PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: The Dark Knight Rises. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Solo
vs
Man

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Han Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bat Man!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo keeps the fight on the outside.
Man lands with a cross.

It looks like Han Solo has been cut.

Solo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man tries to improve position but can't.

Solo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Solo trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.

Solo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stops Solo from passing to mount.

Solo tries for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Solo is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man is looking for a sweep.

Solo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

Solo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Solo wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Solo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Solo taking a breather here.

Solo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.

Solo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man is looking for a sweep.

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.

Solo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
Solo wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man gets back to half guard.

Solo is working for a submission of some sort.
Man trying to hold on to Solo's head to control him but Solo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Solo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Solo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Man wants to clinch.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Solo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Solo gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo works his way into full mount!
Man wants to control but Solo is having none of it.
Solo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Han Solo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Solo has control of Man's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Man regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Solo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Man can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Man looking for submissions off his back.

Solo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Solo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Solo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?

Solo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Solo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Solo is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solo sitting in guard here, content to control.

Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Solo looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Solo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man is looking for a triangle but Solo pushes his legs off easily.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Solo manages to get himself to full guard.

Solo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Solo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Solo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Solo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Han Solo's cut.
That's time! Solo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Horrible takedown attempt by Solo or perhaps it was just good defense by Man, which made it look bad.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up.
Solo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Man sprawls and moves away.
Solo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Solo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Solo circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
Bat Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man tries to clinch but Solo moves out of range.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Solo circles away.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man tries to clinch up.

Man cracks Solo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Man has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Solo to stand back up!

Solo is rocked!
Bat Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Oh Solo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solo seems to have got his legs back now.

Solo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.

Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Solo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Solo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Solo trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo advances position into side control!

Solo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Man wants to control but Solo postures up.

Solo is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Solo is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Solo working away.

Solo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Solo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.

Solo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bat Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Solo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bat Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Solo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Han Solo!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Han Solo!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Han Solo!

Han Solo wins by unanimous decision!
Han Solo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.