PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Pritchard (ranked 1129 p4p, 148 weight class) and Mister Happy (ranked 997 p4p, 127 weight class). Happy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tequila vs Mr Happy. Dean Pritchard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pritchard
vs
Happy

180 cm
21
160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Pritchard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard is looking to score with low kicks.
Happy misses with a kick to the body.
Pritchard lands the left hand.
Happy scores with a push kick.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but Happy checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pritchard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Happy gets a clinch.
Happy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Happy digs a right hand underneath Pritchard's ribcage. Pritchard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Happy.
Happy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Happy misses with some punches.
Happy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Happy lands a body punch.
Happy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pritchard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pritchard is trying to push Happy away but Happy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Happy pushes Pritchard back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pritchard is breathing heavily.
Happy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Happy working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Happy.
Pritchard is trying to push Happy away but Happy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Happy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pritchard misses with a punch on the inside.
Pritchard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Happy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pritchard is trying to break free.
A short left from Happy.
Pritchard tries to break the clinch but Happy is controlling the position.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Happy.
Pritchard tries to break the clinch but Happy is controlling the position.

Pritchard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Happy's corner calls for a 1-2. Happy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Happy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pritchard.
Happy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard misses with a kick to the body.
Happy wants to counter with a clinch but Pritchard pushes him away.
Happy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pritchard throws a solid leg kick but Happy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a low kick but Happy moves out of range easily.
Pritchard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy looks to throw a body kick
and Pritchard counters with a nice leg kick.
Happy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pritchard motions for Happy to come forward. Pritchard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pritchard thuds his shin into the meat of Happy's side.
Pritchard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Happy drives through and clinches with Pritchard against the ropes.
Happy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Happy.
Happy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Happy lands a left hand.
Pritchard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Happy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Happy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard wants to break free but Happy has control.
Happy misses with a punch to the body.

Pritchard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Happy misses with a low kick.
Pritchard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Happy sizes up Pritchard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Happy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with an attempted mid kick.

Happy darts in and clinches Pritchard up against the ropes.
Pritchard is trying to break the clinch but Happy has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pritchard fails to land.
Pritchard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Happy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
A short right from Happy on the inside.
Happy has Pritchard pressed against the ropes, preventing Pritchard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pritchard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Happy.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.

Pritchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Happy misses with a leg kick.
Happy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Happy clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Happy.
Happy struggles to land a body shot inside as Pritchard controls his hands.
Pritchard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Happy lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Happy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pritchard if he has to take too many more of those.
Pritchard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Happy throws a push kick but Pritchard slaps the foot to one side.
Pritchard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Happy. That did some damage!
Pritchard is looking to chop away at Happy's legs.
Happy cracks Pritchard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pritchard avoids a kick to the body.
Happy pushes Pritchard away with a front kick.

Happy darts in and clinches Pritchard up against the ropes.
Happy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Happy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Happy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Happy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Happy.
Happy lands a shoulder strike.
Pritchard wants to break free but Happy has control.
Pritchard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Pritchard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Happy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pritchard misses with a low kick.
Pritchard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Happy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Happy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pritchard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Happy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pritchard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Happy! But no joy.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but Happy moved away.
Mister Happy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pritchard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Happy's coach down at Q Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Happy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Happy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Happy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Happy scores with a leg kick.
Happy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard motions for Happy to come forward. Pritchard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pritchard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Happy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pritchard scrambles back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Happy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Happy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Happy as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Happy as the two fighters clinch.
Happy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Happy prevents Pritchard from breaking the clinch.
Happy lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pritchard can't find room to land a body shot as Happy controls the action.
A short left from Happy.
Pritchard is trying to push Happy away but Happy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Happy lands a right hand.
Happy lands a shoulder strike.
Happy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Happy.
Happy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Happy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Happy cracks Pritchard with a nice body shot.
Happy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Happy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Happy scores with a shot to the side of Pritchard's head.
Mister Happy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Happy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Happy.
Happy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Happy.
A left hand lands to the body for Happy.
Happy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Happy.
A short uppercut from Happy.
Happy lands a shoulder strike.

Pritchard is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Happy.
Oh Pritchard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Happy lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Happy.
Happy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pritchard is trying to break the clinch but Happy has him pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Happy.
Happy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pritchard takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Happy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Happy.
Pritchard seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Happy.
Nice body punch from Happy - that landed with a thud.
Happy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Happy lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Happy lands with a short shot to the head.
Happy scores with a hook to the body.
Happy lands a body punch.
Happy lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Happy.
Happy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Happy.
Happy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Happy lands with a light punch inside.
Happy dips a shoulder and cracks Pritchard with a mighty uppercut! Pritchard falls back against the ropes and Happy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pritchard is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Happy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Happy!
Mister Happy is the new lightweight champion!
Mister Happy very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.