PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dark War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Spanish Inquisition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

War
vs
Spanish Inquisition

181 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dark War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Spanish Inquisition!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

War clinches up with Inquisition and pushes him back against the cage.
Inquisition lands an elbow inside that War shrugs off.

It looks like Dark War has been cut.
War tries to score a body lock takedown but Inquisition shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
War drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Inquisition breaks the clinch.

Inquisition moves into range and clinches up with War.
War looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark War. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War takes an elbow to the forehead.

Inquisition manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - War looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inquisition, as that shot connected.
War avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inquisition looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.

War closes the distance and pushes Inquisition back into the cage.
Inquisition unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Inquisition escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Inquisition feints and as War raises his hands in defense, Inquisition changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War keeping full guard, as Inquisition tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Inquisition working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of War's head.
War is breathing heavily.
Inquisition postures up and lands a big shot to War's brow.
Inquisition working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
War has momentary wrist control but Inquisition slips an elbow through the middle.
War preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inquisition trying to move into half guard but instead War has managed to sweep!
Inquisition is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inquisition is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Inquisition throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inquisition looking for a guillotine here but War defends easily.
Inquisition manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inquisition pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Inquisition dominating with strikes here.
Inquisition lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Inquisition lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inquisition fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Inquisition lands a big shot there that rocks War but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inquisition dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inquisition landing strikes from the mount.
Inquisition lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Inquisition controlling from mount.
Inquisition scoring with strikes but War is staying in there.
Inquisition scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish War?
BOOM! Inquisition connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Inquisition wants to control the pace but War is squirming around nicely.
War in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Inquisition takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War wants to hold on but Inquisition pushes him away.
War takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Inquisition in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Inquisition with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inquisition landing strikes from the mount.
War taking shots to the head.
War tries to hold on but Inquisition pushes him away.
Inquisition tries to control but War wriggling away.
Inquisition landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inquisition lands with some vicious ground and pound - can War hang on?
Inquisition scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish War?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Spanish Inquisition dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark War's cut.
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.

War avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inquisition connects with a single shot there.

Inquisition has War up against the cage in a clinch.

War jumps into guard, dragging Inquisition to the mat.
War avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Inquisition is in close to War's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Inquisition with a nice head shot there.

Inquisition gets to his feet. War looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Inquisition has War up against the cage in a clinch.
War is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inquisition is pressed up against the cage. War has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inquisition down to the mat. Inquisition avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Inquisition drops War with a right and a left! Inquisition comes rushing in but War regains his composure and manages to keep Inquisition in guard.

War is rocked!
The Spanish Inquisition has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inquisition scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inquisition landing some decent shots from guard.
Inquisition is in close to War's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Inquisition forces his way into half guard.
Inquisition is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inquisition slips a nice elbow through War's hands, connecting with War's forehead.
War is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Inquisition scores with a couple of nice shots.
Inquisition trying to control the action but War is working from the bottom.
War wants to control but Inquisition is keeping busy.
War has hold of Inquisition's hands but Inquisition slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inquisition is looking to take a break and control but War is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inquisition working War over with strikes.
Inquisition looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Inquisition working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
War tries to roll over but Inquisition keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inquisition lands a nice short elbow.
War wants to get back to full guard but Inquisition has mounted him!
Inquisition lands a big shot there that rocks War but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inquisition with a couple of short strikes.
Inquisition scores with a couple of good head shots there.
War is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inquisition cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Inquisition has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inquisition with shots to the head and body - War looks very uncomfortable down there.
Inquisition controlling from mount.
Inquisition scoring with strikes but War is staying in there.
Inquisition postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. War looks a forlorn figure.
Inquisition breaks from War's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Inquisition working away from the top, dropping strikes.
War takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Inquisition unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inquisition with the ground and pound from mount.
Inquisition scoring with strikes but War is staying in there.
Oh War is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
War is in a horrible position here. Inquisition smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
War seems to have got his legs back now.
Inquisition wants to control the pace but War is squirming around nicely.
Inquisition lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Inquisition scoring with strikes but War is staying in there.
Inquisition working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inquisition is landing with some decent strikes but War is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inquisition cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inquisition cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Spanish Inquisition showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dark War's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Inquisition pushes War up against the cage in a clinch.
War drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Inquisition gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inquisition lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down War.

Inquisition breaks the clinch.
Inquisition lands a jab.
Inquisition throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh War colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Inquisition as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and War is left battered and dazed whilst Inquisition and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Spanish Inquisition!