PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 664 p4p, 3177 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 112 p4p, 416 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gunna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Justis
vs
Ambe

189 cm
36
183
23 - 10 - 0

177 cm
35
172
27 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe cracks Justis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Justis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ambe lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ambe cracks Justis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Justis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambe throws a right and a left that Justis avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Justis misses the target.
Ambe misses with a body shot.
Justis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ambe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Ambe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Justis!

Justis throws Ambe to one side and escapes!
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!
Justis tries to clinch
and Ambe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ambe shoots in and drives through. Justis sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ambe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justis doesn't seem phased though.

Ambe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Justis.
Ambe stalling the fight.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe has Justis pressed against the cage.

Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ambe clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Justis up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Ambe working aggressively here.

Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justis defends it nicely.
It looked like Justis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ambe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ambe tries to clinch
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
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!
Ambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Justis clinches.
Ambe lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambe goes for a takedown attempt but Justis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
Ambe with a poor takedown
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Ambe gets a clinch.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis just leaning against Ambe, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Ambe is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ambe has double underhooks.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Ambe avoiding damage.
Ambe lands a left hand.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scar Ambe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Justis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ambe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Ambe scores with a jab to the head.
Scar Ambe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ambe moves into the clinch successfully.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Ambe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justis tries to work over Ambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Justis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justis wants to sweep but no luck.
Ambe working some strikes from top position.
Ambe wants to pass the guard but Justis is keeping the position.
Ambe stops Justis from standing up.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe stops Justis from standing up.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe postures up in Justis's guard and throws a big left but Justis blocks it.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan Justis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Justis gets tackled into the cage by Ambe. Ambe maintains the clinch.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
Justis misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ambe. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ambe closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ambe fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambe.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe lands with a left to the head.
Ambe stalling against the cage.
Justis being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justis takes a shot to the head.
Ambe working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe stalling.
Justis lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scar Ambe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Ambe. Beautiful body shot.
Justis lands a lovely overhand right.
Ambe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ambe feints and as Justis raises his hands in defense, Ambe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ambe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ambe controls the pace.

Justis kicks Ambe off and gets to his feet.

Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ambe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Justis.
Justis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Ambe scores with a shoulder strike.
Scar Ambe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Justis.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Justis after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Justis is struggling to control the position.
Justis blocking some punches.
Ambe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justis takes a shot to the head.
Ambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe is pushing Justis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Justis stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Justis.
Ambe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Justis is keeping busy.
Ambe misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Ambe to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ambe throws a head punch that misses.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justis's head.
Ambe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scar Ambe really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Justis walks into a straight right hand from Ambe.

It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.

Ambe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Justis is trying to defend but Ambe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Justis is trying to stand up here but Ambe is controlling him well.
Ambe throwing shots but Justis is blocking nicely.
Ambe is keen to just control but Justis is a slippery customer.
Justis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ambe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Justis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ambe keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Justis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Justis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambe gets through Justis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Ambe to work.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Justis gets through Ambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Justis pulls guard effortlessly.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking to stand up but Ambe isn't so interested in that idea.
Ambe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Justis pushes Ambe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ambe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justis in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe wants to clinch but Justis slips to the side
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Justis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ambe.
Ambe with a poor takedown
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Ambe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis lunges at Ambe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ambe's hand.
Ambe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ambe stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a lazy head kick
and Ambe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe connects with a looping right hand.

Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Justis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justis trying to control the position but instead, Ambe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Justis into the cage.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scar Ambe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe'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!

Nice defenses there by Justis.

Ambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ambe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Ambe lands a right hand.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis stalling.
Ambe has Justis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Justis breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe wants to clinch but Justis slips to the side
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Ambe does no damage.
Ambe connects with a crisp jab.
Ambe lands a body shot.
Ambe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Justis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ambe's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Ambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
Justis defending well as Ambe loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Justis misses the target.
Ambe misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a body shot
and Justis counters with a three punch combo that has Ambe backing up. Ambe nods at Justis to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambe.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe throws a right hand that misses
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Justis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ambe misses with a two punch combination.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ambe pushes Justis up against the cage in a clinch.
Justis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ambe has him pressed against the cage.
Ambe gets through Justis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Justis.
Justis blocking some punches.
Come on Ambe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Justis cracks Ambe with a nice body shot.
Justis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambe is defending well for now.

That's four 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 two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Justis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Justis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scar Ambe.
I've got Ambe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe is the new welterweight champion!
An intense looking Scar Ambe took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks to Grunge...this is amazing my first title since the island days..'.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.