PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Avery (ranked 25157 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Nasty (ranked 5480 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Nasty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Avery
vs
Nasty

184 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lil Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Avery throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nasty was covering up waiting for the punch and Avery finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nasty is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Avery dives into side control.

Nasty wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Nasty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Avery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nasty's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Avery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nasty trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avery lands a nice short elbow.
Avery scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasty trying to hold on to Avery's head to control him but Avery postures up.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nasty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Avery there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty wants to get back to full guard but Avery has mounted him!
Avery lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nasty hang on?
Avery punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nasty is in a horrible position here. Avery smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nasty is looking to improve his position but Avery isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Avery working the ground and pound effectively.
Avery 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.
Nasty is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery landing shots from mount.
Nasty tries to hold on but Avery postures up.
Avery raining down shots from the mount!
Nasty looks winded!
Avery landing strikes from the mount and Nasty is in trouble!
Avery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Avery unloading with bombs!
Avery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nasty tries to hold on but Avery postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Avery working the ground and pound effectively.
Avery has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nasty's face.
Nasty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Avery is landing with some decent strikes but Nasty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Avery lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Avery dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nasty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Avery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nasty fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Avery to the ground. Nasty is now in Avery's guard.

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

Avery looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nasty passes into half guard.
Nasty is trying to control. Avery wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Avery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nasty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Avery throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nasty escapes and throws Avery's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Avery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nasty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nasty's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Avery is in trouble now - Nasty has advanced to mount!
Nasty prevents Avery from getting the reversal.
Avery wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Nasty is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Avery knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Avery for a finish.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
Nasty keeps control of the position as Avery tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery trying to get back to his feet but Nasty is in full control for now.

Nasty goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Avery escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Miles Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nasty has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nasty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nasty has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery drops an elbow to the side of Nasty's head.
Nasty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Miles Avery will probably get the nod.
That's time! Avery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nasty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nasty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Avery uses from the top position.
Avery landing some decent shots from guard.

Nasty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Avery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nasty looking for subs off his back but Avery has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nasty is looking to control Avery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nasty avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nasty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avery scores with a couple of nice shots.
Avery looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Avery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Avery working Nasty over with strikes.

Nasty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery is nestled in close to Nasty, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nasty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Avery connects with a nice short shot to Nasty's temple.
Ground and pound from Avery.
Avery slips a nice elbow through Nasty's hands, connecting with Nasty's forehead.
Nasty has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Avery working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avery lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nasty has hold of Avery's hands but Avery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Avery lands strikes from half guard.
Avery takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nasty trying to control but Avery postures up.
Avery working over Nasty with some ground and pound. Nasty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nasty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Avery lands with a punch from half guard.
Avery working over Nasty with some ground and pound. Nasty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avery seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Avery working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nasty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nasty trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Avery!