PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Complete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Complete
vs
Rock

180 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

182 cm
35
195 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Complete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Complete shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Complete was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Complete landing a few strikes.
Complete in side control lands a decent elbow.
Complete is chipping away with strikes.
Rock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rock is looking for a sweep. Complete is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Complete with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Complete wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Complete accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Complete is in close to Rock's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.

Complete avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform us that Rock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Complete scoring with punches to the head and body.
Complete working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Complete makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Complete's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Complete is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.
Complete throwing strikes but missing.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.

Rock has his foot on Complete's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Complete works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Complete is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.
Rock 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.
Complete has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Complete postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.

Rock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Complete is aware though and is defending well.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complete.
Complete won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Rock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Complete loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock has momentary wrist control but Complete slips an elbow through the middle.
Rock wants to sweep here but Complete controlling him for the moment.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Complete has passed into side control.
Complete grinds an elbow into Rock's temple.
Rock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Complete scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complete lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rock down.
Rock tries to bench press Complete off him but Complete keeps the position.
Rock can't do much from the bottom here.
Rock tries to buck Complete off but Complete is having none of it.
Rock parries the strikes from Complete easily there. Complete is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rock to escape.
Complete is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Complete lands an elbow.
Complete cracks Rock with a big right hand but Rock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rock taking a bit of punishment here - Complete scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Complete scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Complete in side control lands a decent elbow.
Complete looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rock is avoiding damage well.
Complete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
Complete scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rock to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Complete.
Rock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Complete is putting a hurting on Rock here, landing some big shots from side control.
Complete misses with the ground and pound.
Rock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Complete is refusing to be controlled, as Rock sits in half guard.
Complete regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock prevents Complete from getting back to his feet.
Complete trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Complete can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rock controls the pace.
Rock wants to control from the top but Complete keeps moving.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Complete haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Complete looking for a sweep. Not yet Complete, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
Complete is adopting a defensive guard.
Complete wants to stand and escape but Rock is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Complete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Complete as he avoids it easily.

Rock dives in and scores a takedown into Complete's guard.
Complete lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete preventing the sweep.
Complete with a nice head shot there.
Complete stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.
Complete throws a strike but Rock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Complete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Complete wants to sweep but no luck.
Complete wants to get back to his feet but Rock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Complete keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.

Complete has his feet on Rock's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rock.

Complete gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Complete scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Complete tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
Rock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Complete fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mr Complete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Rock.

Complete shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rock is trying to defend but Complete finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Complete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Complete takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Complete fails to land.
Complete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Complete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Rock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Complete is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Complete is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mr Complete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Rock.
Complete lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Complete.

Complete has picked Rock up - he's going for a ride! Complete dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Complete lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Complete is keen to just control but Rock is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete winds up and cracks Rock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Complete working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Complete is nestled in close to Rock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Complete prevents Rock from improving his position.
Complete seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Complete looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Complete scores with a couple of nice shots.
Complete trying to control from half guard but Rock is working away.
Rock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Complete scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to improve his position.
Complete takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Complete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Complete is trying to control. Rock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Complete takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Complete looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Complete looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.
Rock gets back to full guard.
Complete distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Complete loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mr Complete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Complete accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Complete connects with a couple of short punches.
Complete working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Complete wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complete is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.
Complete trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Complete won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Complete lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Complete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Rock working for a triangle but Complete defends it easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Complete chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Complete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Complete has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Complete!