PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poison Ivy (ranked 24469 p4p, 24462 weight class) and Sexy Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ivy
vs
Fighter

225 cm
19
300
5 - 3 - 0

225 cm
19
300
5 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poison Ivy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sexy Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ivy misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter counters with a body kick.
Ivy throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
Ivy has his takedown stuffed
and Fighter counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter fails with the takedown.
Ivy is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivy gets a double leg takedown into Fighter's 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.

Fighter pushes Ivy off and gets back to his feet.

Fighter tries to sprawl but Ivy drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Fighter pushes Ivy off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter lands a nice looking body kick.
Ivy is breathing heavily.
Fighter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivy circles away.
Ivy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fighter dives in and grabs Ivy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ivy pushes down on Fighter's head and hops out.
Poison Ivy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexy Fighter.
Fighter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivy's waist but Ivy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fighter off to one side.
Fighter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Fighter

and Ivy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fighter's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivy stops Fighter from standing up.

Ivy stands up and waves to Fighter to follow him.

Fighter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy is controlling Fighter's trapped leg to prevent Fighter from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivy is trying to stand back up but Fighter is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sexy Fighter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fighter looks for a takedown but Ivy sprawls well.
Ivy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Poison Ivy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexy Fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fighter avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivy as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Ivy drives through with a takedown into Fighter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fighter is proving hard to escape from.
Ivy throws a big right hand that misses.
Fighter has a closed guard, preventing Ivy from standing up.
Fighter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivy is controlling him.
Ivy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ivy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to stand back up but Ivy is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivy content to control rather than advance.
Fighter is trying to stand back up but Ivy is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fighter shoots in but Ivy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt - Ivy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Ivy counters with a quick kick to the body but Fighter blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Ivy, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Ivy against the cage but Ivy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ivy misses its target.
Poison Ivy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexy Fighter.

Fighter tries to sprawl but Ivy drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivy decides to return to a standing position.

Ivy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fighter is being controlled here.
Fighter pushes Ivy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ivy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Poison Ivy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivy decides to stand back up. Ivy steps back and let's Fighter get back to his feet.
Ivy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
No luck for Fighter with that takedown attempt.
Ivy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fighter tries for a takedown but Ivy circles away easily
and Ivy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Fighter manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Ivy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Ivy stands up and waves to Fighter to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ivy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fighter dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ivy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ivy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fighter wants to stand back up but Ivy manages to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ivy decides to take the fight back to the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poison Ivy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivy 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poison Ivy!