PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes into the arena with Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around blaring out of the sound system. Worm has chosen Der Kaptain as his entrance music. Napoleon Complex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grey Worm's chin.

Complex
vs
Worm

163 cm
40
149 lbs
36 - 8 - 1

166 cm
30
140 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Worm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Complex sprawls well initially but Worm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Complex has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Worm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Complex knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Complex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Worm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Complex has managed to free his arm - good work.

Worm seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex is holding on to half guard well.
Worm prevents Complex from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Complex defending well though.

Worm is looking for a kimura but Complex is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Worm to get the leverage.
Complex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Complex avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worm.
Worm lands with a punch from half guard.

Worm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Complex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Worm is trying to control. Complex wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Worm trying to control the action but Complex is working from the bottom.

Complex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Worm not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Worm seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Complex trying to hold on to Worm's head to control him but Worm postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Complex is looking for a sweep. Worm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Worm is working for a submission of some sort.
Complex is trying to maintain the position but Worm is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Worm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Complex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Complex throws a half hearted mid kick.

Worm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Complex did well to prevent Worm getting side control.
Complex is controlling Worm's trapped leg to prevent Worm from advancing to side control.

Complex actively working from the bottom here.
Worm throwing shots but Complex is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Worm.
Worm is thwarting Complex's attempts to control the position.
Complex regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Worm.
Complex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Complex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Worm's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Complex manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Complex is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Worm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grey Worm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Worm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Complex connects with a leg kick. Worm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex looks to land a body kick but Worm moved away.
Worm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Worm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Complex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worm.
Worm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Complex.
A telegraphed right hand from Complex misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm walks into a left hand.
Grey Worm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Complex moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Worm is rocked!
Complex throws a body punch but Worm moves out of range.
Worm is still on wobbly legs! Can Complex finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Worm seems to have recovered his senses.
Complex cracks a nice hook into Worm's ribs.
Complex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Worm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Complex.
Complex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worm.
Worm dives in and grabs Complex's left leg, looking for a takedown. Complex pushes down on Worm's head and hops out.
Complex throws a low kick but Worm avoids it.
Worm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Complex misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Complex finds it's target.
Worm 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.
Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Worm moves away from the strike by Complex.
Worm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worm can do to turn this around?
Complex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Worm.
Napoleon Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grey Worm.
Worm takes a jab right on the kisser.

Worm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Complex tries to buck Worm off but Worm is having none of it.
Worm is looking to take a break and control but Complex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Worm tries for a kimura but Complex is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Complex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Worm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Complex is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Complex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Worm in side control, throwing shots but Complex defends.
Complex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Worm trying to control the action but Complex is working from the bottom.
Complex is trying to improve his position.

Worm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Complex dominated that second round.
That's time! Complex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Worm looks for a takedown but Complex sprawls well.

Complex gets tackled into the cage by Worm. Worm maintains the clinch.
Worm takes a shot to the head.
Complex working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Worm has Complex pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Worm pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Complex tumbling to the mat - Worm dives into Complex's guard.
Worm trying to move into half guard but instead Complex has managed to sweep!

Worm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Complex is aware though and is defending well.
Worm is trying to control the position but Complex postures up.

Worm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm is trying to keep Complex in close.
Complex sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Complex gets to his feet. Worm looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Complex. No joy for Worm on that attempt.

Worm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Complex was covering up waiting for the punch and Worm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Complex keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex looking for a sweep. Not yet Complex, not yet.
Worm looking to sit in guard and control but Complex gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Worm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Complex defends it easily.
Complex tries to free his leg and advance position but Worm is retaining full guard.
Complex trying to control but Worm is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Worm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Complex wants to control from the top but Worm keeps moving.
Worm wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Complex is now in half guard.
Complex seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Worm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Worm won't allow Complex to pass to mount.
Worm keeping hold of Complex's head, controlling as best he can.
Complex trying to control the action but Worm is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Worm is trying to control but Complex passes into side control!

Complex tries for a kimura but Worm is defending well.
Grey Worm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worm is trying to get back to half guard.
Complex wants to control but Worm is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Complex wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Worm, who protects the arm well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Complex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Complex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Complex!
A relieved looking Napoleon Complex thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.