PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uther Lightbringer (ranked 5351 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Pemberton (ranked 24893 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lightbringer
vs
Pemberton

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uther Lightbringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Pemberton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightbringer clinches.
Lightbringer lands a right hand.
Pemberton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lightbringer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pemberton jumps into guard, dragging Lightbringer to the mat.
Lightbringer wants to pass the guard but Pemberton is keeping the position.
Pemberton looking for a sweep. Not yet Pemberton, not yet.
Lightbringer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pemberton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbringer stopping the sweep attempt from Pemberton.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lightbringer controlling from the top position.

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

Lightbringer gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer - that landed with a thud.
Lightbringer lands a shot to the body.
Lightbringer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightbringer stalls.
Pemberton is trying to break free.
Pemberton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightbringer has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lightbringer to work.
Pemberton tries to pull guard but Lightbringer won't allow it.
Lightbringer slowing the pace effectively.
Lightbringer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pemberton is trying to break the clinch but Lightbringer is controlling him.
Lightbringer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lightbringer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lightbringer stalling the fight.
Lightbringer slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Lightbringer.
Pemberton is trying to break free.
Lightbringer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uther Lightbringer.

Lightbringer clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer lands a shot to the body.
Pemberton looks winded!
Lightbringer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pemberton or not.
Pemberton takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Lightbringer on the inside.
Pemberton misses with some punches.
Lightbringer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lightbringer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pemberton backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbringer taking a breather.
Pemberton tries to pull guard but Lightbringer won't allow it.
Pemberton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lightbringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pemberton has his takedown stuffed
and Lightbringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Nate Pemberton has been cut.
Uther Lightbringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Pemberton.

Lightbringer darts in and clinches Pemberton up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lightbringer on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lightbringer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lightbringer has Pemberton pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lightbringer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lightbringer stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uther Lightbringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Pemberton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pemberton is trying to pull guard but Lightbringer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lightbringer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pemberton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer - that landed with a thud.
Lightbringer lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbringer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Pemberton backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightbringer.
Pemberton is breathing heavily.
Lightbringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lightbringer working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lightbringer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lightbringer is stalling here.
Lightbringer lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer looking for a takedown.
Lightbringer lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pemberton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightbringer digs a right hand into Pemberton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pemberton's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lightbringer.
Lightbringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pembertons head.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbringer controlling the action here for a moment.

Lightbringer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pemberton can't fight it off and eventually Lightbringer manages to take the fight to the floor. Pemberton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lightbringer stays in close to Pemberton's body and controls the position.
Lightbringer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pemberton trying to keep a closed guard but Lightbringer is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbringer stops Pemberton from standing up.
Pemberton keeping full guard, as Lightbringer tries to pass.
Lightbringer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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

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.
Lightbringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pemberton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbringer.

Lightbringer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pemberton, pushing him back against the cage.
Lightbringer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pemberton or not.
Pemberton tries for a takedown but Lightbringer manages to get underhooks.
Uther Lightbringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Pemberton.
Lightbringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightbringer stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lightbringer as the two fighters clinch.
Lightbringer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pemberton letting Lightbringer take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Lightbringer.
A hook to the body from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uther Lightbringer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Pemberton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pemberton tries to keep at a distance but Lightbringer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pemberton tries to break the clinch but Lightbringer is controlling the position.
Pemberton can't get the takedown.
Lightbringer lands a left hand.
Lightbringer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pemberton.
Lightbringer has Pemberton pushed against the cage.
Lightbringer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lightbringer pushes Pemberton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbringer slows down the pace here.
Pemberton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lightbringer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lightbringer lands with a light punch inside.
Pemberton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer lands an uppercut.
Lightbringer stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Lightbringer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lightbringer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pemberton managing to block the knees to the body from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pemberton can do to turn this around?
Lightbringer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lightbringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lightbringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightbringer stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbringer is pushing Pemberton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightbringer prevents Pemberton from breaking the clinch.
Lightbringer lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lightbringer digs a right hand underneath Pemberton's ribcage. Pemberton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Lightbringer.
Lightbringer is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uther Lightbringer.

Lightbringer moves into the clinch successfully.
Lightbringer stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Lightbringer scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightbringer.
Pemberton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lightbringer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Uther Lightbringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Pemberton.
Lightbringer slowing the pace effectively.
Lightbringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Pemberton backwards.
Pemberton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightbringer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Lightbringer.
Come on Lightbringer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pemberton tries a knee to the head but Lightbringer blocks it.
Uther Lightbringer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lightbringer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pemberton backwards.
Lightbringer lands with a left to the head.

Pemberton is rocked!
A hook to the body from Lightbringer.

Lightbringer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Lightbringer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lightbringer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uther Lightbringer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lightbringer 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uther Lightbringer!