PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cardamom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Max Cardamom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Centura
vs
Cardamom

165 cm
32
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

180 cm
29
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cardamom!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cardamom swivels and escapes.
Cardamom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Centura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Centura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Centura stalling.
Centura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cardamom defending well though.
Cardamom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cardamom.
Centura with a nice head shot there.
Centura cracks Cardamom with a solid left hand.
Centura looking to pass the guard.
Centura preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardamom is trying to control the position but Centura postures up.
Centura stands up over Cardamom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Centura won't allow Cardamom to get back to his feet.
Centura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Centura is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardamom has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura postures up.
Centura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cardamom's head.
Centura throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardamom wants to stand and escape but Centura is having none of it.
Cardamom wants to sweep but no luck.
Cardamom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Centura works over Cardamom with some ground and pound from guard.
Centura trying to control but Cardamom is working from the bottom.
Centura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cardamom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Centura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cardamom's head.
Centura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Centura lands a couple of elbows.
Centura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardamom 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardamom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cardamom keeping moving, preventing Centura from controlling successfully.
Centura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Centura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cardamom has momentary wrist control but Centura slips an elbow through the middle.
Centura throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardamom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Centura is one step ahead there.
Cardamom has momentary wrist control but Centura slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardamom has momentary wrist control but Centura slips an elbow through the middle.
Centura working some strikes from top position.
Cardamom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Centura is one step ahead there.
Centura landing some decent shots from guard.
Cardamom trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom keeping moving, preventing Centura from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Centura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Centura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Centura wants to control from the top but Cardamom keeps moving.
Centura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Centura throws a big right hand that misses.
Centura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cardamom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Centura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Centura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Centura has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Centura lands a couple of elbows.
Centura trying to control but Cardamom is working from the bottom.
Centura with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Centura is working Cardamom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Centura with a nice head shot there.
Centura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Centura scoring with some ground and pound.
Centura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Centura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Centura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Centura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Centura is working Cardamom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Centura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardamom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Centura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Centura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Distor Centura 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.

Centura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cardamom shoots in for a double leg but Centura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Centura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Centura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cardamom has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Centura slips a nice elbow through Cardamom's hands, connecting with Cardamom's forehead.
Cardamom wants to get back to full guard.
Centura working Cardamom over with strikes.
Cardamom is looking to control Centura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cardamom avoid being mounted?
Centura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Centura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Centura drops an elbow to the side of Cardamom's head.
Centura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Centura lands a nice short elbow.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cardamom can do to turn this around?
Cardamom is looking for a sweep. Centura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Max Cardamom has been cut.
Cardamom has hold of Centura's hands but Centura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Cardamom is rocked!
Cardamom has hold of Centura's hands but Centura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardamom trying to control from the bottom.
Centura wants to control but Cardamom is keeping him busy.
Centura working over Cardamom with some ground and pound. Cardamom looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cardamom is still in real trouble! Can Centura finish him?
Centura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cardamom seems to have recovered his senses.
Centura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cardamom manages to get to full guard.
Centura postures up and lands a big shot to Cardamom's brow.
Centura with a nice head shot there.
Centura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cardamom wants to sweep here but Centura controlling him for the moment.
Cardamom has momentary wrist control but Centura slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura with a nice head shot there.
Centura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That has opened up Max Cardamom's cut even more.
Cardamom controls Centura momentarily but Centura frees himself.
Centura throwing strikes from guard but Cardamom blocks nicely.
Centura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Max Cardamom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Cardamom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Max Cardamom had this to say: 'Suppose it be time for a pint then.'.