PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Bagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Where Yo Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bagler
vs
Yo Girl

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Bagler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Where Yo Girl!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bagler.
Nice sprawl there from Yo Girl as Bagler shoots in.
Yo Girl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bagler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagler.

Bagler drops back looking for a leg! Yo Girl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yo Girl manages to kick Bagler off! Bagler jumps back into Yo Girl's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagler wants to pass the guard but Yo Girl is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bagler gets to his feet - Yo Girl follows without any prompting.
Bagler staying out of range there.
Yo Girl slaps away a takedown attempt from Bagler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yo Girl lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Bagler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagler shoots in but no luck this time.
Good work by Bagler as he checks the leg kick.
Bagler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two 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.
Yo Girl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yo Girl defends it nicely.
Yo Girl tries a low kick but Bagler avoids it.
Bagler fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagler moves away.
Bagler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bagler shoots in for a takedown but Yo Girl shows good takedown defense.
Yo Girl is looking for the big counter here.
Bagler checks a low kick from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl scores with a one two! Bagler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bagler closes the distance and clinches up with Yo Girl, looking for a takedown. Bagler pushes Yo Girl against the cage but Yo Girl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yo Girl is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagler shoots for a takedown but Yo Girl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bagler backing away here, and Yo Girl unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yo Girl throws a solid leg kick but Bagler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yo Girl.
Yo Girl scores with a nice head shot.
Yo Girl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bagler is able to avoid easily.
Bagler is looking to counter the offense by Yo Girl and move into the clinch.
Yo Girl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yo Girl tries to avoid it but Bagler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yo Girl to the ground. Yo Girl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Where Yo Girl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yo Girl stuffs the takedown.
Yo Girl throws a body punch but Bagler moves out of range.
Bagler shoots for a takedown but Yo Girl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bagler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Bagler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagler has a takedown stuffed.
Where Yo Girl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagler checks a low kick from Yo Girl.
Bagler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yo Girl tries to avoid it but Bagler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yo Girl to the ground. Yo Girl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bagler dives in for a single leg takedown but Yo Girl sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yo Girl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagler.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yo Girl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bagler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bagler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl misses with a wild body shot.
Bagler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yo Girl just manages to avoid it.
Yo Girl scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yo Girl. Those never looked like landing.
Bagler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yo Girl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yo Girl lands a leg kick that knocks Bagler off balance momentarily.
Yo Girl leaves Bagler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yo Girl lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yo Girl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yo Girl.
Where Yo Girl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yo Girl throws a series of punches but Bagler moves out of range.
Bagler attempts a counter takedown but Yo Girl avoids it well and moves away.
Yo Girl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Yo Girl tries to get set, Bagler tries to push him back and clinch up but Yo Girl manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bagler is defended easily by Yo Girl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bagler.
Yo Girl is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That kick from Yo Girl tenderised Bagler's leg. Bagler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bone on bone clash there as Bagler blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Where Yo Girl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yo Girl swings for the body but Bagler moves out of range.
Yo Girl falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bagler counters with a single leg into guard. Yo Girl didn't expect that.

Bagler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagler trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bagler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bagler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yo Girl trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yo Girl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bagler looking to pass the guard.
Yo Girl has his hands on Bagler's head, controlling the position.
Where Yo Girl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Yo Girl. Those never looked like landing.
Bagler darts in looking for a takedown but Yo Girl gets double underhooks and turns Bagler into the cage.
Bagler fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Bagler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bagler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bagler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yo Girl defends well and Bagler ends up having to push Yo Girl into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yo Girl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yo Girl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yo Girl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bagler checks a low kick from Yo Girl.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bagler checks a leg kick.
Bagler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yo Girl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yo Girl lands a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Yo Girl as Bagler shoots in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagler shoots in for a takedown but Yo Girl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yo Girl only half commits to the counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Where Yo Girl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yo Girl winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Where Yo Girl!