PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Another Try (ranked 3109 p4p, 25216 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 223 p4p, 345 weight class). Jacob Song is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Try
vs
Song

169 cm
25
141
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
135
7 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Another Try!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song misses with a few strikes there.
Try was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Try clinches up against the cage.
Song is trying to force a seperation but Try has the dominant position.
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Try keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Song's efforts to push away.
Try digs a right hand underneath Song's ribcage. Song let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Try.
Try has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Try gets through Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Try has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LazyFighters Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Song comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Song, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Try clinches with his opponent.
Song tries to circle away but Try has him pinned against the cage.
Try lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song tries to break the clinch but Try is controlling the position.
Try lands a hook to the side of the head.
Try keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Song's efforts to push away.
Song can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Song's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Try scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Try - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Try makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Try.
Try lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Try.
Song looks winded!
Try presses Song against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Try.
Song wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Try lands a body shot in the clinch.
Try lands with a short shot to the head.
Try digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank.
Try lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Try.
Try lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Try cracks Song with a nice body shot.
Try lands a right hand.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
Try lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Try.
Try lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Try.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Try.
Try is working Song over against the cage.
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Try - that landed with a thud.
Try lands a right hand.
Try lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Try lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Try lands a body shot in the clinch.
Try lands a hook to the side of the head.
Try lands a left hand.
Try scores with a hook to the body.
Try lands a shot to the body.
Try working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Try throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
Try working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Try.
Try lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Try.
Try stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Try lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Try lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Try lands with a short shot to the head.
Try lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Try.
Try lands a left hand.
Try pushes Song back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Try gets through Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Try lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Try lands with a right to the head.
Try lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try pushes Song back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Try is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Try lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Try.
Try lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Try.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
Try is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Try scores with a nice short uppercut.
Try lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Song looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Try.
Try pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Try.
Try lands with a light punch inside.
Try lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A shot in the inside from Try.
A shot in the inside from Try.
A shot in the inside from Try.
Try makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Try lands with a left to the head.
Try working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Try lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Try lands a left hand.
Try lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Try.
Try lands a nice uppercut.
Try throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Try scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Song takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Another Try 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.

Nice shot lands for Try.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Try.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacob Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Try throws a right hand that Song ducks under and follows up with a left that Song also avoids with ease.
Song is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Try with a body shot.
Song throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Song misses with a wild combination.
Try connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Try slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Try gets a clinch.
Try lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Song wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Try has him pressed against the cage.
Try pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Try working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Try.
Try is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Try lands with a left to the head.
Try lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Song is breathing heavily.
Try lands a right hand.
Try lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Try.
Try lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Try lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Try.
Still in the clinch, Try scores with a nice short uppercut.
Try softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Try scores with a shoulder strike.
Try cracks Song with a nice body shot.
Try lands with a right to the head.
Try lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Try lands a shot to the body.
Try lands a body shot in the clinch.
Try lands with a right to the head.
Try lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Try lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Try lands a body punch.
Try working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Try lands a left hand.
Try lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Try creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Another Try has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Try gets through Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Try lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Try.
Try scores with a shoulder strike.
Try working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Try lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Try creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Try is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Try lands a body punch in the clinch.
Try scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Try lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Try.
Try throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
Song takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Try.
Try stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Try creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Try lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Song or not.
Try scores with a shot to the side of Song's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Try lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Try working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Try lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Try scores with a shot to the side of Song's head.
Try lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Try.
A nice right hand lands inside from Try.
Try scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Try.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Try lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Try.
Try softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Song takes a shot to the head.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Try.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Try.
A short right from Try on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Try.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Try lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try lands with a left to the head.
Try lands a nice uppercut.
Try lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Try scores with a shot to the side of Song's head.
Try softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Try working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Try lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Song is rocked!
Good body shot from Try.
A nice left hand lands by Try.
Song is still on wobbly legs! Can Try finish him?
Try scores with a shoulder strike.
Try throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Song seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Try.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Try has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Try lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Try creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Try.
Try lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Another Try dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Try connects with a single shot there.
Song misses with a series of wild punches.

Try lands a big right hand that sends Song crashing to the mat! Try stays standing though and waves Song back to his feet!
Try throws a monster overhand right that drops Song! Try follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Another Try!