PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Brig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brig
vs
Rotten

188 cm
24
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bishop Brig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten tries to clinch but Brig is having none of it.
Rotten blocks a head kick by Brig.
Brig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rotten avoids the head kick by Brig.

Rotten has Brig up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Rotten.

It looks like Bishop Brig has been cut.
Knees to the body from Rotten.
Brig is breathing heavily.
Rotten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rotten lands an elbow inside that Brig shrugs off.

Rotten pulls guard.
Brig prevents Rotten from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brig stands up from Rotten's guard - Brig perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rotten blocks a head kick by Brig.

Rotten closes the distance and pushes Brig back into the cage.
Brig is looking to break free of the clinch but Rotten has double underhooks.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but Brig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brig's efforts to push away.
Brig avoids the elbow strike from Rotten, against the cage.
Rotten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brig is defending well for now.
Brig wants to get back to striking at distance but Rotten won't allow it.
Rotten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rotten working Brig over with knees to the body.
Rotten digs a right hand underneath Brig's ribcage. Brig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rotten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotten looking for a takedown.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brig avoids it.
Brig wants to get back to striking at distance but Rotten won't allow it.
Rotten misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brig is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Rotten.
Rotten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brig smiles and moves away.
Brig throws a combination that misses
and Rotten counters with a three punch combo that has Brig backing up. Brig nods at Rotten to acknowledge the strikes.
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!

Rotten closes the distance and clinches.
Rotten lands a knee to the head.
Rotten is looking for a takedown.
Bishop Brig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Rotten.
Knees to the body from Rotten.

Brig manages to break the clinch.
Brig throws a poor cross that misses

and Rotten counters by clinching up.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rotten misses with a knee to the head.
Rotten lands a knee to the head.
Brig blocks an elbow strike.
Brig wants to break free but Rotten has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rotten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bishop Brig's cut is getting worse.
Rotten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Brig in his tracks for a moment.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rotten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rotten fails to pull guard.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brig avoids it.
Rotten lands a damaging elbow.
Rotten has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brig after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Rotten.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.

Brig breaks from the clinch.
Brig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brig misses with a double jab
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rotten tries to clinch up.
Brig throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rotten counters with a one-two to the body.
Brig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brig takes a swing at Rotten's ribcage but misses.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Rotten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bishop Brig's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Brig.
Rotten unleashes a big counter combination but Brig bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brig misses with a body kick.
Rotten avoids the body shot from Brig.
Bishop Brig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rotten darts in and clinches Brig up against the cage.
Rotten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rotten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brig is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brig.
Rotten looking to throw knees to the head but Brig is blocking nicely.
Rotten has Brig pressed against the cage, preventing Brig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rotten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotten goes for a takedown attempt but Brig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rotten staying out of range there.
Rotten wants to counter with a clinch but Brig pushes him away.
Brig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop Brig is winning the standup battle so far.
Brig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brig wants to break free but Rotten has control.

Brig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brig swats away the attempt to clinch by Rotten.
Brig lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rotten's sensitive parts.

Rotten gets a clinch.
Brig working hard to break the clinch.
Rotten tries to pull guard but Brig holds him up against the cage and eventually Rotten drops back down to his feet.
Brig is trying to break the clinch but Rotten has him pressed against the cage.
Rotten jumps guard but Brig turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop Brig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Rotten.
Brig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rotten is trying to pull guard but Brig has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brig's defenses.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Brig wants to get back to striking at distance but Rotten won't allow it.
Brig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brig is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
Rotten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brig prevents it.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brig avoids it.
Rotten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brig is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
Brig tries to break the clinch but Rotten is controlling the position.
Brig managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Rotten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brig is trying to force a seperation but Rotten has the dominant position.
Rotten looking for a takedown.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brig blocks the elbow strike.
Eddy Rotten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brig breaks from the clinch.
Brig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brig throws a lazy head kick
and Rotten counters with a left and a right that stings Brig.
Rotten fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop Brig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brig throws a sloppy head kick and Rotten moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Rotten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brig throws a head kick that misses.
As Brig backs off Rotten throws a huge counter combo but Brig manages to avoid it all.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten looking for a takedown.
Brig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rotten throws an elbow but misses.

Brig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brig throws a head kick that misses.
Rotten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rotten fails with a takedown attempt.
Brig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brig throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten throws a counter combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Rotten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bishop Brig's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Brig misses
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brig tries a head kick but it misses.
Rotten blocks a head kick by Brig.
Brig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brig tries to score with a low kick but Rotten moves his leg out of the way.
Brig misses with a low kick as Rotten jumps back.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Brig misses
and Rotten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Brig misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brig tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brig throws a head kick that misses
and Rotten counters with a left and a right that stings Brig.
Rotten is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Brig misses
and Brig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rotten moves into the clinch successfully.
Rotten looking to throw knees to the head but Brig is blocking nicely.
Rotten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brig is trying to push Rotten away but Rotten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rotten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rotten with a knee to the head.
Brig takes an elbow to the temple.
Brig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rotten obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotten looking to throw knees to the head but Brig is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rotten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rotten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but Brig blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten missing with knees to the body.
Brig working hard to break the clinch.
Brig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rotten has him pressed against the cage.
Rotten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brig's defenses.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Brig 's eye.
Rotten misses with a knee strike.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rotten throws an elbow but misses.
Rotten working aggressively here.
Brig wants to break free but Rotten has control.
Rotten wants a takedown but no success here.
Brig blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Brig manages to break the clinch.
Brig throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Brig misses
and Rotten counters with a left and a right that stings Brig.
Rotten tries for a takedown but Brig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brig looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rotten tries to clinch but Brig is having none of it.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brig misses with a head kick.
Rotten steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brig.
Brig misses with a kick to the body

and Rotten moves into the clinch.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rotten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brig's efforts to push away.

Brig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rotten tries to clinch but Brig moves out of range.
Brig throws a head kick that misses.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Brig circles away.
Bishop Brig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brig circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rotten closes the distance and clinches.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brig blocks it with crossed arms.
Rotten landing knees to the head.
Brig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brig takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Rotten.
Bishop Brig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddy Rotten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rotten throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Rotten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rotten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Eddy Rotten!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Eddy Rotten!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Eddy Rotten!

Eddy Rotten wins by unanimous decision!