PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Complete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Ua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Complete has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Complete
vs
Ua

180 cm
29
190 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

190 cm
35
200 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 17 - 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 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Ua!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Complete with that takedown attempt.
Ua avoids the head kick by Complete.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ua.
Ua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Complete shoots in for a takedown but Ua shows good takedown defense.
Ua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Complete looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Complete tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ua scores with a hook.
Ua scores with a shot to the body.
Ua throws a body punch but Complete moves out of range.
Ua fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ua circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Complete, pushing him back against the cage.
Ua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ua scores with a shot to the side of Complete's head.

Complete has Ua pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Complete pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ua tumbling to the mat - Complete dives into Ua's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete postures up in Ua's guard and throws a big left but Ua blocks it.
Complete is looking to work some ground and pound but Ua has wrist control.
Complete postures up.
Complete preventing the sweep.
Complete working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ua's head.
Ua is pulling down on Complete's head to control his posture.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Complete postures up in Ua's guard and throws a big left but Ua blocks it.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ua throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Complete working some strikes from top position.
Ua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Complete lands a couple of digs.
Ua looking for a sweep. Not yet Ua, not yet.
Complete trying to control but Ua is working from the bottom.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.
Complete trying to control but Ua is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Complete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ua stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Complete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ua connects with a body shot.

Ua moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Complete.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ua.
Ua tries a body shot but Complete blocks it.
Ua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ua working aggressively here.
Complete lands a right hand.
Ua tries to throw a body punch but Complete avoids it by throwing Ua back against the cage.
Ua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Complete blocks a body shot from Ua.
Ua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Complete lands a right hand.
Ua working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ua fails to land.
Ua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Complete lands a nice uppercut.
Complete is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ua pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Complete gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ua tries to roll over but Complete keeps him under control.
Complete working Ua over with strikes.
Complete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Complete is keen to just control but Ua is a slippery customer.
Ua tries to roll over but Complete keeps him under control.
Complete is looking to take a break and control but Ua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Complete prevents Ua from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Ua 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.

Nice defenses there by Complete.
Ua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mack Ua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Complete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Complete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ua jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Complete shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ua is trying to defend but Complete finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ua has his hands clasped together around Complete's back. He's all about the action.
Complete missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ua works his way to full guard. Good work.
Complete stopping the sweep attempt from Ua.
Ua trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mr Complete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complete.
Ua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Complete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Complete stopping the sweep attempt from Ua.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Complete.
Complete slips a jab and a cross from Ua.
Ua throws a right hand that Complete ducks under and follows up with a left that Complete also avoids with ease.

Complete shoots in and gets a takedown into Ua's guard.
Complete postures up and lands a big shot to Ua's brow.
Complete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Complete keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ua's head.
Complete lands a couple of digs.
Complete throwing strikes from guard but Ua blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ua looking to control.
Complete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ua trying to keep a closed guard but Complete is proving a slippery customer.
Complete is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Complete landing some decent shots from guard.
Ua is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
Complete trying to control but Ua is working from the bottom.
Ua looking to control.

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

Complete manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ua on his heels. He'll look to pass Ua's guard now, I'm sure.
Ua wants to sweep here but Complete controlling him for the moment.
Ua wants to stand but Complete is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Complete lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Ua. Those never looked like landing.
Complete shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ua pinned against the cage. Ua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ua tries to clinch but Complete is having none of it.
Complete swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Complete paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Complete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Ua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ua swings for the body but Complete moves out of range.
Ua scores with a hook to the body. Complete takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ua drives through and clinches with Complete against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Complete on the inside.
Ua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Complete backwards.
Ua swings wildly with an uppercut but Complete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complete lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ua.
Ua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Complete wants a takedown but no success here.
Ua scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Complete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ua jabs at Complete's body.
Ua throws a right and a left that Complete avoids nicely.
Ua connects with a jab.
Complete shoots in and drives through. Ua sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Complete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ua takes a swing at Complete's ribcage but misses.
Ua misses with a hook.
Complete tries to clinch there but Ua circles away.
Ua looks to land a right hand but Complete moved out of range.
Complete drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ua sprawls and moves away.
A left and a right from Ua both land. Nice combination.
Complete swats away the attempt to clinch by Ua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ua throws a body punch but Complete moves out of range.
Mack Ua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ua misses with a lunging right hand
and Complete counters with a stiff right hand.
Ua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Complete shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ua defends it nicely.
Ua misses with a hook
and Complete counters with a right hand to the body.
Complete changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ua tries to avoid it but Complete manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ua to the ground. Ua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Complete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Complete 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Complete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Ua gets tackled into the cage by Complete. Complete maintains the clinch.
Ua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack Ua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Complete is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Complete fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Complete.
Ua tries a body shot but Complete blocks it.
Ua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Complete backwards.
Complete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ua misses with some punches.
Ua throws an elbow but it misses.
Complete struggles to land a body shot inside as Ua controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ua fails to land.

Complete lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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 drops an elbow to the side of Ua's head.
Complete thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ua's head.
Complete with the ground and pound but Ua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ua is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ua looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complete throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Complete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ua controlling Complete's posture.
Complete is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Complete landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Complete gets to his feet. Ua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Ua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Ua!