudd throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Ap Nudd swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ap Nudd.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ap Nudd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Ap Nudd as he checks the leg kick.
Ap Nudd swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man tries a low kick but Ap Nudd avoids it.
Edern Ap Nudd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with a straight right.
Ap Nudd checks a low kick from Man.
Ap Nudd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Ap Nudd 's knee.
Man throws a leg kick but Ap Nudd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ap Nudd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Ap Nudd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ap Nudd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ap Nudd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ap Nudd throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edern Ap Nudd.
Well Ap Nudd 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edern Ap Nudd!
A very excited looking Edern Ap Nudd made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.