PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xristian Deadly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Spiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Deadly
vs
Spiker

165 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xristian Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Spiker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadly swinging wilding here.
Spiker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deadly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deadly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deadly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spiker looks for a takedown but Deadly sprawls well.
Deadly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deadly lands a nice shot to the body.
Deadly stuffs the takedown.
Spiker works over Deadly's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deadly as he avoids it easily.
Xristian Deadly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Spiker.
Spiker throws a sloppy head kick and Deadly moves out of range easily.

Deadly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Deadly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Deadly is going to stand back up.
Deadly slips a nice elbow through Spiker's hands, connecting with Spiker's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly trying to control the action but Spiker is working from the bottom.

Deadly decides to stand and escape the position.
Deadly throws a hook but Spiker avoids it easily.
Deadly throws a series of punches but Spiker avoids them all with ease.
Spiker walks into a left hand.
Spiker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spiker looks gassed!
Deadly misses with a low kick.
Spiker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Deadly scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spiker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Deadly wants to control the pace but Spiker is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiker is trying desperately to improve position.
Spiker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deadly controlling from the full mount.
Deadly lands a heavy elbow.
Deadly lands a big shot there that rocks Spiker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deadly lands a big shot there that rocks Spiker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deadly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spiker gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiker tries to get to full guard but Deadly has control of the leg.

Spiker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Deadly pulls his head out easily.
Deadly content to control rather than advance.
Deadly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spiker taking some punishment here, with Deadly in his half guard.
Deadly 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.
Spiker is looking to improve his position.
Deadly is looking to take a break and control but Spiker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Deadly rushes Spiker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

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.

Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Deadly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiker wants to clinch
and Deadly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spiker closes the distance but Deadly moves to the side
and Deadly counters with a straight right hand.

Deadly moves into range and clinches up with Spiker.
Deadly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deadly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Deadly gets a clinch.

Deadly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deadly misses with the combination.
Spiker checks a leg kick nicely.
Spiker has his takedown stuffed

and Deadly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spiker's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xristian Deadly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Deadly throws a series of punches but Spiker moves out of range.
Spiker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deadly fails with a takedown attempt.
Deadly shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Spiker or perhaps it was just good defense by Deadly which made him look bad.
Deadly misses with a body kick.
Spiker jabs Deadly right on the nose. Deadly blinks but takes it well.
Deadly lunges at Spiker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spiker's hand.
Spiker wants to clinch
enabling Deadly to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deadly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deadly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deadly throws a right hand that Spiker ducks under and follows up with a left that Spiker also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly fails in his attempt to clinch.

Deadly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Deadly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deadly wants to control but Spiker is keeping him busy.
Deadly wants to pass the guard but Spiker is defending well.

Spiker actively working from the bottom here.
Deadly wants to take a breather but Spiker is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spiker actively working from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

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

Spiker looking for subs off his back but Deadly has passed one foot through into half guard.

Spiker is defending against the submission attempts here by Deadly.
Deadly trying to control from half guard but Spiker is working away.
Deadly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deadly is trying to work for a kimura but Spiker is defending well.
Deadly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spiker wants to improve his position but Deadly is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Deadly.
Deadly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spiker wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spiker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Deadly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Deadly chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deadly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spiker on the side of the head.
Deadly throws out a powerful jab.
Deadly lands a nice hook to Spiker's body. Spiker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Deadly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spiker.

Deadly has closed the distance and engaged Spiker in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Deadly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deadly keeps control of Spiker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Deadly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Deadly moves into the clinch.

Deadly has clasped his hands together around Spiker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Deadly landing a few strikes.

Deadly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deadly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spiker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Deadly.
Spiker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Deadly's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xristian Deadly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Deadly scores with a punch to the head.
Deadly looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiker is just out of range.
Deadly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiker.
Xristian Deadly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spiker fails with a takedown attempt.
Deadly throws a looping overhand right but Spiker ducks down to avoid it.
Spiker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Deadly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deadly lands in his opponent's guard.
Deadly landing some decent shots from guard.
Deadly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deadly is working hard here to advance position.
Spiker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deadly is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiker keeping moving, preventing Deadly from controlling successfully.

Spiker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deadly controlling from the top position.

Spiker working for a triangle but Deadly defends it easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Deadly clinches up against the ropes.

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.

Deadly breaks the clinch.
Deadly digs a good hook to Spiker's body.
Deadly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spiker's hands.
A nice combination there by Deadly.

Deadly feints and as Spiker raises his hands in defense, Deadly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Spiker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Deadly postures up and lands a big shot to Spiker's brow.

Spiker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Deadly has picked Spiker up and slammed him! Spiker can't keep hold of the triangle and Deadly manages to pass to side control!
Deadly trying to control the action but Spiker is working from the bottom.
Deadly advances to mount.
Spiker is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deadly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spiker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Spiker tries to bench press Deadly off him but Deadly keeps the position.
Deadly scoring with punches and elbows.
Spiker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deadly wants to control but Spiker is keeping him busy.
Spiker is looking for a sweep.
Deadly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Deadly scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four 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.
Spiker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Xristian Deadly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Deadly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Xristian Deadly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Deadly.
Deadly wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Deadly or perhaps it was just good defense by Spiker which made him look bad.
Xristian Deadly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiker misses with a hook.
Deadly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Deadly shoots in and bounces Spiker off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Deadly 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xristian Deadly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deadly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xristian Deadly!