PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pagadianon Inday (ranked 6144 p4p, 23504 weight class) and Vvv Vvv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vvv Vvv was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Inday
vs
Vvv

165 cm
25
143
66 - 28 - 1

165 cm
25
143
19 - 72 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 66 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pagadianon Inday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 72 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vvv Vvv!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

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.
Vvv stuffs the takedown.
Vvv is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inday but Inday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vvv counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Inday.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvv struggling a bit here.
Vvv takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Inday is staying tight to Vvv's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vvv struggling a bit here.

That's two 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vvv looking to score a takedown here. Inday is defending well but Vvv drives through and ends up in Inday's guard.
Inday pulls Vvv in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvv wants to control from the top but Inday keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Inday has his hands on Vvv's head, controlling the position.

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.
Inday can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vvv controls the pace.
Inday managing to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vvv fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pagadianon Inday 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.

Vvv tries a head kick but it misses.
Vvv shoots in and drives through. Inday sprawls well.
Inday thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vvv as Inday shoots in.
Vvv is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Inday bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Inday is staying tight to Vvv's torso, preventing him from escaping.
I wouldn't like to be where Vvv is right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvv trying to remain calm as Inday controls from the top position.
Vvv struggling a bit here.
Inday controls the position.
Vvv can't do much from the bottom here.

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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Inday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vvv as he avoids it easily.
Vvv shapes to counter with a head kick.

Inday gets caught napping as Vvv dives in and scores a takedown. Inday manages to retain guard.
Inday keeping moving, preventing Vvv from controlling successfully.
Vvv sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday pulls Vvv in to control the position.
Vvv is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

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.
Inday looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Inday tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vvv sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inday somewhat.
Vvv replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Inday blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pagadianon Inday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday has a takedown stuffed.
Vvv let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pagadianon Inday will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vvv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inday defends it nicely.
Vvv fails with a takedown attempt.
And Inday counters with a quick kick to the body but Vvv blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vvv shoots and misses

and Inday counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pagadianon Inday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vvv Vvv.
Inday postures up.
Inday is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Inday seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vvv for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inday continues to stall.
Inday is fighting to break Vvv's control of his arms but Vvv is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Vvv shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inday is trying to get back to full guard.
Pagadianon Inday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inday is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Vvv is trying to control the action in half guard but Inday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.
Vvv keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vvv trying to control the action but Inday is working from the bottom.
Vvv Vvv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagadianon Inday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inday is controlling Vvv's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pagadianon Inday.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inday, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pagadianon Inday!