PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Poohs (ranked 1592 p4p, 171 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 1923 p4p, 199 weight class). Poohs comes into the arena with Dancing Teeth blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Poohs
vs
Power

178 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

168 cm
26
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Poohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips a straight right by Poohs.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poohs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poohs looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Power replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Poohs blocks it well.
Poohs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Power lands.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poohs.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Power misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Poohs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Poohs misses the target.
Power scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poohs.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poohs.
Poohs needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohs walks into a straight right hand from Power.
We've been told by Poohs's head coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Power darts in and clinches Poohs up against the cage.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poohs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.

Poohs manages to break the clinch.
Power looks to land a left hand but Poohs moved out of range nicely.
Poohs ducks right into an uppercut from Power.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poohs throws out the jab.
Power appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power throws a jab when Poohs was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poohs throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power throws a right and a left that Poohs avoids nicely.
Poohs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power lands the left hand.
Power misses with a hook. Poohs ducked under it nicely.
Power blocks a head kick by Poohs.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Poohs lands a head kick. Power smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poohs swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
Power wants to clinch up but Poohs keeps it at a distance.
Poohs throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power connects with a body shot.
Poohs looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Poohs walks into a jab.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power defending well as Poohs loads up on a big left hand.
Poohs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power scores with a jab. Poohs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Poohs connects with the punch.
Poohs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poohs's calf.
Poohs throws a big shot that misses.

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

Poohs manages to break the clinch.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poohs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poohs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poohs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Poohs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poohs throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a left and a right that stings Poohs.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poohs throws out the jab.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Poohs.
Power cracks Poohs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poohs looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Poohs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Power moves into the clinch.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but Poohs blocks with his arms.
Poohs is pushing Power up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poohs throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poohs throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Power dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Power avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Power misses
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poohs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power connects with a jab.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poohs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power misses with a hook.
It looked like Poohs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poohs ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Poohs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Poohs looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poohs swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poohs throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power connects with a body shot.
Poohs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poohs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and Poohs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Poohs misses.
A big right from Power misses.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Poohs's leg but Poohs calmly moves out of range.
Jab by Poohs.
Power is looking to slow Poohs down with leg kicks.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poohs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power throws out a counter right but Poohs avoids it with no problem.
Power defending well as Poohs loads up on a big left hand.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power throws out a loose jab but Poohs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poohs throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poohs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poohs throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Poohs swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poohs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poohs misses with a looping left.
Poohs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Power misses.
Poohs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power avoids the head kick by Poohs.
A head kick misses from Poohs.
Poohs throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power looks to clinch
and Poohs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poohs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Thomas Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power defending well as Poohs loads up on a big left hand.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poohs throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Poohs moves out of range of the strikes.
Poohs lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poohs.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power lands a head shot.
Poohs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poohs manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Poohs.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Poohs tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Poohs.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poohs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Poohs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poohs tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Poohs looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poohs scores with a punch to the head.
Poohs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poohs throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poohs connects with a single shot there.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poohs throws out the jab.
Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poohs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Conrad Poohs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Poohs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poohs avoids the head kick by Power.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poohs has time to react.
Poohs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poohs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poohs.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Poohs.
Power slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.

Power takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poohs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Poohs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Poohs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Poohs is trying to push Power away but Power has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Poohs blocking some punches.
Power blocking some punches.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Poohs controls his hands.
Power working aggressively here.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Poohs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poohs.
Poohs blocks an uppercut.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poohs is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Poohs's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poohs.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poohs's efforts to push away.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Poohs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Power.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power misses with some punches.
Poohs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poohs misses with some punches.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poohs is trying to stall.
Poohs prevents a body shot from Power.

Poohs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power is looking to clinch but Poohs is avoiding it.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Poohs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poohs swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Poohs misses with a left hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Poohs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power misses with a hook. Poohs ducked under it nicely.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Poohs moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power closes the distance but Poohs moves to the side
and Poohs counters with a straight right hand.
Power keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poohs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Power's head.
Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poohs backing away here, and Power unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poohs looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Poohs throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands with a cross.
Poohs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
An attempted straight right counter from Poohs misses the target.
Power cracks the inside of Poohs's front leg.
Poohs scores with a push kick.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Poohs moves out of range easily.
Poohs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poohs's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Power!
Thomas Power was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.