PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 2806 p4p, 316 weight class) and Kale Strong (ranked 3154 p4p, 352 weight class). Tiddlywinks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Seinfeld Intro. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tiddlywinks
vs
Strong

197 cm
28
265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

197 cm
28
270 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Strong!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strong closes the distance and pushes Tiddlywinks back into the cage.
Strong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Tiddlywinks avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Strong taking a breather.
Strong just leaning against Tiddlywinks, taking a breather.
Tiddlywinks tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the cage.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Tiddlywinks blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiddlywinks.
Strong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiddlywinks can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiddlywinks's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiddlywinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.
Strong lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Roger Tiddlywinks has been cut.
Strong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiddlywinks throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kale Strong has been cut.
Tiddlywinks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong scores with a knee to the head.
Strong slowing the pace effectively.
Strong stalling.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiddlywinks avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tiddlywinks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Tiddlywinks's head coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks swings widly with a right hand
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tiddlywinks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks scoring well with a low kick there.

Strong clinches.

Tiddlywinks manages to break the clinch.

Strong clinches up with Tiddlywinks and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiddlywinks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Strong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong just leaning against Tiddlywinks, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks can't break the clinch.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiddlywinks can't break the clinch.

Tiddlywinks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tiddlywinks gets tackled into the cage by Strong. Strong maintains the clinch.
Tiddlywinks wants to break free but Strong has control.
Strong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Strong prevents Tiddlywinks from breaking the clinch.
Tiddlywinks blocking some punches.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiddlywinks is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks is trying to break the clinch but Strong has him pressed against the cage.
Strong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.

Tiddlywinks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Strong.
Tiddlywinks throws a combination that misses
and Strong counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiddlywinks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Strong moves into range and clinches up with Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strong stalling against the cage.
Strong controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kale Strong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiddlywinks.
Roger Tiddlywinks is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tiddlywinks does it's job there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Strong 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.
Strong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiddlywinks.
Strong misses with a series of wild punches.
Roger Tiddlywinks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiddlywinks misses with a body kick.
Strong throws a fast counter high kick but Tiddlywinks manages to duck under it in time.
Strong moves out of range of the body kick from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strong will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiddlywinks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiddlywinks looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Strong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiddlywinks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong is looking to clinch but Tiddlywinks is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks blocks a head kick by Strong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks throws a leg kick
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiddlywinks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiddlywinks keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiddlywinks in his tracks.
Crunch! Tiddlywinks slams his shin into Strong's torso.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiddlywinks looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Strong clinches.

Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiddlywinks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strong is looking to clinch.

Strong takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiddlywinks wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Strong to work.
Strong connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tiddlywinks tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong stalling in the clinch.
Strong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiddlywinks up against the cage.
Strong slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kale Strong.
Tiddlywinks misses with a head kick.

Strong clinches up with Tiddlywinks and pushes him back against the cage.

Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Strong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strong is looking to clinch.

Strong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiddlywinks blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiddlywinks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiddlywinks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strong back to the cage. Tiddlywinks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiddlywinks up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.

Tiddlywinks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Tiddlywinks lands but Strong takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Kale Strong's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.

Strong rushes Tiddlywinks and presses him up against the cage.
Strong works on Tiddlywinks's body with a couple of short punches.

Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiddlywinks throws out a leg kick but Strong moves out of range and Tiddlywinks only half commits.

Strong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong.
Strong slowing the pace effectively.
Strong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Tiddlywinks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Strong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiddlywinks, pushing him back against the cage.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Tiddlywinks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Strong clinches with his opponent.
Strong has Tiddlywinks pressed against the cage, preventing Tiddlywinks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Tiddlywinks blocks with his arms.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiddlywinks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiddlywinks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roger Tiddlywinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strong has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strong.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiddlywinks controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of Tiddlywinks's head.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.

Tiddlywinks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! Tiddlywinks lands a heavy head kick that drops Strong. The ref tackles Tiddlywinks to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Strong was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Roger Tiddlywinks!
Roger Tiddlywinks made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Im going to get a ice cream sunday yay!'.