PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 4585 p4p, 491 weight class) and Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 4742 p4p, 496 weight class). Cleinias has chosen Zorba The Greek as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Longbardo
vs
Cleinias

183 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcibiades Cleinias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleinias fails with the takedown.
Cleinias throws an off balance right hand
and Longbardo counters with a series of strikes. Cleinias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
enabling Longbardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Longbardo moves into range and clinches up with Cleinias.
Our sources have told us that Longbardo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Longbardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleinias controls his hands.
Cleinias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longbardo trying to land knees to the body.

Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Cleinias has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cleinias misses with a wild body shot.
Cleinias misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleinias changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Longbardo tries to avoid it but Cleinias manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Longbardo to the ground. Longbardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cleinias throws a hook to the side of Longbardo's head but Longbardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Cleinias.
Cleinias fails with the takedown
and Longbardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Longbardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleinias prevents a body shot from Longbardo.

Longbardo manages to break the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Longbardo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longbardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cleinias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Longbardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Longbardo.
Cleinias goes for a double leg but Longbardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Longbardo continues to drive forward.
Cleinias cracks a nice hook into Longbardo's ribs.
Longbardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cleinias misses the jab.

Longbardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Longbardo lands a knee to the body.
Cleinias looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo has him pressed against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a left hand.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Cleinias avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Longbardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a left hand
and Longbardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleinias thinking.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleinias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Longbardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longbardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Cleinias. Cleinias gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Longbardo!

It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Longbardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleinias, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to push Longbardo away but Longbardo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.

Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a hook
and Longbardo counters with a right hand to the body.

Cleinias bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Longbardo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cleinias with a poor takedown
and Longbardo counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Longbardo rushes Cleinias and presses him up against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.

Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo looks to land a body kick but Cleinias moved away.
Cleinias looks for a takedown but Longbardo sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
and Longbardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cleinias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Longbardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longbardo staying out of range there.
Longbardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleinias avoided it.
Cleinias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Longbardo avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Longbardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cleinias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Longbardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cleinias misses with a right hand
and Cleinias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleinias with a poor takedown
and Longbardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Longbardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleinias.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleinias misses with a wild body shot.
Cleinias slips a jab and a cross from Longbardo.
Cleinias misses with a left hand
and Longbardo counters with a left and a right that stings Cleinias.
Longbardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleinias on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcibiades Cleinias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cleinias throws an overhand right that lands on Longbardo's shoulder, as Longbardo tries to avoid the shot.
Longbardo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
letting Longbardo counter with a right hand.

Longbardo takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Longbardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Longbardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longbardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleinias can do to turn this around?
Cleinias blocks an elbow strike.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Wacco Longbardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longbardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo is trying to stall.
Longbardo landing knees to the body.

Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleinias darts in looking for a takedown but Longbardo gets double underhooks and turns Cleinias into the ropes.
Cleinias is breathing heavily.

Longbardo moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cleinias breaks the clinch.
Longbardo throws a nice looking combination but Cleinias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cleinias's corner calls for a 1-2. Cleinias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Longbardo instigates a clinch.
Cleinias takes a shot to the head.
Longbardo leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cleinias as Longbardo tries to tie him up.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo trying to land knees to the body.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Longbardo won't allow it.
Longbardo lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Longbardo.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Longbardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbardo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Longbardo rushes Cleinias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cleinias wants to break free but Longbardo has control.
Longbardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Longbardo working Cleinias over with knees to the body.
Longbardo lands a nice elbow.
Longbardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cleinias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Longbardo.
Longbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Longbardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Longbardo.
Longbardo throws an elbow that misses.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Cleinias avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the ropes.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Longbardo.
Longbardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cleinias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longbardo scores with a knee to the head.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbardo has double underhooks.
Longbardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longbardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleinias's defenses.
Longbardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longbardo lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo cracks Cleinias with a nice body shot.
Cleinias tries to break free but Longbardo pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Longbardo.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Longbardo won't allow it.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Longbardo tries to stall but Cleinias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling the position.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a lunging right hand
and Longbardo counters with a straight right hand.
Longbardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longbardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Longbardo is looking for a counter combo.

Longbardo rushes Cleinias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cleinias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Longbardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
and Longbardo counters with a left and a right that stings Cleinias.
Nice shot lands for Longbardo.
Cleinias fails with the takedown.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleinias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Longbardo moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wacco Longbardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alcibiades Cleinias's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A jab from Cleinias misses.
The fighters circling - Cleinias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Longbardo.
Longbardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Cleinias throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longbardo counters with a two punch combo.
Longbardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Cleinias is rocked!
Cleinias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbardo finish him?

Longbardo darts in and clinches Cleinias up against the ropes.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Longbardo misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo digs a right hand into Cleinias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleinias's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cleinias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cleinias is trying to force a seperation but Longbardo has the dominant position.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Longbardo.
Longbardo cracks Cleinias with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Longbardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleiniass head.
Longbardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleinias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Longbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleinias circles away from the clinch attempt.

Longbardo darts in and clinches Cleinias up against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Longbardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbardo scores with a knee to the head.
Cleinias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Cleinias manages to break the clinch.
Cleinias lands with a straight right. Longbardo didn't see that one coming.
Cleinias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Longbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wacco Longbardo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbardo walks into a left hand.
Cleinias with a poor takedown
enabling Longbardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Longbardo thumps Cleinias with a low kick.
Wacco Longbardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Longbardo clinches.
Cleinias is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleinias is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.

Longbardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longbardo lands a leg kick that knocks Cleinias off balance momentarily.
Cleinias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Longbardo counters with a three punch combo that has Cleinias backing up. Cleinias nods at Longbardo to acknowledge the strikes.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.
Longbardo tries to clinch up.
Cleinias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleinias tries for a takedown but Longbardo circles away easily
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbardo cracks a nice hook into Cleinias's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Longbardo clinches with his opponent.
Longbardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleinias's defenses.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbardo has double underhooks.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Alcibiades Cleinias's cut even more.
Longbardo tries to stall but Cleinias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cleinias tries to break free but Longbardo pushes him back against the ropes.
Longbardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch but Longbardo keeps him there for the moment.
Alcibiades Cleinias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cleinias fails to land.
Longbardo blocks a body shot from Cleinias.
Cleinias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleinias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleinias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleinias tries to work over Longbardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleinias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleinias struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
Longbardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cleinias misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleinias tries to throw a body punch but Longbardo avoids it by throwing Cleinias back against the ropes.
Cleinias misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wacco Longbardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longbardo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!

Wacco Longbardo wins by unanimous decision!