PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Godzilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Godzilla
vs
Man

225 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

I-Fight Demonic

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vanilla Godzilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a right and a left that Godzilla avoids nicely.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Godzilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Godzilla is just out of range.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godzilla 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.
Godzilla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Godzilla pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godzilla has Man pushed against the cage.
Godzilla effectively controlling the action here.
Godzilla leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Godzilla tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Godzilla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Godzilla crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Godzilla.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.

Godzilla darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Godzilla leaning against his opponent.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Godzilla keeps him there for the moment.
Godzilla landing knees to the head.
Godzilla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla misses with an elbow strike.
Godzilla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Godzilla keeps him there for the moment.
Godzilla stalling in the clinch.

Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.

Godzilla clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Godzilla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanilla Godzilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godzilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godzilla tries to clinch there but Man circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Godzilla on that attempt.
Godzilla blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick but Godzilla moves out of range.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Man has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

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

Man breaks the clinch.

Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godzilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Godzilla manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Godzilla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Godzilla controlling the position.
Man is looking to stand up but Godzilla won't let him.
Godzilla pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Godzilla 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.
Man wants to stand but Godzilla is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godzilla is on top in guard.

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 Vanilla Godzilla will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man connects with a leg kick. Godzilla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Godzilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godzilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Godzilla avoids the head kick by Man.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godzilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Godzilla closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Godzilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man is trying to break free.
Godzilla is trying to pull guard but Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Godzilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godzilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Godzilla has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Godzilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.

Godzilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a lunging right hand

and Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Vanilla Godzilla has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Godzilla shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godzilla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanilla Godzilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Godzilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Man looks to move away, Godzilla throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.
Godzilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Yip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Godzilla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Godzilla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but Godzilla is controlling the position.
Godzilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Godzilla's takedown attempt.

Godzilla jumps into guard, dragging Man to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Godzilla holds on and takes a little breather.
Godzilla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godzilla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Godzilla is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a right and a left that Godzilla avoids nicely.
Godzilla is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Godzilla counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
A leg kick checked by Godzilla.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Godzilla forces Man back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godzilla trying to land knees to the body.
Man avoiding damage as Godzilla throws knees to the body.
Godzilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Godzilla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vanilla Godzilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a body shot.
Godzilla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Man tries to bum rush Godzilla with a series of wild strikes but Godzilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godzilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godzilla tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Godzilla half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.

Godzilla rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Godzilla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godzilla moves away.
Man throws a series of punches but Godzilla moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Godzilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godzilla is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man looks to land a body kick but Godzilla moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godzilla dodges the punch combination from Man.

Godzilla moves into the clinch.
Man avoiding damage as Godzilla throws knees to the body.

Godzilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Godzilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Godzilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Godzilla moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godzilla tries to clinch up.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godzilla.
Godzilla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man!
Yip Man bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.