PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1530 p4p, 183 weight class) and Shane Ross (ranked 5899 p4p, 581 weight class). Pendragon comes to the cage accompanied by Avatar-Smells Like A Freakshow. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pendragon
vs
Ross

195 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
256 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Ross!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pendragon.
Ross misses with a left hand
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Pendragon throws a leg kick which misses Ross's front leg but catches the back leg as Ross tries to avoid it.
Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ross has time to react.
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pendragon looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
Ross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Pendragon moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pendragon.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Pendragon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pendragon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pendragon or not.
A hook to the body from Ross.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Ross misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ross.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon stalling in the clinch.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands a nice uppercut.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ross.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Ross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Ross tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Ross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pendragon or not.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Pendragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Pendragon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Ross prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Pendragon digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Pendragon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pendragon dips to his left and cracks Ross with an uppercut!
Pendragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ross misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ross takes one to the chin there.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pendragon jabs Ross right on the nose. Ross blinks but takes it well.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross misses with a two punch combination.
Pendragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon cracks Ross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ross checks a low kick from Pendragon.

Pendragon has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross is working Pendragon over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ross.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the cage.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Ross.
Pendragon has Ross pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shane Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Pendragon.
Pendragon trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pendragon into the cage.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Ross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pendragon lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Pendragon digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosss head.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pendragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Ross is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?
Pendragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.

Pendragon drops Ross onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ross is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ross digs a right hand underneath Pendragon's ribcage. Pendragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Ross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pendragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Ross.
Pendragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Pendragon lands a left hand.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pendragon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pendragon lands a really nice looking cross but Ross seems unphased.

Pendragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pendragon lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pendragon.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Pendragon lands with a left to the head.
Pendragon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pendragon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Pendragon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross lands a body punch.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Pendragon.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shane Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon prevents a body shot from Ross.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Pendragon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pendragon creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ross's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ross drops to his knees and Pendragon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!
Our winner, Arthur Pendragon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.