PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Herpes Henry Number Eight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Come At Me Bro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herpes Henry Number Eight had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Henry Number Eight
vs
At Me Bro

160 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herpes Henry Number Eight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Come At Me Bro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Number Eight clinches with his opponent.
Number Eight prevents a body shot from Me Bro.
Number Eight throws a punch but it's blocked by Me Bro.
Number Eight blocking some punches.
Me Bro working aggressively here.
Number Eight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Number Eight presses Me Bro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number Eight.
Number Eight digs a right hand into Me Bro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Me Bro's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Me Bro.
Number Eight misses with the head strike.
Me Bro working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Number Eight.
Me Bro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Number Eight's elbow.
Number Eight lands a shot to the body.
Number Eight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Me Bro or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me Bro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Me Bro is trying to stall.
Me Bro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Number Eight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Number Eight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Me Bro.
Number Eight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number Eight lands with a right to the head.
Me Bro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me Bro struggles to land a body shot inside as Number Eight controls his hands.
Number Eight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Number Eight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Number Eight scores with a shot to the side of Me Bro's head.
Number Eight misses with a punch on the inside.
Me Bro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Number Eight is keeping busy.
Me Bro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number Eight blocking some punches.
Me Bro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Number Eight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Number Eight tries a body shot but Me Bro blocks it.
Number Eight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Number Eight lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Number Eight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Me Bro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Number Eight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me Bro tries to stall but Number Eight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Number Eight is working Me Bro over against the cage.
Me Bro is trying to pull guard but Number Eight has him pressed against the cage.
Number Eight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Me Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Me Bro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Me Bro is trying to push Number Eight away but Number Eight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Number Eight.
Number Eight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Number Eight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Number Eight throws a punch but it's blocked by Me Bro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Number Eight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Number Eight lands a left hand.
Number Eight misses with a punch on the inside.
Number Eight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Number Eight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Me Bro is trying to force a seperation but Number Eight has the dominant position.
Me Bro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Number Eight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Me Bro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number Eight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Number Eight could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Me Bro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Me Bro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Number Eight blocks an uppercut.
Number Eight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Number Eight lands a left hand.
Number Eight lands a right hand.
Number Eight prevents a body shot from Me Bro.
Number Eight lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Number Eight.
Number Eight lands a shot to the body.
Me Bro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Number Eight misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Number Eight as the two fighters clinch.
Number Eight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Me Bro tries to work over Number Eight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Number Eight lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Number Eight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Me Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Number Eight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Number Eight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me Bro misses with the head strike.
Number Eight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Me Bro swings wildly with an uppercut but Number Eight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Number Eight has Me Bro pressed against the cage, preventing Me Bro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Me Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Number Eight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Number Eight prevents a body shot from Me Bro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number Eight.
Me Bro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number Eight swings wildly with an uppercut but Me Bro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Me Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Number Eight gets through Me Bro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Me Bro misses with the head strike.
Number Eight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herpes Henry Number Eight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from Me Bro.
Me Bro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Number Eight clinches.
Number Eight has Me Bro pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Me Bro fails to land.
Number Eight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Me Bro can do to turn this around?
Number Eight lands a nice shot to the body.
Number Eight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Me Bro working aggressively here.
Me Bro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Number Eight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Me Bros head.
Me Bro is trying to break free.
Number Eight has a couple of punches blocked by Me Bro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me Bro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Number Eight lands a body shot.
Number Eight swings wildly with an uppercut but Me Bro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Number Eight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number Eight.
Number Eight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number Eight pushes Me Bro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me Bro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Herpes Henry Number Eight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Number Eight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Me Bro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Me Bro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Number Eight has him pressed against the cage.
Number Eight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Number Eight fails to land.
Number Eight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Me Bro backwards.
Me Bro tries to stall but Number Eight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Number Eight gets through Me Bro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Number Eight misses with a punch on the inside.
Number Eight lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Me Bro.
Me Bro tries a body shot but Number Eight blocks it.
Me Bro is trying to break the clinch but Number Eight has him pressed against the cage.
Me Bro misses with the head strike.
Number Eight misses with a body punch.
Me Bro misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Number Eight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number Eight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me Bro is looking to break free of the clinch but Number Eight has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Me Bro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Number Eight.
Number Eight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Me Bro blocks a body shot from Number Eight.
Me Bro misses with a body punch.
A short right from Number Eight.
Me Bro is trying to pull guard but Number Eight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Number Eight.
Number Eight scores with a shoulder strike.
Number Eight lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me Bro.
Me Bro is trying to pull guard but Number Eight has him pressed against the cage.
Number Eight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Me Bro fails to pull guard.
Herpes Henry Number Eight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Come At Me Bro.
Number Eight works on Me Bro's body with a couple of short punches.

Me Bro manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me Bro working a defensive guard here.
Number Eight wants to control from the top but Me Bro keeps moving.
Me Bro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Me Bro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Me Bro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Me Bro controls Number Eight momentarily but Number Eight frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Me Bro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Number Eight clinches up with Me Bro and pushes him back against the cage.
Number Eight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number Eight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Me Bro misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herpes Henry Number Eight dominated that second round.
That's time! Number Eight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Me Bro misses with a wild body shot.
Number Eight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Number Eight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Me Bro throws a body punch but Number Eight moves out of range.

Number Eight forces Me Bro back against the cage and clinches.
Me Bro swings wildly with an uppercut but Number Eight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Number Eight throws a head punch that misses.
Number Eight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Number Eight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Me Bro backwards.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Number Eight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Number Eight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Me Bro's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me Bro.
A body shot lands from Number Eight.
Number Eight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Number Eight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Number Eight gets through Me Bro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Number Eight controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number Eight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Number Eight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Number Eight.
Me Bro can't find room to land a body shot as Number Eight controls the action.
Number Eight cracks Me Bro with a nice body shot.

Me Bro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Come At Me Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Number Eight closes the distance and pushes Me Bro back into the cage.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Me Bro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number Eight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Number Eight.
Number Eight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Number Eight prevents Me Bro from breaking the clinch.
Me Bro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number Eight blocks a body shot from Me Bro.
Come At Me Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Number Eight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Me Bro tries to pull guard but Number Eight forces him back to his feet, 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!
Me Bro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Number Eight walks away with a smile on his face. Me Bro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Number Eight moves into range and clinches up with Me Bro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Me Bro tries to circle away but Number Eight has him pinned against the cage.
Me Bro jumps guard but Number Eight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Herpes Henry Number Eight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Come At Me Bro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me Bro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Number Eight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Number Eight pushes Me Bro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Number Eight.
Me Bro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Me Bro tries to break the clinch but Number Eight is controlling the position.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Me Bro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Number Eight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Me Bro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number Eight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Number Eight is leaning against Me Bro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me Bro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Number Eight walks away with a smile on his face. Me Bro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Number Eight has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Number Eight.
Me Bro tries to pull guard but Number Eight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Number Eight scores with a shoulder strike.
Me Bro working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Number Eight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Number Eight lands a shoulder strike.
Number Eight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Number Eight lands a nice uppercut.
Number Eight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Number Eight gets through Me Bro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Number Eight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Me Bro jumps guard but Number Eight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Me Bro fails to pull guard.
Number Eight lands a body punch.
Number Eight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Me Bro backwards.
Nice body punch from Number Eight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Number Eight lands with a right to the head.
Number Eight pushes Me Bro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Number Eight pushes Me Bro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Me Bro is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Number Eight.
Me Bro is still on wobbly legs! Can Number Eight finish him?
Number Eight lands a shot to the body.
Number Eight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number Eight.
Number Eight lands a left hand.
Number Eight lands with a light punch inside.
Number Eight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Number Eight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Me Bro backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Number Eight scores with a shot to the side of Me Bro's head.
Number Eight lands with a right to the head.
Me Bro takes a shot to the head.
Number Eight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herpes Henry Number Eight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Number Eight, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herpes Henry Number Eight!