PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 23937 p4p, 604 weight class) and Craig Mack (ranked 23912 p4p, 645 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob
vs
Mack

184 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bob takes a step back to recover.
Mack lands a head kick!
Craig Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Mack coming out on top.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bob closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mack quickly recovers to half guard.
Bob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mack wants to get back to full guard.
Mack is trying to stand.
Mack has his hands clasped together around Bob's back. He's all about the action.
Mack is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bob seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mack for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bob instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mack tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bob lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Mack pushes Bob off and gets back to his feet.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Mack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bob pushes Mack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack landing knees to the head.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bob as Mack tries to tie him up.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is trying to break free.
Mack misses with an elbow strike.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob jumps guard but Mack stands there with Bob around his waist. Bob gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bob.
Mack taking a breather.

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.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack is pushing Bob up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
Bob tries to work over Mack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack wants to stall.
Mack wants to stall.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bob manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mack trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bob tries to get out of the position.
Mack is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Bob is trying to control the position but Mack postures up.
Mack throws an elbow that misses. Bob uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mack's guard. Nice move by Bob!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mack wants to sweep here but Bob controlling him for the moment.
Bob is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mack trying to keep a closed guard but Bob is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Mack tries to get set, Bob tries to push him back and clinch up but Mack manages to avoid the attempt.

Bob clinches.
Mack tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob blocks an uppercut.

Bob pulls guard.
Mack being controlled here momentarily.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Mack is proving a slippery customer.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeping full guard, as Mack tries to pass.
Bob seems keen to control Mack's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Mack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Mack wants to clinch.

Bob closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mack to the mat! Mack manages to get full guard.
Mack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to hit a switch here but Bob passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mack there!
Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bob's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bob has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bob tries to push Mack's head away but Mack is holding on tight.
Silent Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mack tries to hold on but Bob postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mack is still trying to improve position.
Bob controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mack tries to hold on but Bob postures up.
Bob controlling the pace for now.
Mack is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob wants to control but instead Mack manages to regain half guard.
Mack is trying to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bob is taking a breather. Mack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Further stalling from Bob.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mack as he avoids it easily.

Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mack as he jumps to the side.
Mack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Bob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Craig Mack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Bob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Mack turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mack pushes Bob back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Bob to work.

Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mack manages to circle out of the way.

Bob moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
Mack being controlled against the ropes.
Bob blocks an uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the ropes.

Bob gets control of Mack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bob will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Bob looking to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bob pulls Mack in close to his closed guard and prevents Mack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bob trying to control the position here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Craig Mack!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Craig Mack!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Craig Mack!

Craig Mack wins by unanimous decision!
Craig Mack took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Im kicking new flavor in ya ear'.