PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Count Chocula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Count Chocula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mauler
vs
Chocula

175 cm
27
144 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Count Chocula!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler takes a swing at Chocula's ribcage but misses.
Mauler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chocula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chocula misses with an uppercut.
Mauler misses with a head kick.
Chocula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mauler misses with a hook to the body
and Chocula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chocula looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Mauler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mauler slips under a jab from Chocula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chocula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chocula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mauler to score with a decent uppercut.
Chocula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocula misses with a right hand
and Mauler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chocula thinking.
Chocula uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mauler has time to react.
Count Chocula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chocula looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mauler scores with the left hand. Chocula knows he should have avoided that one.
Chocula fails to land with a series of punches.
Chocula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauler was well out of range. Poor timing from Chocula.
Mauler lands with a straight right. Chocula didn't see that one coming.
Chocula ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
Chocula avoids the head kick by Mauler.
Mauler is looking to wear down Chocula with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mauler scores with a head kick. Chocula tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chocula moves in looking to clinch but Mauler pushes him off.
Mauler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chocula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chocula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mauler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chocula counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mauler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chocula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Darth Mauler has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chocula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mauler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Chocula misses.
A quick step to the side and Mauler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauler pushes Chocula away with a front kick.
Chocula swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chocula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mauler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chocula looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chocula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mauler throws a jab but it's blocked by Chocula.
Mauler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chocula finds it's way round the side to connect with Mauler's head.

Chocula has Mauler up against the cage in a clinch.
Mauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Chocula uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler gets through Chocula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Mauler breaks the clinch.
Chocula misses with a looping right.

Chocula gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mauler manages to break the clinch.
Chocula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chocula ducks under a wild hook from Mauler.
Chocula wants to clinch up but Mauler keeps it at a distance.
Mauler is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauler. That's going to slow Chocula down.
Mauler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chocula on the side of the head.
Chocula tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mauler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chocula tries to clinch but Mauler is having none of it.
Mauler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mauler scores with the left hand. Chocula knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mauler to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Mauler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mauler slips a jab from Chocula.
Chocula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mauler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mauler throws a leg kick which misses Chocula's front leg but catches the back leg as Chocula tries to avoid it.
Mauler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chocula manages to avoid it.
Mauler misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Mauler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darth Mauler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Chocula is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Chocula as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Chocula there.
Mauler throws a head kick that misses.
Chocula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mauler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chocula cracks Mauler with a good jab.
Chocula digs a good body shot into Mauler's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mauler.
Mauler lands a slapping body shot.
Mauler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chocula throws a body punch but Mauler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler slips a jab from Chocula.
Mauler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mauler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mauler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darth Mauler is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauler slips under a jab from Chocula.
Mauler is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mauler needs to keep his hands up - Chocula had a free shot at his head there.
Mauler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mauler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chocula just misses with a punch to the body.
Chocula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chocula there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Chocula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Chocula is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a body kick.
Chocula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauler.
Mauler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocula lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chocula tries to clinch but Mauler moves out of range.
Mauler quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chocula wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mauler throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Chocula counter with a right hand.
Mauler throws a jab but it's blocked by Chocula.
Chocula misses with a looping left.
Mauler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chocula backs up against the cage.

It looks like Count Chocula has been cut.
Mauler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mauler misses the shot to the body.
Chocula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mauler.
Mauler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler swings for the body but Chocula moves out of range.
Mauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler misses with a body shot.
Chocula throws a poor cross that misses
and Mauler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chocula's knee momentarily.

Mauler lands a big head kick that sends Chocula tumbling to the mat! Mauler takes a step backwards and waves Chocula back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Chocula is rocked!
Chocula takes a swing at Mauler's ribcage but misses.
Mauler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chocula is still on wobbly legs! Can Mauler finish him?
Mauler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chocula seems to have recovered his senses.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch but Mauler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mauler dips to his left and cracks Chocula with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler dips to his left and cracks Chocula with an uppercut!
Chocula avoids a kick to the body.
Chocula tries to clinch there but Mauler circles away.
It looked like Mauler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler takes a swing at Chocula's ribcage but misses.
Mauler throws a sloppy head kick
and Chocula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chocula looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Mauler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chocula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mauler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mauler throws the left hand but Chocula avoids the punch easily.
Mauler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chocula.
A quick step to the side and Mauler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocula keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chocula looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
Mauler just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Mauler misses its intended target.
Chocula is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mauler throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chocula throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mauler counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darth Mauler will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mauler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chocula.
Chocula digs a good hook to Mauler's body.
Mauler ducks under a wild hook from Chocula.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chocula checks a leg kick.
Chocula misses with a hook
and Mauler counters with a nice leg kick.
Mauler throws a sloppy head kick
and Chocula counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chocula takes a swing at Mauler's ribcage but misses.
Chocula avoids the body shot from Mauler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chocula scores with a decent looking hook.
Chocula ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Mauler
and Chocula counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chocula with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauler.
A counter left hand to the body from Mauler misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Mauler.
Mauler throws a counter high kick but Chocula was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Chocula.
Chocula throws an off balance right hand
and Mauler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chocula really felt that one!
Mauler throws a body kick that misses
and Chocula counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chocula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauler moves away.
Mauler swings for the body but Chocula moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Chocula misses.
Mauler missing with a left hand there. Chocula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chocula swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mauler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chocula.
Chocula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mauler.
Chocula connects with a single shot there.
Mauler misses with a shot to the body
and Chocula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chocula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mauler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocula scores with a jab.

Mauler is rocked!
Chocula bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mauler's head backwards.
Oh Mauler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chocula cracks Mauler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chocula tries to bum rush Mauler with a series of wild strikes but Mauler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chocula slips a straight right by Mauler.
Mauler seems to have got his legs back now.
Chocula tries to clinch there but Mauler circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mauler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mauler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chocula connects with a body shot.
Chocula tries to clinch but Mauler moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Chocula.
Chocula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauler was well out of range. Poor timing from Chocula.
Chocula tries to close the distance and clinch but Mauler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mauler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Mauler misses
and Chocula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chocula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauler.
Chocula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mauler throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Chocula on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chocula counters with a one-two to the body.
Chocula scores with a one two! Mauler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mauler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chocula wants to clinch.
Mauler is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chocula will feel that in the morning.
Chocula connects with a nice looking jab.
Chocula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mauler staying out of range there.

Chocula gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chocula lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mauler backwards.
Chocula working aggressively here.
Mauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Count Chocula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mauler 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Count Chocula!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Count Chocula!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Count Chocula!

Count Chocula wins by unanimous decision!
Count Chocula spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.