PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 2620 p4p, 128 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 3085 p4p, 149 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gun's choice of entrance music: Turbo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stiffington Jr
vs
Gun

162 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

175 cm
28
140 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Stiffington Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffington Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gun moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gun misses with a punch to the body.
Stiffington Jr is trying to pull guard but Gun has him pressed against the cage.
Stiffington Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gun prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Stiffington Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiffington Jr is trying to drag Gun to the mat but Gun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stiffington Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Gun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stiffington Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gun has hold of Stiffington Jr's hands but Stiffington Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Stiffington Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stiffington Jr moves nicely into side control.
Stiffington Jr takes a little break here. Gun wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stiffington Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

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.
Stiffington Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stiffington Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stiffington Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stiffington Jr 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.
Gun can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Stiffington Jr crashes against the mat.
Stiffington Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stiffington Jr staying calm.
The ground and pound from Stiffington Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr taking a breather here.
Gun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stiffington Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gun defending against the ground and pound.
Gun taking a bit of punishment here - Stiffington Jr scoring with strikes.
Stiffington Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Stiffington Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Gun's head but Gun avoids it well.
Stiffington Jr just content to control the position.
Gun defending against the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gun some visible discomfort.
Stiffington Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stiffington Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stiffington Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stiffington Jr is looking to take a break and control but Gun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiffington Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Gun's head but Gun avoids it well.
Gun is being controlled here.
Stiffington Jr is working Gun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stiffington Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gun down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the action but Gun is working from the bottom.
Gun seems a little lost for a moment, as Stiffington Jr dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Stiffington Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stiffington Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gun's half guard.
Stiffington Jr is nestled in close to Gun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the pace.
Stiffington Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stiffington Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rod Stiffington Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stiffington Jr moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stiffington Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr cracks Gun with a big elbow.
Stiffington Jr looks up at the clock and then as Gun takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stiffington Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gun avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr working the head with strikes.
Gun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr landing a few strikes.
Stiffington Jr is putting a hurting on Gun here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stiffington Jr controls the position.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound but Gun is defending the strikes.
Gun taking a bit of punishment here - Stiffington Jr scoring with strikes.
Stiffington Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stiffington Jr landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stiffington Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Gun being controlled for a moment.
Stiffington Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stiffington Jr wants to control but Gun is keeping him busy.
Stiffington Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiffington Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gun is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun dodges the ground and pound from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr landing strikes.
Gun gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stiffington Jr content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Gun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stiffington Jr lands with some strikes.
Stiffington Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stiffington Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gun?

Gun is rocked!
Stiffington Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gun is still in real trouble! Can Stiffington Jr finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stiffington Jr postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Gun out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Stiffington Jr goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington Jr!
A very excited looking Rod Stiffington Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Tommy Gun had this to say: 'And thats it I'm going to retire I don't think I have anything left in me.'.