PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Nobody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nobody
vs
Pan

183 cm
25
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pan wants to counter the offense by Nobody and move into the clinch position.
Nobody lands with a good body shot.
Pan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobody lands a jab to Pan's midsection.
Pan shoots and misses
and Nobody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pan needs to keep his hands up - Nobody had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody looks to throw the jab but Pan is out of range.
Pan drops his hands momentarily and Nobody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nobody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody throws a big shot that misses.
Pan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nobody counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mr Nobody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pan.
Nobody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nobody lands a jab.
Nobody loads up on a big right hand but Pan slips the punch.
Nobody lands with a good body shot.
Nobody digs a good body shot into Pan's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throws out a loose jab but Pan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nobody defends it well.

Pan instigates a clinch.
A short right from Nobody on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nobody regains guard immediately.
Pan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nobody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nobody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nobody tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pan postures up in Nobody's guard and throws a big left but Nobody blocks it.
Pan pushes down on Nobody's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan throwing shots but Nobody is blocking nicely.
Pan thows a huge punch but Nobody dodges it nicely.
Pan wants to control but Nobody is keeping him busy.
Nobody trying to hold on to Pan's head to control him but Pan postures up.
We've been informed that Pan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nobody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pan.
Pan slips a nice elbow through Nobody's hands, connecting with Nobody's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nobody scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nobody lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pan needs to keep his hands up - Nobody had a free shot at his head there.
Nobody thuds his right hand into Pan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nobody throws an off balance right hand

and Pan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nobody's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Nobody dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nobody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nobody scores with the left hand. Pan knows he should have avoided that one.
Pan shoots in looking for a takedown but Nobody manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nobody cracks Pan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nobody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Nobody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mr Nobody is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan tries for a takedown but Nobody circles away easily
and Pan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mr Nobody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pan.
Nobody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pan.
Pan takes one on the button.
Nobody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nobody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nobody misses with a body shot.
Pan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nobody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nobody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody misses with a hook.
Nobody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pan can do to turn this around?
Nobody misses with a left hand

and Pan counters by clinching up.

Pan wants the takedown. Nobody is fighting it off but Pan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nobody's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nobody on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nobody tries to get out of the position.
Pan wants to control from the top but Nobody keeps moving.
Nobody is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pan postures up and lands a big shot to Nobody's brow.
Pan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nobody avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pan throws a big right hand that misses.
Nobody utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nobody lands with a hook. Pan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nobody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nobody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pan.
Pan is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nobody circles away.
It looked like Nobody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nobody lands a nice looking body shot.
Pan is breathing heavily.
Jab by Nobody.
Nobody takes a swing at Pan's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Nobody dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nobody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pan.
Pan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nobody throws a body punch but Pan moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pan! But no joy.
Nobody looks to land a left hand but Pan moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Nobody. Beautiful body shot.
Nobody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nobody lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nobody connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Pan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Pan seems to be working for a kimura but Nobody defends the submission attempt.
Pan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nobody defending well though.
Pan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pan working over Nobody with some ground and pound. Nobody looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nobody won't allow Pan to pass to mount.

Pan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nobody sees it coming and defends easily.
Nobody has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pan is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nobody is not content to let Pan control the position.
Nobody tries to roll over but Pan keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peter Pan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nobody is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Pan is looking for a kimura here.

Pan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nobody defend it? Pan steps over the head and cranks it - Nobody is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Pan!