PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between This Amateur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nivea Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for This Amateur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Amateur
vs
Men

225 cm
26
269 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

166 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, This Amateur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nivea Men!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men throws a leg kick that is checked

and Amateur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amateur.
Amateur throws a big right hand that misses.
Amateur controlling from the top position.
Men controlling Amateur's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amateur trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Men pulls Amateur in close to his closed guard and prevents Amateur from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amateur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amateur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Men's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Amateur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amateur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Men is fending him off so far but Amateur persists. Nope, Men circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Men as Amateur shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Men's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Amateur lands a high kick!

It looks like Nivea Men has been cut.
Amateur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amateur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Men is fending him off so far but Amateur persists. Nope, Men circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for This Amateur. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Men closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Men breaks the clinch.

Men moves into range and clinches up with Amateur.

Amateur successfully pulls guard.
Men throws a big right hand that misses.
Men distracts Amateur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Amateur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Men throws a big elbow that misses.
Amateur wants to sweep but no luck.
Amateur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amateur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Men on the ground.
Men wants to get up but he can't break Amateur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Men stays in close to Amateur's body and controls the position.
It looks like Men might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amateur throws a lazy body kick

and Men counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amateur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Men controlling from the top position.
Men is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amateur throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Amateur 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.
Men is looking to work some ground and pound but Amateur has wrist control.
Men postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amateur has Men pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Men dives in and scores a takedown into Amateur's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nivea Men dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nivea Men's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Men with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amateur counters with a series of strikes. Men will be more careful next time no doubt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Men has eaten all the pies!
Amateur blocks a head kick by Men.
Amateur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Amateur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Men paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Men as Amateur shoots in.
Amateur misses with an attempted mid kick.

Men clinches up with Amateur and pushes him back against the cage.
Amateur scores with a knee to the head.
Amateur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Men drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amateur pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amateur pinned against the cage. Amateur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This Amateur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nivea Men.
Men closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amateur circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amateur misses with a head kick.
Amateur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Men circles away.
Amateur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Men sprawls well. Men wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amateur gets slowly back to his feet.
Men feints the counter takedown.

Men clinches.
Amateur unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Amateur gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Amateur is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amateur with the ground and pound but Men uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Men is looking for a triangle but Amateur pushes his legs off easily.
Men controls Amateur momentarily but Amateur frees himself.
Amateur trying to control the position from guard on top but Men is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amateur postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Men managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men looking for a sweep. Not yet Men, not yet.
Nivea Men has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amateur trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
Men looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Amateur doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Men counters with a shoot takedown. Amateur fights it but they end up in guard.

Amateur pushes Men off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men shoots in and drives through. Amateur sprawls well.
Men is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amateur is defended easily by Men.
Amateur dives in for a single leg takedown but Men sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Amateur doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Men counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Amateur tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Men manages to move to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Men trying to control but Amateur is having none of it.
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 This Amateur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nivea Men's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Men clinches.

Men wants the takedown. Amateur is fighting it off but Men persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Amateur's guard against the cage.
Amateur seems keen to control Men's posture.
Amateur is looking to stand up but Men isn't so interested in that idea.
Men postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Men in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amateur has a closed guard, preventing Men from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Men throws a big elbow that misses.
Men stays in close to Amateur's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Men looks to land a combination but Amateur avoids it well.
Men darts in looking for a takedown but Amateur gets double underhooks and turns Men into the cage.
Men keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Men's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This Amateur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Men looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Men 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.

Amateur looking to score a takedown here. Men is defending well but Amateur drives through and ends up in Men's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amateur wants to control from the top but Men keeps moving.
Men pulls Amateur in close to his closed guard and prevents Amateur from doing any damage or advancing position.
Men 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.
Men doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Men is trying to keep Amateur in close.
Amateur trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amateur working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Men's head.
Amateur pushes down on Men's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Men looking for submissions off his back.
Men is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amateur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
Amateur throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Men misses with a jab, cross combination.
Men keeps the fight on the outside.
Amateur tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Men defends well and Amateur ends up having to push Men into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amateur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Men defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nivea Men comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Men has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nivea Men!
During a confident post fight interview, Nivea Men thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.