PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sss Sss (ranked 6377 p4p, 23925 weight class) and Sss Sss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sss Sss acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sss
vs
Sss

165 cm
25
143
64 - 22 - 2

165 cm
25
143
14 - 71 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 64 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 71 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sss Sss!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fighter B misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter A sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fighter A looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Fighter A fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fighter B to the ground. Fighter A is now in Fighter B's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A throws an elbow that misses. Fighter B uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fighter A's guard. Nice move by Fighter B!

Fighter B not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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.
Fighter B's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Fighter B might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fighter A controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is stalling in the full guard.
Fighter B stopping the sweep attempt from Fighter A.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fighter A darts in looking for a takedown but Fighter B gets double underhooks and turns Fighter A into the cage.
Fighter B goes for a takedown attempt but Fighter A pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fighter B dives in and grabs Fighter A's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighter A pushes down on Fighter B's head and hops out.
Sss Sss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sss Sss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Fighter A looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fighter B!
You can see the frustration on Fighter B's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fighter B is looking to regain half guard here but Fighter A keeps moving and retains side control.
Fighter A 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fighter B for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sss Sss dominated that round.
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.

Fighter B shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fighter A as he avoids it easily.
Fighter B is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fighter A sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fighter A quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Fighter B shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fighter A's guard.
Fighter A keeping moving, preventing Fighter B from controlling successfully.
Fighter B is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter A'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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Fighter A closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fighter B did well to prevent Fighter A getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B is trying to control but can't.
Fighter B is looking for a sweep. Fighter A is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fighter A is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter B can do to turn this around?
Fighter A content to control rather than advance.
Fighter A works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fighter A controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Fighter A cracks Fighter B with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fighter A avoids the attempt from Fighter B to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sss Sss dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Fighter B defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighter A.
Fighter B dives in for a single leg takedown but Fighter A sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fighter A quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter A fails with the takedown
and Fighter B counters with a good, hard body kick but Fighter A shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter A lands a high kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fighter B.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fighter A or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighter B, which made it look bad.
Fighter B follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sss Sss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter A shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fighter B sprawls well. Fighter B wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter A gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter B is trying to counter with his kicks.

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.
Fighter B shoots in but no luck this time.
Fighter A throws a counter high kick but Fighter B was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fighter A shoots and misses
and Fighter B counters with a body kick that stops Fighter A in his tracks momentarily.
Fighter A shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter B manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fighter A's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Fighter A gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fighter A controlling Fighter B's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter B postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter A has Fighter B pulled in close to control his posture.
Fighter B is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fighter B looking to sit in guard and control but Fighter A gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sss Sss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sss Sss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fighter A is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sss Sss.
Well Fighter A 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sss Sss!