PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 1292 p4p, 62 weight class) and Creature Of Habit (ranked 3517 p4p, 175 weight class). Darth Vader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vader
vs
Of Habit

165 cm
39
134 lbs
35 - 9 - 0

161 cm
22
133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darth Vader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creature Of Habit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Habit walks into a stiff left hand from Vader .
Vader throws a shot from downtown. Of Habit moves away and avoids it.
Vader blocks the body kick.
Vader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Habit flicks out a counter leg kick but Vader steps away.
Of Habit blocks a head kick by Vader .
A slow jab from Vader misses its intended target.

Of Habit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vader manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vader looking to hit a scissor sweep but Of Habit is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Habit throwing strikes from guard but Vader blocks nicely.
Of Habit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Of Habit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Of Habit looking to sit in guard and control but Vader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vader won't allow Of Habit to sweep him here.
Vader working some strikes from top position.
Of Habit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Habit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vader wants to control from the top but Of Habit keeps moving.
Of Habit keeping full guard, as Vader tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of Habit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vader wants to pass the guard but Of Habit is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vader wants to control from the top but Of Habit keeps moving.

Vader avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Of Habit pulls Vader in to control the position.
Vader is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vader is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Of Habit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Of Habit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vader trying to control but Of Habit is working from the bottom.
Vader missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vader seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vader postures up.
Vader wants to pass the guard but Of Habit is keeping the position.

Of Habit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Of Habit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vader can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Vader got a little sloppy there for a moment and Of Habit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vader has managed to get both his arms back between Of Habit's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Habit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Habit wants to sweep here but Vader controlling him for the moment.
Vader not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Of Habit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Of Habit keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vader passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vader is trying to ground and pound but Of Habit uses the momentary lack of control by Vader to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Of Habit actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Vader dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Of Habit.
Vader throws a poor cross that misses
and Of Habit counters with a straight right hand.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Habit lands a jab.
Vader cracks Of Habit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Vader wants the takedown. Of Habit is fighting it off but Vader persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Of Habit's guard against the cage.
Of Habit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Of Habit keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
Vader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Habit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vader works over Of Habit with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Habit is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
Vader engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Habit trying to control the position here.
Vader wants to control from the top but Of Habit keeps moving.
Of Habit controlling the position.
Of Habit is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
Vader advances position into side control!
Vader is looking to take a break and control but Of Habit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Of Habit tries to bench press Vader off him but Vader keeps the position.
Vader scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader working the ground and pound but Of Habit is defending the strikes.
Of Habit manages to get back to half guard.
Vader has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vader trying to control but Of Habit is having none of it.
Vader lands a big shot there that rocks Of Habit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vader sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Of Habit wants to control but Vader is having none of it.
Of Habit is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vader is staying active.
Of Habit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader working Of Habit over with strikes here.
Vader is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Of Habit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vader cracks Of Habit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Of Habit is rocked!
Of Habit wants to control but Vader is having none of it.
Of Habit is still in real trouble! Can Vader finish him?
Of Habit is looking to get to half guard.
Of Habit is squirming around, avoiding Vader 's attempts to control the action.
Of Habit seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Vader .
Vader lands a big elbow.
Of Habit wants to control but Vader is having none of it.
Vader tries to control but Of Habit wriggling away.
Vader connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Habit is trying desperately to improve position.
Vader connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Of Habit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Oooh a big shot lands for Vader ! Of Habit is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darth Vader !