PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bash Bumpy (ranked 6439 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Erol (ranked 7423 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bash Bumpy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bumpy
vs
Erol

179 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bash Bumpy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Erol!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Bumpy lands but Erol takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bumpy.
Erol is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bumpy closes the distance and clinches up with Erol, looking for a takedown. Bumpy pushes Erol against the cage but Erol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bumpy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erol at a distance.
Bumpy tries to clinch up.
Erol looks to land a combination but Bumpy avoids it well.
Bumpy feinted with a counter takedown.
Good shot there by Bumpy.
Erol misses with a wild combination.
Bumpy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumpy wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erol leaves Bumpy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erol wants to counter the offense by Bumpy and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bash Bumpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bumpy.
Erol is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bumpy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bumpy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Erol counters with a single leg into guard. Bumpy didn't expect that.
Bumpy wants to stand and escape but Erol is having none of it.
Erol chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bumpy wants to sweep but no luck.
Bumpy looking to control.
Erol engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bumpy looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Erol advances position into side control!
Erol is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bumpy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erol thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Erol is trying to move to mount but Bumpy reverses beautifully and ends up in Erol's guard.
Bumpy trying to control the position from guard on top but Erol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bumpy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erol is trying to improve his position.
Bumpy working away.
Erol regains half guard, as Bumpy was trying to land strikes.
Erol manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erol wants to hit a switch here but Bumpy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Erol there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Erol will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bumpy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bumpy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erol is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Erol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erol lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bash Bumpy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bumpy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bash Bumpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bumpy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Erol to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erol advances to half guard.
Bumpy wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erol stalling.
Bumpy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Erol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bumpy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bumpy has momentary wrist control but Erol slips an elbow through the middle.

Bumpy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Erol defends well.
Bumpy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erol is one step ahead there.
Erol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bumpy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Erol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erol controlling from the top position.
Bumpy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bumpy working a defensive guard but Erol passes into half guard.
Bumpy is trying to maintain the position but Erol is very close to passing his half guard.
Erol takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bumpy wants to improve his position but Erol is controlling well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bumpy tries to clinch but Erol moves out of range.
Bumpy backing away here, and Erol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bumpy throws a head kick that misses.
Erol is looking for the big counter here.
Bumpy goes for a double leg but Erol avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Erol continues to drive forward.
Erol scores with a hook.
Erol throws a body kick that misses.

Erol drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bumpy wants to stand and escape but Erol is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bumpy controls Erol momentarily but Erol frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Erol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bumpy darts in looking for a takedown but Erol gets double underhooks and turns Bumpy into the cage.
Erol is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bumpy misses with a takedown attempt

and Erol counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bumpy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Erol's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bumpy keeping full guard, as Erol tries to pass.
Bumpy working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Erol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumpy controls Erol momentarily but Erol frees himself.
Bumpy working a defensive guard but Erol passes into half guard.
Bumpy is looking to improve his position.
Bumpy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Erol is working away from the top position though.
Erol content to control rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Erol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bumpy.
Bumpy feinted with a counter takedown.
Bumpy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Erol's waist but Erol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bumpy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bash Bumpy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bumpy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Erol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bumpy counters with a two punch combo.
Bumpy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Erol counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bumpy won't be happy with that.
Bumpy seems a little lost for a moment, as Erol dominates the positioning.
Erol's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bumpy can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumpy is looking for a sweep.
Erol scoring with punches and elbows.
Erol tries to move to mount but Bumpy blocks the move with his legs.
Bumpy tries to buck Erol off but Erol is having none of it.
Bumpy sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bumpy trying to control from the bottom.

Erol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bumpy defends it well.
Mike Erol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Erol is thwarting Bumpy's attempts to control the position.
Mike Erol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erol is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Erol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Erol 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Erol!