PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jude Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vincent
vs
Pan

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jude Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vincent working a defensive guard here.

Vincent has his foot on Pan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pan works his way back into a safe position though.
Pan scoring with some ground and pound.
Vincent controls Pan momentarily but Pan frees himself.
Pan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pan postures up.
Pan postures up and lands a big shot to Vincent's brow.
Pan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vincent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pan on the ground.
Pan postures up.
Pan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pan cracks Vincent with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vincent's head.
Pan with a nice head shot there.
Pan stands up over Vincent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vincent looking to control.
Pan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pan is in close to Vincent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vincent is trying to control the position but Pan postures up.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Pan working some strikes from top position.
Pan landing with the ground and pound.
Pan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vincent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent working a defensive guard but Pan manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vincent gets back to half guard.
Pan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vincent with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vincent trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Pan.
Vincent taking some punishment here, with Pan in his half guard.
Pan tries to pass to full mount but Vincent defends it.
Vincent on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vincent is looking to control Pan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vincent avoid being mounted?
Pan lands with a punch from half guard.
Pan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pan lands with a punch from half guard.
Vincent is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vincent on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vincent is looking for a sweep. Pan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pan working Vincent over with strikes.
Vincent has hold of Pan's hands but Pan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pan lands with a punch from half guard.
Pan drops an elbow to the side of Vincent's head.
Vincent taking some punishment here, with Pan in his half guard.
Vincent trying to control but Pan postures up.
Vincent is looking for a sweep. Pan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pan working over Vincent with some ground and pound. Vincent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pan is keen to just control but Vincent is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vincent moves into range and clinches up with Pan.
Pan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vincent prevents it.

Pan jumps guard and drags Vincent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pan keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent is really struggling to control Pan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vincent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vincent trying to control but Pan is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pan moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vincent is defended easily by Pan.
Vincent tries for a takedown but Pan circles away easily

and Pan counters by moving into the clinch.
Pan can't get the takedown.
Pan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vincent.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jude Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent tries to circle away but Pan has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan keeps control of Vincent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vincent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vincent tries to stall but Pan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Vincent is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vincent to the mat. Vincent regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pan stands up over Vincent, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vincent is trying to keep Pan in close.
Pan won't allow Vincent to sweep him here.
Pan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vincent working a defensive guard here.
Pan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pan lands a couple of elbows.
Pan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vincent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan distracts Vincent with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Pan from controlling successfully.
Pan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pan won't allow Vincent to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vincent throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

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

Vincent gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vincent looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vincent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Pan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vincent looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pan trying to control the action but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Vincent takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent is looking to regain half guard here but Pan keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan is chipping away with strikes.
Vincent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vincent struggling a bit here.
Pan working the ground and pound from side control.
Pan lands a nice forearm strike.
Vincent taking a bit of punishment here - Pan scoring with strikes.
Vincent takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peter Pan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pan landing strikes.
Vincent is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pan connects with a decent elbow.
Vincent can't do much from the bottom here.
Pan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vincent is pushing Pan's head away, looking to escape. Pan manages to hold on to the position though.
Pan lands an elbow.
Pan lands a decent elbow from side control.

Pan stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Pan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vincent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vincent is not content to let Pan control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vincent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vincent to see if he's OK.
Pan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vincent is trying to control Pan's posture but Pan avoids it.
Pan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vincent to see if he's OK.

That's four 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.
Pan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pan is chipping away with strikes.
Vincent is looking for a sweep.
Vincent takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pan cracks Vincent with a big elbow.
Pan working the ground and pound from side control.
Pan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vincent is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pan working Vincent over with strikes.
Pan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jude Vincent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Pan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!