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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Ben (ranked 25167 p4p, 6141 weight class) and Sideways Pete (ranked 542 p4p, 520 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm 26 190 2 - 5 - 0 |
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176 cm 19 184 5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good elbows Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uncle Ben! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sideways Pete! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pete dodges the punch combination from Ben.
Ben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pete wants to counter with a clinch but Ben pushes him away. A punch combination from Ben misses. Pete avoids the head kick by Ben.
Ben throws a sloppy head kick and Pete moves out of range easily. Pete blocks a head kick by Ben.
Ben fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Ben. Those never looked like landing. Pete clinches. Ben blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Ben is trying to force a seperation but Pete has the dominant position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pete prevents Ben from breaking the clinch. Our sources have told us that Ben has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Ben dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ben misses with an uppercut. Pete saw that one coming. Pete is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Ben gets tackled into the cage by Pete. Pete maintains the clinch. Pete misses with an elbow over the top. A frustrated look appears on Ben's face as he tries to break the clinch. Ben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ben has Pete pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pete manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Pete misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Pete's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pete's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Ben blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete has Ben pressed against the cage, preventing Ben from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ben breaks the clinch.
Pete moves into range and clinches up with Ben. Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Ben blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Ben wants to break free but Pete has control.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Ben tries to circle away but Pete has him pinned against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Ben is looking to take this one to the mat. Nice elbow from Pete.
It looks like Uncle Ben has been cut.
That's four 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. Ben tries to break the clinch but Pete is controlling the position. Ben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Pete keeps control of Ben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sideways Pete dominated that round. The cut man is working on Uncle Ben's cut. That's time! Ben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pete has managed to clinch.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pete in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Ben is looking to break free of the clinch but Pete has double underhooks. Ben wants to get back to striking at distance but Pete won't allow it.
Pete keeps control of Ben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ben blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Ben is trying to force a seperation but Pete has the dominant position. With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ben can't break the clinch.
Pete has Ben pressed against the cage, preventing Ben from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ben dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
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. Ben working hard to break the clinch. Ben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pete has him pressed against the cage. Ben has had enough of the clinch but Pete keeps him there for the moment. Ben wants to break free but Pete has control.
Ben is trying to break the clinch but Pete is controlling him. Ben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ben dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
Sideways Pete seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ben tries to circle away but Pete has him pinned against the cage. Ben tries to break free but Pete pushes him back against the cage. Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Ben tries to break the clinch but Pete is controlling the position. Ben blocks an elbow strike. A frustrated look appears on Ben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ben manages to break the clinch.
Ben shoots in but Pete avoids the takedown attempt easily. Pete gets a clinch. Ben wants to get back to striking at distance but Pete won't allow it.
Ben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ben avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Ben is trying to break the clinch but Pete has him pressed against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sideways Pete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Uncle Ben's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pete rushes Ben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ben blocks an elbow strike. Ben has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ben is trying to break free. Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Ben working hard to break the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Ben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pete has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Ben is trying to push Pete away but Pete has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Ben is looking to break free of the clinch but Pete has double underhooks. Pete looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow. Ben dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete lands a nice elbow. Pete throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ben is trying to break the clinch but Pete is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ben blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Ben is trying to push Pete away but Pete has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Ben wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. With the fighters up against the cage, Pete throws an elbow but misses. Ben's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pete closes the distance and clinches. Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Pete prevents Ben from breaking the clinch. Ben blocks an elbow strike. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uncle Ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ben throws a series of punches but Pete avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight! Sideways Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Pete winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sideways Pete! Uncle Ben spoke after the fight, saying 'He has to ride with me'.
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