PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slater (ranked 3990 p4p, 4848 weight class) and Plerkin McJerkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Slater
vs
McJerkins

183 cm
25
161
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
162
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Plerkin McJerkins!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in for a double leg but McJerkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McJerkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

McJerkins gets caught flat footed, as Slater shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McJerkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but McJerkins is retaining full guard.
Slater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McJerkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but McJerkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater with a poor takedown
and McJerkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but McJerkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McJerkins stops a takedown attempt from Slater.
McJerkins pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McJerkins is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McJerkins down to the mat. McJerkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McJerkins scores with a hook to the body. Slater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and McJerkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater darts in looking for a takedown but McJerkins gets double underhooks and turns Slater into the cage.
A short right from McJerkins on the inside.
McJerkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slater.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but McJerkins pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but McJerkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McJerkins to the mat! McJerkins manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but McJerkins is retaining full guard.
McJerkins controls Slater momentarily but Slater frees himself.
Slater wants to control from the top but McJerkins keeps moving.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McJerkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
McJerkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McJerkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slater shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McJerkins pinned against the cage. McJerkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but McJerkins shows good takedown defense.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
letting McJerkins counter with a right hand.

Slater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McJerkins tries to buck Slater off but Slater is having none of it.
Slater trying to control the action but McJerkins is working from the bottom.
McJerkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Slater misses with the ground and pound.
McJerkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slater postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plerkin McJerkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Slater with that takedown attempt.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up with McJerkins, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes McJerkins against the cage but McJerkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
and McJerkins counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McJerkins scores with a body shot.
McJerkins lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McJerkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater is chipping away with strikes.
Slater creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McJerkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McJerkins tries to improve position but can't.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but McJerkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater taking a breather here.
McJerkins is looking for a sweep.
Slater taking a breather here.
Slater working the ground and pound but McJerkins is defending the strikes.
Slater has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slater trying to control the position but McJerkins is working away.
Slater scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple.
Slater trying to control the position but McJerkins is working away.
McJerkins taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
McJerkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater landing strikes.
McJerkins taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
Slater lands a few punches from side control.
Slater cracks McJerkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater trying to control the action but McJerkins is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.
McJerkins is breathing heavily.
McJerkins trying to remain calm as Slater controls from the top position.
McJerkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on McJerkins's face as Slater controls the position.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big elbow.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big right hand but McJerkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slater controlling the position.
Slater lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Check out the look on Slater's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slater looks for a takedown but McJerkins sprawls well.

Slater scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slater performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McJerkins tries to kick Slater off but Slater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater controlling the pace.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater moves nicely into side control.
Slater throws a strike aimed at the side of McJerkins's head but McJerkins avoids it well.
Slater remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McJerkins is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McJerkins can do to turn this around?

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.
McJerkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slater connects with a decent elbow.
McJerkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.
McJerkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins trying to remain calm as Slater controls from the top position.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater controls the position.
Slater's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Slater landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

McJerkins is rocked!
Slater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slater is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McJerkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big right hand but McJerkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McJerkins is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater is staying tight to McJerkins's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McJerkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater staying calm.
Slater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

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