PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vvv Vvv (ranked 24624 p4p, 24911 weight class) and Zambosurian Inday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vvv
vs
Inday

165 cm
19
143
8 - 12 - 2

165 cm
19
143
9 - 12 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vvv Vvv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zambosurian Inday!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

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.
Vvv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inday defends it nicely.
Inday thinks about the counter body kick.
Vvv shoots and misses
and Inday finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vvv tries to avoid it but Inday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vvv to the ground. Vvv escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vvv throws a quick counter kick to the body but Inday avoids it.
Inday shoots in looking for a takedown. Vvv tries to sprawl out of it but Inday keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vvv manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vvv.
Inday replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vvv blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vvv Vvv. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vvv gets caught napping as Inday dives in and scores a takedown. Vvv manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvv wants to get back to his feet but Inday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vvv looking to control.
Inday stops Vvv from standing up.
Inday is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inday steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Vvv scores with a takedown into Inday's guard.
Vvv wants to stand and escape but instead Inday has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvv wants to stand and escape but Inday is having none of it.

Vvv pushes Inday off and gets back to his feet.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inday as he avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vvv fails with the takedown.
Inday steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vvv shoots in looking for a takedown. Inday tries to sprawl out of it but Vvv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And Inday responds with a good body kick, but Vvv manages to step out the way in time.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown but Inday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Vvv with that takedown attempt.
Inday appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vvv Vvv. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inday.
Vvv tries to counter with a takedown but Inday is quick to defend against it.
Vvv shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inday counters with a nice body kick.
Inday shoots in looking for a takedown. Vvv tries to sprawl out of it but Inday keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vvv manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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.
Vvv shoots for a takedown but Inday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Inday misses.
Inday shoots for a takedown but Vvv saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vvv throws a counter high kick but Inday was just alert enough to avoid it.

Vvv feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vvv being controlled here momentarily.
Vvv trying to stand up but can't free himself from Inday's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Inday holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inday wants to improve his position but instead Vvv has moved into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inday can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vvv perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Inday trying to control but Vvv postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Inday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vvv manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vvv Vvv will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Vvv fails with the takedown.
Inday is trying to counter with his kicks.
Inday fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Vvv misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vvv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inday avoids it really well and circles away.
Inday follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvv misses with a takedown attempt
and Inday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vvv thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vvv Vvv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vvv slaps away a takedown attempt from Inday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It appears Vvv was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown but Inday shows good takedown defense.
Inday replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vvv blocks it well.

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.

Inday looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Inday is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vvv is trying to stand back up but Inday is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vvv trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vvv wants to get back to his feet.
Inday seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Inday has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vvv shoots and misses

so Inday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vvv wants to stand and escape but Inday is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inday controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday stops Vvv from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zambosurian Inday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inday has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zambosurian Inday!