PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ariel At Night (ranked 1628 p4p, 199 weight class) and Franky Stanky (ranked 2447 p4p, 282 weight class). At Night comes into the arena with Kat Dahlia - Mirror blaring out of the sound system. Franky Stanky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

At Night
vs
Stanky

179 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ariel At Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Stanky!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Night avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
At Night seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Stanky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Stanky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanky moves in looking to clinch but At Night pushes him off.
At Night swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanky.
At Night wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Stanky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with At Night, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanky wants to get back to striking at distance but At Night won't allow it.
At Night lands with a light punch inside.
At Night effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanky doesn't manage to clinch there - At Night circles away.
Stanky wants to clinch but At Night slips to the side

and At Night counters with a takedown into side control.
Stanky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but At Night has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Stanky's face as At Night controls the position.
Stanky is pushing At Night's head away, looking to escape. At Night manages to hold on to the position though.
At Night working the head and body with strikes.
Stanky pushes At Night away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, At Night gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stanky taking a bit of punishment here - At Night scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Night prevents Stanky from escaping the position.
At Night content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
At Night working the head with strikes.
The referee asks At Night politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. At Night prefers to stall for the moment though.
At Night is chipping away with strikes.
Stanky seems a little lost for a moment, as At Night dominates the positioning.
Stanky is pushing At Night's head away, looking to escape. At Night manages to hold on to the position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
At Night is chipping away with strikes.
At Night landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
Stanky is letting At Night control him for a moment.
At Night looks up at the clock and then as Stanky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, At Night smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stanky bucks up and tries to throw At Night off but instead At Night has got his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
At Night lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Stanky hold on?!
At Night scores with strikes from the back.
Stanky is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanky trying to get back to his feet but At Night is in full control for now.
Stanky is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stanky is trying to remain composed but At Night is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
At Night connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stanky to escape the position.
Stanky is taking damage to the body and head.
Stanky is trying to get back to his feet but At Night has full control of the position and if anything, Stanky has just worked his way into a worse spot.
At Night trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel At Night dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stanky tries to clinch but At Night is having none of it.
Stanky doesn't manage to clinch there - At Night circles away.
At Night is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
At Night tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanky was well out of range. Poor timing from At Night.
At Night swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanky.
A quick step to the side and At Night tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanky connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Stanky. That snapped At Night's head back.
Stanky misses with a lunging right hand
and At Night counters with a nice uppercut.
Franky Stanky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanky doesn't manage to clinch there - At Night circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from At Night misses the target.

Stanky moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
At Night goes for a takedown attempt but Stanky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

At Night tries to keep at a distance but Stanky has taken the fight into the clinch.
At Night keeps control of Stanky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

At Night has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stanky clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from At Night.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Night is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stanky up.
At Night lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanky grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
At Night scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
At Night throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Stanky!
At Night scores with punches from the back.
At Night has Stanky flattened out and is raining down punches.

Stanky is rocked!
At Night has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
At Night is punishing Stanky with strikes - can he finish him?!
Stanky is still in real trouble! Can At Night finish him?

At Night is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stanky defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Stanky seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanky covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
At Night really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stanky.
At Night lands a shot to the body.
Stanky prevents At Night from getting a body triangle.
At Night controls the action.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Night lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by At Night.
Oooh a big shot gets through from At Night. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
At Night punches Stanky on the ear.
At Night wants to control but Stanky is keeping busy.

At Night is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stanky is defending well though. At Night let's go of the attempt for now.
At Night is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanky can do to turn this around?
At Night cracks Stanky with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Stanky from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel At Night dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stanky has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stanky breaks from the clinch.
Stanky tries to close the distance and clinch but At Night swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
At Night is looking to counter the offense by Stanky and move into the clinch.

Stanky closes the distance and clinches.

At Night gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stanky regains guard.
Stanky wants to stand up but At Night is controlling him.
At Night postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Night wants to control from the top but Stanky keeps moving.
At Night content to stall in guard here.
Ariel At Night overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
At Night connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
At Night showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
At Night is in close to Stanky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
At Night prevents Stanky from getting back to his feet.
At Night content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
At Night controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

At Night is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two 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.
At Night won't allow Stanky to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
At Night circles away from the clinch attempt
and At Night counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
At Night circles away from the clinch attempt

and At Night counters with a takedown into side control.
Stanky is not content to let At Night control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stanky can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Night works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stanky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with At Night. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stanky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but At Night has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stanky is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
At Night staying calm.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
Ariel At Night is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
At Night controlling the position from side mount.
Check out the look on At Night's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Franky Stanky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
At Night controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanky strikes from the bottom but At Night takes advantage and advances to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel At Night showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for At Night, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel At Night!
A very excited looking Ariel At Night made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.