PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Naidoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Sex Poofter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gay Sex Poofter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Naidoo
vs
Sex Poofter

189 cm
24
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Naidoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gay Sex Poofter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Naidoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Naidoo lands a nice short elbow.
Naidoo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naidoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Naidoo is trying to control the action in half guard but Poofter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poofter has hold of Naidoo's hands but Naidoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poofter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Naidoo is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Naidoo there.
Naidoo wants to pass the guard but Poofter is defending well.
Naidoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poofter is looking to improve his position.
Naidoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Naidoo drops an elbow to the side of Poofter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naidoo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poofter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Poofter has hold of Naidoo's hands but Naidoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poofter is not content to let Naidoo control the position.

Naidoo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Naidoo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Poofter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Poofter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Naidoo is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naidoo working Poofter over with strikes.
Poofter wants to control but Naidoo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Naidoo wants to take a breather but Poofter is having none of it.
Poofter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naidoo prevents Poofter from standing back up.
Poofter trying to control from the bottom.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Naidoo gets a clinch.
Naidoo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Naidoo.

Naidoo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Poofter regains guard immediately.
Naidoo trying to control but Poofter is working from the bottom.
Naidoo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naidoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Poofter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naidoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naidoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poofter keeping moving, preventing Naidoo from controlling successfully.
Naidoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poofter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naidoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naidoo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Poofter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poofter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poofter looks gassed!
Naidoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Poofter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naidoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Poofter keeping moving, preventing Naidoo from controlling successfully.
Poofter controls Naidoo momentarily but Naidoo frees himself.

Naidoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Naidoo closes the distance and clinches.
Naidoo avoiding damage.

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.
Naidoo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Poofter manages to break the clinch.

Naidoo feints and as Poofter raises his hands in defense, Naidoo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naidoo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naidoo lands a couple of digs.
Naidoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Poofter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naidoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naidoo distracts Poofter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naidoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naidoo distracts Poofter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Naidoo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Naidoo pushes Poofter up against the cage in a clinch.
Naidoo looking for a takedown.
Poofter tries for a takedown but Naidoo manages to get underhooks.
Poofter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poofter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Naidoo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Naidoo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Poofter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naidoo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Naidoo 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.
Poofter wants to improve his position but Naidoo is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poofter is breathing heavily.
Naidoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poofter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naidoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naidoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poofter wants to improve his position but Naidoo is controlling well.
Poofter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poofter taking some punishment here, with Naidoo in his half guard.
Naidoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naidoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Naidoo is nestled in close to Poofter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naidoo drops an elbow to the side of Poofter's head.
Poofter wants to get back to full guard.

Naidoo is looking for a kimura here.
Poofter tries to roll over but Naidoo keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Poofter has hold of Naidoo's hands but Naidoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Naidoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poofter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naidoo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Naidoo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poofter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naidoo landing strikes from the mount.
Poofter wants to hold on but Naidoo pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Naidoo.
Naidoo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poofter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naidoo lands a heavy elbow.
Naidoo landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Naidoo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naidoo scoring with strikes but Poofter is staying in there.
Naidoo lands a big elbow.
Naidoo with shots to the head and body - Poofter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poofter is squirming around, avoiding Naidoo's attempts to control the action.
Poofter is in a horrible position here. Naidoo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naidoo scoring with strikes but Poofter is staying in there.
Poofter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Naidoo unloading with bombs!
Naidoo raining down shots from the mount!
Naidoo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Naidoo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo unloading with bombs!
Naidoo with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naidoo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Poofter?
Naidoo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poofter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Naidoo looking to finish Poofter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Poofter!
Naidoo working the ground and pound effectively.
Naidoo landing shots from mount.
Poofter is bucking up trying to escape but Naidoo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naidoo landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naidoo landing punches.
Poofter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naidoo with good strikes from the mount here!
Naidoo wants to control the pace but Poofter is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Naidoo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Naidoo clinches up against the cage.
Naidoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naidoo'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.
Poofter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Naidoo tightens his grip and picks Poofter up, before dumping him to the ground. Poofter manages to land in guard.
Naidoo working some strikes from top position.
Naidoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Naidoo postures up and lands a big shot to Poofter's brow.
Naidoo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poofter's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naidoo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Naidoo preventing the sweep.
Naidoo wants to control from the top but Poofter keeps moving.
Poofter wants to sweep here but Naidoo controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naidoo chips away with some ground and pound.
Poofter keeping moving, preventing Naidoo from controlling successfully.
Naidoo is in close to Poofter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naidoo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Poofter working a defensive guard here.
Poofter keeping moving, preventing Naidoo from controlling successfully.
Naidoo passes Poofter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Naidoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Poofter wants to get back to his feet.
Poofter is not content to let Naidoo control the position.
Naidoo is nestled in close to Poofter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naidoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Naidoo there.

Naidoo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Poofter tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Naidoo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Naidoo!