PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Funda Mental (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mental
vs
money

180 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Funda Mental!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, johnny money!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from money. No joy for Mental on that attempt.

money has Mental up against the cage in a clinch.
money misses with a knee to the head.
money with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
money has had enough of the clinch but Mental keeps him there for the moment.
money slowing the pace effectively.
money prevents the takedown attempt.
money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mental has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

money manages to break the clinch.
money fails in his attempt to clinch.
money tries to clinch but Mental is having none of it.
money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mental swats him away and circles back towards the center.
johnny money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
money misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
money misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
money looks for the body kick but Mental saw that one coming.
money pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mental looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funda Mental. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mental closes the distance and clinches up with money, looking for a takedown. Mental pushes money against the cage but money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
money stuffs the takedown attempt from Mental. Mental gets slowly back to his feet.
Mental shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with money but money pushes him off and we're back to square one.
money tries a head kick but it misses.
Mental takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
money fails to land with a series of punches.
Mental shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with money but money pushes him off and we're back to square one.

money has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mental displaying some good clinch control by pressing money up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mental is trying to break free.

money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mental paws at him with a jab and circles away.
money doesn't manage to clinch there - Mental circles away.
money is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mental takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
money throws a series of punches but Mental moves out of range.
money stuffs the takedown attempt from Mental. Mental gets slowly back to his feet.
money misses with a leg kick.
Mental tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mental tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mental is breathing heavily.
money scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mental lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mental is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
money swings for the body but Mental moves out of range.
money misses with a double jab
and money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mental looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
money fakes the leg kick and cracks Mental in the body.
Mental avoids the head kick by money.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
money throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mental takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from money.
money throws a lazy head kick
and Mental counters with a slapping leg kick.
money throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
money looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

money has managed to clinch.
Mental tries to pull guard but money won't allow it.

money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mental will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by money or perhaps it was just good defense by Mental which made him look bad.
money scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

johnny money dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

money tries to land a front kick but Mental steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
money has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
money falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mental counters with a takedown into side control.
money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mental. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
money tries to get back to half guard but can't.
money is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
money sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mental in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
money pushes Mental off but Mental dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
money seems a little lost for a moment, as Mental dominates the positioning.

Mental tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mental has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mental is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down money's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
money is trying to buck Mental off.
Mental controlling the position.

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.
Mental trying to control the action but money is working from the bottom.
money tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mental wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mental prevents money from escaping the position.
money being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
money is pushing Mental's head away, looking to escape. Mental manages to hold on to the position though.

Mental goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, money rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mental's guard! Nice work there by money!
money postures up in Mental's guard and throws a big left but Mental blocks it.

That's four 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.

Mental looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

money stands up and waves to Mental to follow him.

Mental drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mental working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Funda Mental dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mental tries to close the distance and clinch up but money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mental tries to close the distance and clinch up but money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
money fails with a takedown attempt.

Mental shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
money scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mental manages to mount him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if money can do anything to dispel that myth.
money is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mental can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as money is looking to escape.
money is wriggling around trying to escape.
money is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mental takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
money looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

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.
Mental lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can money hold on?!
money is trying to break free.
Mental tries to get the hooks in deep but money pushed the leg off.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mental trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mental has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
money wants to get back to his feet.
Mental wants to control the position but money frees himself and scrambles - Mental manages to regain control in side control.

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.

Mental decides to stand back up.
money is looking to clinch.
money falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mental counters by clinching up.
Mental wants to get back to striking at distance but money won't allow it.
money prevents the takedown attempt.

money manages to break the clinch.
money swats away the attempt to clinch by Mental.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mental misses with a takedown attempt - money sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from money.

And that's the end of the fight!
Funda Mental showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mental 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funda Mental!