PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bam Bam (ranked 406 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 62 p4p, 243 weight class). Bam Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Now In The Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bam Bam
vs
Proudhon

187 cm
29
204
16 - 6 - 0

188 cm
37
193
27 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bam Bam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudhon misses with a hook. Bam Bam ducked under it nicely.
Bam Bam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proudhon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Bam Bam.
Bam Bam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Proudhon.

It looks like Joey Bam Bam has been cut.
Proudhon lands with a shot to the body.
Proudhon throws a looping overhand right but Bam Bam ducks down to avoid it.
Bam Bam has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Bam Bam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Bam Bam moves out of range.
Bam Bam feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bam Bam connects with a solid leg kick.
Proudhon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bam Bam there.
Bam Bam moves out of range as Proudhon strikes.
Bam Bam looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bam Bam swings widly with a right hand
and Proudhon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
Jab by Proudhon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.

Bam Bam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Proudhon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Proudhon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bam Bam is controlling him well.

Bam Bam stands up and beckons Proudhon to his feet.
Bam Bam throws a hook but Proudhon blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Proudhon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bam Bam staying out of range there.
Bam Bam scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Bam Bam misses.
Proudhon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Proudhon blocks the leg kick.
Proudhon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bam Bam misses with a looping left.

Bam Bam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Proudhon.
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!
Bam Bam is looking to break free of the clinch but Proudhon has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proudhon.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bam Bam breaks from the clinch.
Proudhon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bam Bam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Proudhon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bam Bam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Proudhon is trying to escape the position but Bam Bam is controlling the position.
Bam Bam grinds an elbow into Proudhon's temple.

Bam Bam stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bam Bam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Proudhon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bam Bam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bam Bam. Proudhon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proudhon looks to land a combination but Bam Bam avoids it well.
A low kick from Bam Bam misses
enabling Proudhon to counter with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Proudhon scores with a four punch combination!
Joey Bam Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bam Bam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proudhon.
Proudhon walks into a left hand.
Proudhon scores with a body shot.
Bam Bam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Proudhon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bam Bam shoots for a takedown but Proudhon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
No joy there for Proudhon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Proudhon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Bam Bam - just one landing.
Proudhon misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam with the inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Proudhon misses its intended target.
Bam Bam throws the left hand but Proudhon avoids the punch easily.
Bam Bam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bam Bam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bam Bam lands a jab.
Bam Bam slips a jab from Proudhon.
Bam Bam connects with a solid leg kick.
Bam Bam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Proudhon defends well and Bam Bam ends up having to push Proudhon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Proudhon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bam Bam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Proudhon blocking some punches.
Proudhon working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bam Bam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bam Bam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam Bam moves away.
Bam Bam tries to clinch there but Proudhon circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Joseph Proudhon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Bam Bam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bam Bam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bam Bam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bam Bam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Proudhon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bam Bam throws an off balance right hand
and Proudhon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Proudhon thuds a left hand into Bam Bam's body.
Bam Bam throws out a loose jab but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bam Bam loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
Bam Bam scores with a decent looking hook.
Bam Bam tries to clinch there but Proudhon circles away.
Proudhon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bam Bam throws a body punch but Proudhon moves out of range.
Proudhon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Joey Bam Bam's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bam Bam moves out of range as Proudhon strikes.
Bam Bam falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Proudhon counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam Bam needs to keep his hands up - Proudhon had a free shot at his head there.
Bam Bam throws a big shot that misses.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam Bam moves away.
Bam Bam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Proudhon counters with a big right hand! Oh Bam Bam is in trouble here! Proudhon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Pierre Joseph Proudhon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.