PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attila comes into the arena with Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Judah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limb By Limb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Attila
vs
Li Judah

183 cm
30
205 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Attila.
Judah misses with a hook. Attila ducked under it nicely.
Attila defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Attila misses the target.
Attila lands a jab to the nose.
Attila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attila.
Judah throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Attila misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Judah lunges at Attila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Attila's hand.

It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Attila can pounce on him.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Attila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Judah misses.
Attila misses with a wild body shot.

Attila throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Judah was covering up waiting for the punch and Attila finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Attila throwing strikes from guard but Judah blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attila.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Attila from controlling successfully.
Attila stopping the sweep attempt from Judah.
Attila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Judah's head.
Judah is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judah trying to keep a closed guard but Attila is proving a slippery customer.
Judah controlling Attila's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Judah trying to control the position.
Judah controlling Attila's posture.
Attila trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attila postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Attila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Judah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attila.
Attila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Attila lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah looking to control.
Attila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Attila throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Attila's guard. Nice move by Judah!

Judah sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Attila looking for a guillotine here but Judah defends easily.
Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Attila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Attila has his foot on Judah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Judah works his way back into a safe position though.
Attila being controlled here, momentarily.
Judah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Attila is keeping the position for now.

Attila is looking for a triangle here but Judah uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Judah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Attila throws a good cross that connects.
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Attila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah cracks Attila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Attila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attila scores with a hook.
Judah lands a glancing blow to the side of Attila's head.

Attila shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Judah looking for submissions off his back.
Attila trying to mount his opponent but Judah defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Attila there.
Attila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Attila lands with a punch from half guard.
Attila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working.
Judah is doing well to control the position and prevent Attila from advancing to side control.
Judah's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Attila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Judah wants to get back to full guard.
Judah has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Attila is nestled in close to Judah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Judah gets full guard.
Attila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Judah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Attila's guard.

Judah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Attila keeping moving, preventing Judah from controlling successfully.
Judah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Judah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Attila looking to control but Judah passes into half guard.
Attila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Attila wants to improve his position but Judah is controlling well.
Judah works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Attila tries to improve position but can't.
Judah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Attila is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah controls the position.
Attila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Attila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Judah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Attila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Attila.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
Judah scores with a nice strike.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attila.
Attila lands a nice shot that snaps Judah's head back.
Attila throws a poor cross that misses
and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Attila misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Attila down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Attila was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Judah.
Ras Li Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah tests Attila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Attila looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah slips a jab from Attila.
Jab from Attila.
Attila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Attila throws a low kick but Judah moves out of range easily.
Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Attila scoring well with a low kick there.
Judah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Attila misses the body punch
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Attila clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Attila looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Attila lands with a nice combination. Judah backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Attila throws an off balance right hand
letting Judah counter with a right hand.

Johan Attila's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Attila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Attila.
Ras Li Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Attila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Judah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attila lands a glancing blow to the side of Judah's head.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Attila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Attila misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attila manages to avoid it.
Attila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Attila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Attila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Attila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Attila misses with a leg kick
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Johan Attila's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Judah works Attila's body with a nice hook.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Attila misses.
A little jabbing left from Judah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attila misses with a hook.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Judah clinches with his opponent.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Attila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Attila blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila misses with a punch on the inside.
Attila tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Attila backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attila struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Attila fails to land.
Attila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Attila misses with a punch to the body.
Judah digs a right hand into Attila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Attila's gas tank.
Johan Attila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Attila misses with a punch to the body.
Attila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Attila.
Attila can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Attila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ras Li Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Attila 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Attila!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Attila thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.