PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Proofs Bro (ranked 4657 p4p, 2872 weight class) and Dagestani Handcuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bro
vs
Handcuffs

184 cm
18
186
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
175
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Proofs Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dagestani Handcuffs!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bro connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Handcuffs.
Bro works the jab nicely.
Handcuffs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handcuffs.
Bro lands a jab to the nose.
Bro misses with a looping right.
Handcuffs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handcuffs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handcuffs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bro.
Bro throws a nice looking combination but Handcuffs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Handcuffs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bro slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Handcuffs throws an overhand right that lands on Bro's shoulder, as Bro tries to avoid the shot.
Handcuffs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bro moves away.
Handcuffs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bro.
It seemed like Handcuffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bro lands a slapping body shot.
Bro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handcuffs.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Bro misses.
It seemed like Handcuffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bro swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bro. Handcuffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Handcuffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bro misses the jab.
Handcuffs throws a leg kick but Bro checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro fails to land with a series of punches.
Handcuffs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bro. Handcuffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro throws a right hand that Handcuffs ducks under and follows up with a left that Handcuffs also avoids with ease.
Bro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handcuffs moves away.
Handcuffs walks into a stiff left hand from Bro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handcuffs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Handcuffs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handcuffs.
A nice side step and Handcuffs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bro misses with a hook. Handcuffs ducked under it nicely.
Handcuffs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bro throws a big shot that misses.
Bro lands a jab.
Bro lands a nice hook to Handcuffs's body. Handcuffs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bro sizes up Handcuffs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bro misses with a wild combination.
Handcuffs moves out of range as Bro strikes.
Bro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handcuffs.
It seemed like Handcuffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bro scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handcuffs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bro throws a hook but Handcuffs blocks it.
Handcuffs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bro misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handcuffs! But no joy.
Handcuffs throws a hook to the side of Bro's head but Bro 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!
Handcuffs moves away from the strike by Bro.
Handcuffs misses with a hook.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro misses with a wild combination.
Bro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handcuffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Proofs Bro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Handcuffs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Handcuffs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bro has got the better of the exchanges.
Bro looks to throw the jab but Handcuffs is out of range.
Handcuffs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handcuffs ducks under a wild hook from Bro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handcuffs! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bro.
Handcuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Handcuffs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Handcuffs's shoulder, as Handcuffs tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Handcuffs misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro throws a series of punches but Handcuffs moves out of range.
Bro lands a right hook to the body.
Bro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handcuffs. Handcuffs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Proofs Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handcuffs throws a right hand that misses
and Bro counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handcuffs circles away quickly and effectively.
Bro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handcuffs.
Handcuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handcuffs on the side of the head.
Bro slips under a jab from Handcuffs.
Handcuffs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bro looks to score with a jab to the body but Handcuffs is just out of range.
Handcuffs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handcuffs slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Handcuffs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bro misses with a looping right.
Proofs Bro is winning the standup battle so far.
Handcuffs throws an overhand right that lands on Bro's shoulder, as Bro tries to avoid the shot.
Bro throwing a counter right hand but Handcuffs manages to avoid it.
Bro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro throws a body punch but Handcuffs moves out of range.
Handcuffs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bro. Handcuffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bro throws a jab when Handcuffs was well out of range.
Handcuffs defending well as Bro loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handcuffs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bro with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bro misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handcuffs moves away.
Handcuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Handcuffs misses.
Bro throws a hook but Handcuffs blocks it.
Bro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handcuffs can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcuffs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Handcuffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bro was well out of range. Poor timing from Handcuffs.
Bro is looking to counter punch.
Bro just misses with a punch to the body.
Bro connects with a body shot that sends Handcuffs's belly button to the back.
Handcuffs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bro missing with a left hand there. Handcuffs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bro lands a body shot.
Bro lands with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Bro.
Bro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handcuffs.
Bro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handcuffs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handcuffs.
Bro misses with a hook. Handcuffs ducked under it nicely.
Handcuffs throws out a counter right but Bro avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Bro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bro throws a hook but Handcuffs avoids it easily.
Handcuffs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bro.
Handcuffs misses with a hook.
Handcuffs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handcuffs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handcuffs throws a front kick aimed at Bro's knee but Bro avoids it well.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bro thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Proofs Bro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bro throws a hook but Handcuffs blocks it.
Bro backing away here, and Handcuffs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bro misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handcuffs! But no joy.
A jab from Bro misses.
Bro takes a swing at Handcuffs's ribcage but misses.
Handcuffs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bro.
Handcuffs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bro.
Bro missing with a left hand there. Handcuffs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handcuffs ducks under a wild hook from Bro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handcuffs. Handcuffs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Handcuffs moves away from the strike by Bro.
Handcuffs moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Handcuffs's shoulder, as Handcuffs tries to avoid the shot.
Handcuffs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro throws a big shot that misses.
Handcuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bro throws a big shot that misses.
Bro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Handcuffs's shoulder, as Handcuffs tries to avoid the shot.
Bro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handcuffs! But no joy.
Bro throws a hook to the side of Handcuffs's head but Handcuffs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handcuffs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bro scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bro.
Handcuffs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Proofs Bro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro loads up on a big right hand but Handcuffs slips the punch.
Handcuffs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bro.
Bro misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Handcuffs misses the target.
Bro looks to throw the jab but Handcuffs is out of range.
A jab from Handcuffs misses.
Bro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Handcuffs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bro.
A slow jab from Bro misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handcuffs thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bro misses its intended target.
Bro throws a body shot but no joy.
Bro moves away from the strike by Handcuffs.
It looked like Bro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handcuffs throws an overhand right that lands on Bro's shoulder, as Bro tries to avoid the shot.
Bro takes a swing at Handcuffs's ribcage but misses.
Bro with a nice cross.
Bro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handcuffs.
The fighters circling - Bro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Handcuffs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bro's corner calls for a 1-2. Bro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bro blocks the low kick.
Bro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handcuffs.
Bro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handcuffs manages to avoid it.
Handcuffs slips a jab from Bro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handcuffs! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handcuffs. Bro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handcuffs moves forwards but Bro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bro lands with an overhand left.
Dagestani Handcuffs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handcuffs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bro with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Proofs Bro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bro 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Proofs Bro!