PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham The Primal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canyonero The Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Truck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Canyonero. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Primal
vs
The Truck

196 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abraham The Primal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Canyonero The Truck!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Truck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Primal's guard.
The Truck slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but The Primal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Truck throws a big elbow that misses.
The Truck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Truck passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Truck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Truck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Truck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Truck winds up and cracks The Primal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Primal blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Truck.
The Truck thows a huge punch but The Primal dodges it nicely.
The Truck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Truck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Primal keeps working.
The Truck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Truck lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Truck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Primal won't allow The Truck to pass to mount.
The Primal is not content to let The Truck control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Primal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Truck.
The Truck throws a body shot but no joy.
The Truck misses with a hook. The Primal ducked under it nicely.
The Primal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Truck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Primal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Truck doesn't seem bothered though.
The Primal shoots in for a double leg but The Truck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Primal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Primal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Primal was well out of range. Poor timing from The Truck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Truck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Primal.
A swing and a miss from The Truck.
It looked like The Primal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Primal or perhaps it was just good defense by The Truck, which made it look bad.
The Truck with the counter takedown but The Primal avoids it easily.
The Truck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Truck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Primal throws a head kick but The Truck moves out of range.
The Truck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Truck darts in looking for a takedown but The Primal gets double underhooks and turns The Truck into the cage.
The Primal throws a big shot that misses.
The Primal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Truck.
The Truck just misses with a punch to the body.
The Primal swings for the body but The Truck moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Primal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Truck pinned against the cage. The Truck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham The Primal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Primal is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by The Primal.
A telegraphed right hand from The Truck misses the target.
The Truck throws a combination that misses
and The Primal counters with a thumping low kick.
The Truck thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Truck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Primal swivels and escapes.
The Truck misses with an uppercut
enabling The Primal to counter with a crisp jab.
The Primal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Truck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Truck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Primal stops The Truck from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canyonero The Truck dominated that 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.

The Truck blocks a head kick by The Primal.
The Primal lands a jab to The Truck's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Primal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Primal tries to clinch but The Truck is having none of it.
The Primal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Truck leaves The Primal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Truck misses with a straight right.
As The Truck tries to get set, The Primal tries to push him back and clinch up but The Truck manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Truck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Primal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Truck is in The Primal's guard.
The Truck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Truck sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but The Primal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Primal has an active guard here but The Truck has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Truck trying to control from half guard but The Primal is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Truck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Truck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Truck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Truck trying to control from half guard but The Primal is working away.
The Truck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Primal has hold of The Truck's hands but The Truck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Truck wants to control but The Primal is keeping him busy.
The Primal won't allow The Truck to pass to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Primal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Truck misses with a series of wild punches.
Abraham The Primal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Truck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Primal was well out of range. Poor timing from The Truck.
The Primal moves out of range of the strikes.
The Primal ducks under a wild hook from The Truck.
The Truck misses with a shot to the body
and The Primal counters with a two punch combo.
The Primal fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Primal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Truck.
The Primal is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Truck.
The Primal looks for a takedown but The Truck sprawls well.
The Primal fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham The Primal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Truck darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Truck keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Canyonero The Truck has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Primal is refusing to be controlled, as The Truck sits in half guard.
The Truck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Primal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Truck moves nicely into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Truck working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canyonero The Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

The Truck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Truck misses with the combination.
The Truck throws out a loose jab but The Primal uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Primal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

The Primal tries to sprawl but The Truck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Truck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Truck in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Truck is trying to control the action in half guard but The Primal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Truck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Truck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Truck trying to control the pace.
The Truck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Truck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Truck wants to get back to his feet.
The Truck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Truck works his way into full mount!
The Truck working the ground and pound effectively.
The Truck lands a heavy elbow.
The Truck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Primal looks a forlorn figure.
The Truck landing punches.
The Primal is looking to improve his position but The Truck isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Truck with shots to the head and body - The Primal looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Truck in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Truck looking to finish The Primal with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Primal!
The Primal is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Primal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Truck dominating with strikes here.
The Truck cracks The Primal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Truck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Primal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Truck raining down shots from the mount!
The Truck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abraham The Primal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canyonero The Truck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Truck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Truck landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Truck content just to control the position here.
The Truck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Truck lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Canyonero The Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Truck 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canyonero The Truck!
A less than humble Canyonero The Truck misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.