PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceedee Queen (ranked 1357 p4p, 979 weight class) and Benny Figg (ranked 179 p4p, 144 weight class). Figg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Queen
vs
Figg

189 cm
25
175
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
26
184
6 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceedee Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny Figg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen looks to land a right hand but Figg moved out of range.
Queen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Figg throws a low kick but Queen avoids it.
Figg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
Figg throws out a leg kick but Queen moves out of range and Figg only half commits.
Figg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figg scores with a head kick. Queen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Figg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Figg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Figg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Figg misses.
Figg throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Figg throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well.
Queen tests Figg's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Figg.
Queen jabs Figg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Figg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Queen slips a straight right by Figg.
Queen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Figg moves forwards but Queen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Figg avoids the body shot from Queen.
Figg misses with a hook
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Figg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Figg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Figg blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Figg.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Figg is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figg moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Figg misses.
Figg throws a head kick that misses
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
An inside leg kick lands from Figg.
Figg moves out of range of the strikes.
Figg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Figg.
Queen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Figg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Queen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Queen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Figg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Figg takes a step back to recover.
Figg throws a head kick that misses.
Queen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Queen avoids the head kick by Figg.
Figg misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Figg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Queen.
Figg throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Figg at a distance.
Figg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figg staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Queen misses the target.
Queen misses with an uppercut.
Figg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tests Figg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Figg checks a leg kick.
Figg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Figg slips under a jab from Queen.
Figg throws a nice head kick!
Figg throws a wild body kick that Queen sees coming a mile off.
Figg takes one to the side of the head.
Figg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Figg misses with a wild body shot.
Queen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Figg blocks a jab.
Figg slips a straight right by Queen.
Figg feints a counter leg kick.
Queen catches Figg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen dominated that round.
That's time! Queen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Queen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Queen connects with a body shot.
Figg tries a head kick but it misses.
Queen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Queen lands a glancing blow to the side of Figg's head.
Queen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Figg.
Figg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Figg scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Figg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figg throws a low kick but Queen moves out of range easily.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Figg is just out of range.
Queen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figg moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Queen misses with a looping right.
Figg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Queen avoids the body shot from Figg.
Figg slips a jab from Queen.
Figg looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Figg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Queen has got the better of the exchanges.
Queen blocks the body kick.
Queen jabs at Figg's body.
Figg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Queen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Queen misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Queen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Figg misses with an uppercut.
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figg can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Figg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Figg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Figg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figg tries to land a leg kick but Queen saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Figg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Figg misses with an uppercut. Queen saw that one coming.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Figg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figg was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Queen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Figg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Queen tried to score with a low kick but Figg checks it.
Queen slips a jab and a cross from Figg.
Figg scores with a head kick. Queen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Queen throws a leg kick but Figg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Figg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
It looked like Queen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Figg.
Queen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Queen staying out of range there.
Figg throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
Figg looks to clinch
and Queen counters with a nice leg kick.
Figg throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
Figg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Queen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Figg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Queen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queen looks for the body kick but Figg saw that one coming.
As Queen backs off Figg throws a huge counter combo but Queen manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Figg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Figg.
Figg throws a leg kick
and Queen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.
Figg misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Queen.
Figg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Queen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Figg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Queen as he checks the leg kick.
Figg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ceedee Queen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Figg misses with a head kick.
Figg throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Figg throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Queen is looking to slow Figg down with leg kicks.
Queen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Figg on the side of the head.
Figg moves out of range of the strikes.
Figg lands a head kick. Queen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Figg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Figg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg ducks right into an uppercut from Queen.
Queen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Figg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen looks to land a right hand but Figg moved out of range.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Figg tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
Queen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid body kick from Figg.
Figg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Queen wants to slow Figg down by chopping away at his legs.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Figg.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Figg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benny Figg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Figg lands with a shot to the body.
Figg misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Figg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Figg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Figg backs away, Queen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Figg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figg throws a lazy body kick
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ceedee Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen scores with a leg kick.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Figg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Queen is out of range.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Figg misses with a wild body shot.
Queen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Figg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Queen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Queen is looking to counter punch.
Figg tries a head kick but it misses.
Figg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Figg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Queen scores with a jab to the body.
Figg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen blocks a leg kick.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Figg on the side of the head.
Queen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen throws a hook but Figg avoids it easily.
Queen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Figg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figg throws a chopping leg kick but Queen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Figg closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
Figg misses the body punch
and Queen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen avoids the head kick by Figg.
Figg moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Queen lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ceedee Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Queen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceedee Queen!
A relieved looking Ceedee Queen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.