PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dim Lights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Hrothgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hrothgar's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lights
vs
Hrothgar

190 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

214 cm
18
291 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dim Lights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mordecai Hrothgar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lights shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lights tries to clinch but Hrothgar moves out of range.
Hrothgar wants to clinch but Lights slips to the side
and Lights counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hrothgar thinking.
Lights looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lights looks for a takedown but Hrothgar sprawls well.
Lights throws the kick towards the body but Hrothgar avoids it.
Hrothgar looks to clinch

and Lights counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hrothgar's guard now.
Hrothgar wants to get back to his feet but Lights is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lights seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hrothgar working a defensive guard here.
Lights advances position into side control!
Lights tries to advance to mount but Hrothgar denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar is trying to buck Lights off.

Lights looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lights postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hrothgar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hrothgar is trying to buck Lights off.
Hrothgar looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lights shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dim Lights. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Lights circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lights misses with a takedown attempt - Hrothgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hrothgar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lights keeps the fight on the outside.
Lights moves out of range of the body kick from Hrothgar.
Lights takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mordecai Hrothgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lights avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrothgar is looking to clinch but Lights is avoiding it.
Hrothgar tries to clinch

so Lights counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lights is fighting to break Hrothgar's control of his arms but Hrothgar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hrothgar wants to stand and escape but Lights is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lights stays in close to Hrothgar's body and controls the position.
Hrothgar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lights postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hrothgar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lights, into his guard.

Hrothgar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hrothgar is looking to clinch but Lights is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hrothgar tries to clinch but Lights is having none of it.
Hrothgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrothgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hrothgar darts in and clinches Lights up against the cage.
Lights blocks an elbow strike from Hrothgar.
Lights changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hrothgar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hrothgar dodges the punch combination from Lights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrothgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hrothgar clinches up with Lights and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hrothgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lights wants a takedown.
Lights is trying to break free.
Hrothgar lands an elbow just above Lights 's eye.
Lights has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hrothgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dim Lights dominated that 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.

Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lights paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lights swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lights could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lights looks to land a combination but Hrothgar avoids it well.
Hrothgar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lights lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dim Lights is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hrothgar drives through and clinches with Lights against the cage.
Hrothgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar with a knee to the head.
Lights is trying to break free.
Hrothgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hrothgar pushes off an throws an elbow but Lights leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lights is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hrothgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lights has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lights has had enough of the clinch but Hrothgar keeps him there for the moment.
Hrothgar can't find room to land a body shot as Lights controls the action.
Lights fails to pull guard.
Lights is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hrothgar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lights has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hrothgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dim Lights. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar lands an elbow just above Lights 's eye.
Lights dodges an elbow strike from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar landing knees to the head.
Lights fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hrothgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hrothgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar tries a knee to the head but Lights blocks it.
Hrothgar lands an elbow that stopped Lights in his tracks for a moment.
Hrothgar with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Hrothgar.
Lights is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.
Lights goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hrothgar prevents it.
Hrothgar lands an elbow inside.
Hrothgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lights avoiding damage as Hrothgar throws knees to the body.
Hrothgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hrothgar looking to throw knees to the head but Lights is blocking nicely.

That's two 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.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar lands a damaging elbow.
Hrothgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hrothgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hrothgar connects with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar prevents Lights from breaking the clinch.
Hrothgar tries a knee to the head but Lights blocks it.
Hrothgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lights. Hrothgar does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hrothgar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hrothgar throws an elbow but misses.
Hrothgar lands with a left to the head.
Hrothgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lights has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lights wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hrothgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lights blocks the elbow strike.
Hrothgar missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hrothgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hrothgar is trying to stall.
Lights tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hrothgar trying to control the position but instead, Lights has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hrothgar into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hrothgar lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Hrothgar.
Lights managing to block the knees to the body from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lights tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hrothgar smiles and moves away.
Lights throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Hrothgar gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hrothgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hrothgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lights swinging wilding here.
Hrothgar wants to clinch up but Lights keeps it at a distance.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lights swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hrothgar is looking to clinch.

Hrothgar instigates a clinch.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lights takes an elbow to the temple.
Lights is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hrothgar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hrothgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar looking to throw knees to the head but Lights is blocking nicely.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Hrothgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lights tries to clinch up but Hrothgar circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hrothgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Hrothgar as Lights shoots in.
Hrothgar stuffs the takedown.
Lights avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrothgar wants to clinch.
Hrothgar is looking to clinch.
Hrothgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hrothgar closes the distance but Lights moves to the side
and Lights counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lights tries to keep at a distance but Hrothgar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar looking to throw knees to the head but Lights is blocking nicely.
Hrothgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hrothgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Hrothgar gets through Lights's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lights is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but Lights blocks with his arms.
Hrothgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hrothgar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lights's brow.
Lights wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hrothgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lights wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hrothgar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hrothgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar prevents a body shot from Lights.
Hrothgar landing knees to the head.
Lights blocks an elbow strike from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar scores with a knee to the head.
Lights tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hrothgar smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dim Lights. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lights tries for a takedown but Hrothgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hrothgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lights circles away.
Lights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hrothgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lights drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lights stops Hrothgar from standing up.
Hrothgar wants to sweep here but Lights controlling him for the moment.
Hrothgar wants to stand but Lights is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar trying to keep a closed guard but Lights is proving a slippery customer.
Hrothgar is looking to stand up but Lights isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hrothgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Lights circles away.

Hrothgar has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hrothgar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hrothgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hrothgar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lights misses with a low kick.
Hrothgar tries to clinch up but Lights circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hrothgar is looking to clinch.

Hrothgar has closed the distance and engaged Lights in a clinch.
Hrothgar connects with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lights tries to pull guard but Hrothgar holds him up against the cage and eventually Lights drops back down to his feet.
Hrothgar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hrothgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lights takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hrothgar looking to throw knees to the head but Lights is blocking nicely.
Hrothgar stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lights throws an elbow but misses.
Hrothgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hrothgar connects with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hrothgar misses with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar scores with a knee to the head.
Hrothgar landing knees to the head.
Hrothgar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lights lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hrothgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Hrothgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hrothgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Hrothgar!