PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cliff
vs
Allen

182 cm
36
176 lbs
34 - 15 - 1

187 cm
36
174 lbs
34 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Hellbent

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a low kick but Cliff avoids it.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cliff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cliff throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen feints and then cracks Cliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cliff down.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Allen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cliff.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cliff is out of range.
Cliff tries to counter by clinching up but Allen breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
It looked like Cliff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cliff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cliff.
An inside leg kick from Cliff misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Allen catches Cliff right on the button with a cross.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Cliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cliff scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cliff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen misses with a body shot

and Cliff moves into the clinch.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cliff's elbow.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cliff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Allen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Cliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cliff.
Cliff pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands a right hand.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen letting Cliff take a breather here.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Allen tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff controlling the action here for a moment.
Cliff keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen is struggling to control the position.
Allen misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cliff.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen stalling in the clinch.
Allen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cliff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Allen can turn it around.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Cliff being controlled against the cage.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen thinks about the counter body kick.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cliff's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ziggy Cliff will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cliff.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cliff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Cliff moved out of range.
Cliff is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Allen.
Jab by Allen.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cliff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Cliff throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cliff's sensitive parts.
Cliff swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cliff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Cliff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Cliff is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Cliff was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cliff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Cliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen misses with a low kick as Cliff jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cliff tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cliff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cliff slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Cliff scores with a four punch combination!
Cliff misses with a right hand
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cliff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Cliff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Allen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Allen.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Allen misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cliff misses the target.
Allen throws a body punch but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Allen misses.
Cliff tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cliff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Jab by Cliff.
Cliff tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cliff ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Cliff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Cliff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cliff scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Cliff slams his shin into Allen's torso.
Cliff defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cliff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cliff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Allen swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Cliff misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen is looking to slow Cliff down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cliff's calf.
Allen lands with a cross.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Cliff off the cage and back into range.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Cliff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cliff.
Cliff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cliff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Cliff looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Cliff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cliff works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cliff. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cliff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cliff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen lands with a cross.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Cliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen jabs Cliff right on the nose. Cliff blinks but takes it well.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cliff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Cliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cliff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Cliff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Cliff misses with a straight right.
Allen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cliff.
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cliff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cliff counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff motions for Allen to come forward. Cliff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cliff.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Cliff.
Cliff misses the shot to the body.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Cliff throws a big shot that misses.
Cliff scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
Cliff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cliffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cliff misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Allen connects with the punch.
Cliff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cliff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Cliff.
Allen misses with a hook
and Cliff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Cliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cliff is out of range and Allen settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ziggy Cliff did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Allen moves out of range as Cliff throws a body kick.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Cliff down.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cliff slips a straight right by Allen.
It looked like Cliff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Allen blocks a head kick by Cliff.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Cliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen blocks a jab.
Cliff throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Allen throws a push kick but Cliff slaps the foot to one side.
Cliff looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.

Cliff forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.
Allen tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Allen.
Allen tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cliffs head.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Allen gets through Cliff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Cliff avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Cliff pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen taking a breather.
Cliff gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Allen breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
It looked like Cliff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff slips under a jab.
Cliff looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
A jab from Allen misses.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Cliff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cliff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Cliff.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cliff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cliff fails to land with a series of punches.
Cliff lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
Cliff misses with a low kick.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliff manages to avoid it.
Cliff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Cliff's head.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff slips under a jab.
Cliff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Cliff blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ziggy Cliff will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cliff throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Cliff's head.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Cliff scores with a jab to the body.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Allen.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cliff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Cliff saw that one coming.

Cliff rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Cliff's ribcage. Cliff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen stalling against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Cliff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Cliff improves position.
Allen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen is leaning against Cliff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Allen.
Cliff tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Cliff.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen is working Cliff over against the cage.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Cliff pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Allen.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cliff is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Cliff blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cliff - that landed with a thud.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.

Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Cliff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there

and Cliff counters by clinching up.
Allen tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cliff.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cliff is keeping busy.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cliffs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cliff backwards.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Allen.
I think Cliff 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.