PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulua Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Fighter Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Master
vs
Fighter Four

175 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ulua Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Random Fighter Four!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Master.
Random Fighter Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master tries to bum rush Fighter Four with a series of wild strikes but Fighter Four uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter Four was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Fighter Four feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.

Fighter Four clinches up with Master and pushes him back against the cage.
Master lands a right hand.
Fighter Four tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
Master manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Master content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fighter Four fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Master prevents a body shot from Fighter Four.
Fighter Four tries to land knees in the clinch but Master avoids the damage to the body.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter Four tries to throw a body punch but Master avoids it by throwing Fighter Four back against the cage.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Master blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master swings for the body but Fighter Four moves out of range.
Fighter Four ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Master takes a swing at Fighter Four's ribcage but misses.
Fighter Four throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
Master cracks a nice hook into Fighter Four's ribs.
Fighter Four throws a body kick that misses.
Master throws a shot to the body.
Master works the jab nicely.
Master slips a jab from Fighter Four.
Master changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Master swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master throws a hook but Fighter Four avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four delivers a nice body kick.
Master definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Master lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fighter Four doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fighter Four doesn't seem bothered though.
Fighter Four misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter Four lands a front kick.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter Four is just out of range.
Master is looking to wear down Fighter Four with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Master misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter Four with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fighter Four walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter Four ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fighter Four throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter Four throws a nice inside leg kick.
Master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master connects with a jab.
Fighter Four takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fighter Four takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Master misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter Four tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter Four.
Master appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Master scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fighter Four looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Fighter Four uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Fighter Four looks to land a body kick but Master moved away.
Master lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fighter Four misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master blocks a leg kick.
Fighter Four tries to clinch up but Master circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master lands a two punch combo.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master scores with a three punch combo!
Fighter Four throws a looping overhand right but Master ducks down to avoid it.
Master fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter Four throws a counter combo.
Master with a nice cross.
Fighter Four has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter Four there as he acknowledges the shot.
Master lands with a shot to the body.
Fighter Four throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
Fighter Four connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter Four misses with a shot to the body
and Master counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Master stuns Fighter Four with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Master rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulua Master dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fighter Four tries to bum rush Master with a series of wild strikes but Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Master misses the target.
Master swings for the body but Fighter Four moves out of range.
Fighter Four has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Master moves out of range as Fighter Four strikes.
Fighter Four pivots, looking for a leg kick but Master is out of range and Fighter Four settles back down.
Ulua Master is winning the standup battle so far.
Master throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter Four tries a quick counter leg kick but Master is wise to it.
Fighter Four lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter Four looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fighter Four gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Master.
Fighter Four misses with a body shot.
Fighter Four is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Master misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fighter Four.
Master misses with a two punch combination.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter Four.
Master lands a jab to Fighter Four's midsection.
Fighter Four throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Master works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Master scores with a nice head shot.
Master is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter Four can do to turn this around?
Fighter Four misses with a leg kick
enabling Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter Four is just out of range.
Fighter Four throws a front kick aimed at Master's knee but Master avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Master throws out a powerful jab.
Master lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Master misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter Four counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter Four misses with a series of wild punches.
Master throws a hook but Fighter Four blocks it.
Master lands a two punch combo.
Fighter Four turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master misses with a right hand
letting Fighter Four counter with a right hand.
Fighter Four connects with a solid leg kick.
Fighter Four lands with a slapping head kick.
Master is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fighter Four avoids the body shot from Master.
Master lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four throws a good cross that connects.
Master throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter Four.
Fighter Four scores with a head kick. Master tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fighter Four has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Master misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter Four uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Master.
Master misses with a body shot.
Fighter Four throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter Four throws a wild body kick that Master sees coming a mile off.
Master throws a nice looking combination but Fighter Four bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Master scores with a jab to the jaw.
Master connects with a single shot there.
Ulua Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter Four throws a jab when Master was well out of range.
Master swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Master does no damage.
Fighter Four is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Fighter Four does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Fighter Four slips a jab and a cross from Master.
Master moves out of range as Fighter Four strikes.
A punch combination from Master misses.
Master throws a right and a left that Fighter Four avoids nicely.
Fighter Four throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Master's head.
Fighter Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter Four fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Master misses with a double jab.
Fighter Four doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulua Master dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fighter Four pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Master misses the target.
Fighter Four showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Master.
A left lands for Fighter Four.
Some wild striking there from Master.
Fighter Four tries a head kick but it misses.
Fighter Four ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master takes a swing at Fighter Four's ribcage but misses.
Master's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Master duly obliges.
Fighter Four tries to move into range but Master moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fighter Four wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter Four is looking to score with low kicks.
Fighter Four scores with a nice strike.
Fighter Four throws a lazy body kick
and Master counters with a stiff right hand.
Fighter Four tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter Four.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master misses with a looping left.
Master swings for the body but Fighter Four moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Master finds it's target.
Master circles away from the clinch attempt
and Master cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter Four goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fighter Four gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fighter Four.
Master throws a series of strikes that have Fighter Four backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter Four takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Fighter Four is rocked!
Master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter Four wants to counter the offense by Master and move into the clinch position.
Master fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter Four looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Master throws a right hand that Fighter Four ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter Four also avoids with ease.
Fighter Four looks for the body kick but Master saw that one coming.
Master throws a big counter combination but Fighter Four scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Master throws a body shot but no joy.
Master scores with a jab to the jaw.
Master connects with a body shot.
Master throws the left hand but Fighter Four avoids the punch easily.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter Four circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter Four lands with an uppercut that bounces Master off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Master.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Fighter Four counters with a body kick.
Master works Fighter Four's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master throws a right hand that Fighter Four ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter Four also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master misses with a hook.
Master will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fighter Four looks for the body kick but Master saw that one coming.
Master is looking for a counter combo.
Fighter Four scores with a push kick.
Master is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Fighter Four misses.
Fighter Four misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master avoids the head kick by Fighter Four.
Random Fighter Four has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulua Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fighter Four is looking to score with low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulua Master showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Master, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulua Master!