PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im The (ranked 25678 p4p, 308 weight class) and Dita Pita (ranked 8586 p4p, 269 weight class). Im The has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The
vs
Pita

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

198 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Im The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dita Pita!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for The, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from The misses.
The throws a body shot but no joy.
Im The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The throws a body punch but Pita moves out of range.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The throws a body shot but no joy.
Pita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from The does no damage.
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from The misses.
Nice defenses there by Pita.
A little jabbing left from Pita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The looks to score with a jab to the body but Pita is just out of range.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
The definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
The went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pita moves away.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The just misses with a punch to the body.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pita moves away.
The throws a right and a left that Pita avoids nicely.
The is looking to wear down Pita with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a right hand that Pita ducks under and follows up with a left that Pita also avoids with ease.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pita moves away.
Pita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The misses with a wild body shot.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pita should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pita slips a jab from The.
It seemed like Pita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The throws a right hand that Pita ducks under and follows up with a left that Pita also avoids with ease.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
The tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pita was well out of range. Poor timing from The.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
The swings for the body but Pita moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pita.
The misses with a two punch combination.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The is breathing heavily.
The misses with a looping left.
Pita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
A nice side step and Pita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The.
The throws a body shot but no joy.
Pita slips a jab and a cross from The.
Pita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pita misses with a looping right.
Pita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The defending well as Pita loads up on a big left hand.
The tries to bum rush Pita with a series of wild strikes but Pita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from The.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
Pita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The.
It seemed like Pita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The misses with a few strikes there.
The misses with a few strikes there.
The throws a series of punches but Pita moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
Pita is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pita circles away quickly and effectively.
The fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The throws out a loose jab but Pita uses good head movement to avoid it.
The misses with a body shot.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Pita throws a jab when The was well out of range.
The throws a big counter combination but Pita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from The misses.
Pita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from The finds it's target.
The throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pita throws a jab but it's blocked by The.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The.
It seemed like Pita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pita missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pita.
A nice side step and Pita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The swinging wildly here.
A combination from The does no damage.
The throws a nice looking combination but Pita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
The swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The misses with a wild body shot.
The throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Pita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Im The dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pita.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The misses with a wild body shot.
Pita throws an overhand right that lands on The's shoulder, as The tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pita misses the target.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pita.
A looping hook to the body misses from The. Pita does a little dance to reset his feet.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
Pita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pita.
A nice side step and Pita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pita.
Pita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from The misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The throws a hook to the side of Pita's head but Pita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pita moves out of range of the strikes.
The misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pita misses the target.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pita.
Pita defending well as The loads up on a big left hand.
The moves out of range as Pita strikes.
No joy there for The, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for The, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The throws a lazy right hand but Pita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from The misses its intended target.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The misses with an uppercut.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
The misses with a double jab.
Pita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a body punch but Pita moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pita.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The misses with a wild combination.
The misses with a straight left.
The throws a body punch but Pita moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pita in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Pita throws a jab when The was well out of range.
Pita connects with a looping right hand.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pita circles away quickly and effectively.
The is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pita can do to turn this around?
The takes one to the side of the head.
Pita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pita circles away quickly and effectively.
The throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The misses with a body shot.
Im The is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from The misses its intended target.
The swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Pita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pita just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pita might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The has got the better of the exchanges.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pita throws a hook but The blocks it.
Pita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
The slips under a jab from Pita.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The throws a body punch but Pita moves out of range.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The throws a right and a left that Pita avoids nicely.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pita.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pita misses with a hook.
It looked like The was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pita misses with a looping left.
Pita missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The swings for the body but Pita moves out of range.
The misses with a body shot.
The misses with a jab, cross combination.
The takes a swing at Pita's ribcage but misses.
Im The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The moves away from the strike by Pita.
Pita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The.
The swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The throws a right and a left that Pita avoids nicely.
Pita moves out of range as The strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Im The dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pita manages to avoid it.
The misses with a two punch combination.
The throws a series of punches but Pita avoids them all with ease.
Pita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
No joy there for The, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The throws a series of punches but Pita moves out of range.
The misses with a wild combination.
The slips a straight right by Pita.
The throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pita throws a hook but The avoids it easily.
Pita misses the shot to the body.
Pita missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The throwing a counter right hand but Pita manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
The misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pita throws the left hand but The avoids the punch easily.
Pita misses with an uppercut. The saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from The.
Pita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pita circles away quickly and effectively.
The looks to land a left hand but Pita moved out of range nicely.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
The looks to score with a jab to the body but Pita is just out of range.
A jab from The misses.
Pita defending well as The loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pita misses the target.
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pita throws out the jab.
The avoids the body shot from Pita.
The defending well as Pita loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a right hand that Pita ducks under and follows up with a left that Pita also avoids with ease.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pita.
Pita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Pita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The looks to land a combination but Pita avoids it well.
Pita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pita moves away.
Pita takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Pita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The misses with a double jab.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
The fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The slips a straight right by Pita.
Pita connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from The misses.
It seemed like Pita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The slips a straight right by Pita.
Pita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The ducks under a wild hook from Pita.
The misses with a looping left.
Dita Pita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ducks under a wild hook from Pita.
Pita misses with a looping right.
The misses with the combination.
Pita misses with a straight right.
Pita misses with a looping left.
The throws a body punch but Pita moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from The does no damage.
Pita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The looks to score with a jab to the body but Pita is just out of range.
Pita throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
The misses with a few strikes there.
Pita misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from The misses.
The tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pita was well out of range. Poor timing from The.
The slips a straight right by Pita.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pita throws a big shot that misses.
The misses with a few strikes there.
The swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pita! But no joy.
Im The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pita throws an overhand right that lands on The's shoulder, as The tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Im The showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Im The!