PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Booker Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fghfgh Fghfhg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Houston
vs
Fghfhg

215 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Booker Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fghfgh Fghfhg!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fghfhg closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fghfhg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Fghfhg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Houston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fghfhg. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fghfhg tries to bum rush Houston with a series of wild strikes but Houston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fghfhg lands a front kick.
Fghfhg misses with a left hand
and Fghfhg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fghfhg throws a wild body kick that Houston sees coming a mile off.

Fghfhg gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fghfhg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fghfhg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fghfhg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fghfhg is pulling down on Houston's head. It's preventing any offense from Houston, at least for the moment.
Houston throws a big elbow that misses.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston stops Fghfhg from standing up.
Houston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fghfhg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fghfhg is looking to stand back up but Houston counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fghfhg.

Fghfhg pushes Houston off and gets back to his feet.

Fghfhg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Houston, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fghfhg decides to pull guard.
Houston postures up in Fghfhg's guard and throws a big left but Fghfhg blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fghfhg holds on and takes a little breather.
Houston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
Fghfhg is trying to keep Houston in close.

Fghfhg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fghfhg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fghfhg stalling in the clinch.
Fghfhg receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Houston is looking to take this one to the mat.
Houston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Houston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Houston tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fghfhg just stands there and leans against the cage.

Houston breaks from the clinch.

Fghfhg has managed to clinch.

Fghfhg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fghfhg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fghfhg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Houston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Booker Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fghfgh Fghfhg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fghfhg has his takedown stuffed
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fghfhg looks winded!
Houston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Houston clinches.
Houston goes for a takedown attempt but Fghfhg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fghfhg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fghfhg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Houston to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fghfgh Fghfhg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Houston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fghfhg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Houston sprawls well. Houston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fghfhg gets slowly back to his feet.
Houston lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fghfhg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fghfhg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booker Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fghfgh Fghfhg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fghfhg with a poor takedown
and Houston counters with a stiff right hand.
Fghfhg tries for a takedown but Houston circles away easily
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fghfhg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fghfhg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Houston, pushing him back against the cage.

Houston jumps guard and drags Fghfhg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Houston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fghfhg defends well.

Houston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fghfhg is aware though and is defending well.
Fghfhg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fghfhg slips nicely into half guard.
Fghfgh Fghfhg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houston is staying active underneath Fghfhg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fghfhg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fghfhg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Houston trying to control from the bottom.
Fghfhg throwing shots but Houston is blocking nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fghfhg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houston's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fghfhg.

Fghfhg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houston wants a takedown but no success here.

Fghfhg jumps guard and drags Houston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
Houston is looking to work some ground and pound but Fghfhg has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fghfhg wants to sweep here but Houston controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fghfhg controlling Houston's posture.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Fghfhg blocks nicely.

Fghfhg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Houston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Houston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Fghfhg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fghfgh Fghfhg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fghfhg clinches.
Fghfhg wants to take the fight to the mat but Houston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Fghfhg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Booker Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Fghfhg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Fghfhg. Beautiful body shot.

Fghfhg clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fghfhg pulls Houston into guard.
Fghfhg 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fghfhg is trying to keep Houston in close.

Fghfhg is looking for a triangle but Houston pushes his legs off easily.
Fghfhg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fghfhg 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.
Houston postures up.
Houston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fghfhg tries for a takedown but Houston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Houston stuffs the takedown attempt from Fghfhg. Fghfhg gets slowly back to his feet.
Booker Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fghfgh Fghfhg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Houston misses with a takedown attempt - Fghfhg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick from Fghfhg misses.
Houston throws a counter high kick but Fghfhg was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fghfhg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Houston tries to avoid it but Fghfhg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Houston to the ground. Houston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fghfhg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHouston.
Houston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fghfhg pinned against the cage. Fghfhg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick by Fghfhg misses
and Fghfhg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fghfgh Fghfhg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fghfhg closes the distance and clinches up with Houston, looking for a takedown. Fghfhg pushes Houston against the cage but Houston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Houston shoots in looking for a takedown but Fghfhg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Houston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Houston stuffs the takedown attempt from Fghfhg. Fghfhg gets slowly back to his feet.
Houston throws a quick counter head kick but Fghfhg was just out of range.

Houston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fghfhg is trying to defend but Houston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Houston is trying to work for a kimura but Fghfhg is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Houston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fghfhg wants to control but Houston is keeping busy.

Houston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fghfhg trying to hold on to Houston's head to control him but Houston postures up.

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 Booker Houston.
I think Fghfhg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fghfgh Fghfhg!