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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivers Cuomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie comes into the arena with God Save The Queen blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivers Cuomo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie closes the distance and clinches up with Cuomo, looking for a takedown. Willie pushes Cuomo against the cage but Cuomo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willie scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuomo should have avoided that one.
Cuomo takes a swing at Willie's ribcage but misses.
Cuomo throws a big shot that misses.
Cuomo throws an overhand right that lands on Willie's shoulder, as Willie tries to avoid the shot.
Cuomo throws an overhand right that lands on Willie's shoulder, as Willie tries to avoid the shot.
Willie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuomo.
Willie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuomo to the mat! Cuomo manages to get full guard.
Willie stopping the sweep attempt from Cuomo.
Cuomo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Willie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cuomo trying to control the position here.
Willie wants to get up but he can't break Cuomo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cuomo wants to sweep here but Willie controlling him for the moment.
Cuomo keeping moving, preventing Willie from controlling successfully.
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.
Cuomo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cuomo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cuomo, not yet.
Cuomo has Willie pulled in close to control his posture.
Cuomo 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.
Willie trying to control but Cuomo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo is controlling Willie's posture.
Cuomo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willie manages to get himself to full guard.
Cuomo stops Willie from standing up.
Willie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cuomo is stalling in the full guard.
Cuomo trying to control but Willie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuomo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Willie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cuomo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rivers Cuomo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuomo throws a series of punches but Willie moves out of range.
Cuomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willie.
Willie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cuomo is trying to control the position but Willie postures up.
Cuomo wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cuomo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cuomo looks gassed!
Willie trying to control but Cuomo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Willie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cuomo throws a series of punches but Willie moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Willie blocks the leg kick.
Willie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cuomo's waist but Cuomo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willie off to one side.
Cuomo keeps the fight on the outside.
Willie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cuomo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willie somewhat.
Willie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuomo.
Cuomo throws the left hand but Willie avoids the punch easily.
Cuomo throws a hook but Willie avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuomo misses the jab.
Willie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Willie won't allow Cuomo to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cuomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willie is one step ahead there.
Willie being controlled here momentarily.
Cuomo keeping moving, preventing Willie from controlling successfully.
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.
Cuomo is controlling Willie's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuomo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willie blocks a jab.
Cuomo misses with a body shot.
Cuomo throws a big shot that misses.
Willie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuomo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cuomo is breathing heavily.
Willie wants to take a breather but Cuomo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Willie.
Cuomo seems keen to control Willie's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie is stalling in the full guard.
Willie preventing the sweep.
Cuomo is trying to control the position but Willie postures up.
Willie trying to control but Cuomo is working from the bottom.
Cuomo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willie is trying to escape the mount but Cuomo keeps good control and instead manages to take Willie's back.
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.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Cuomo looking to break Willie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Willie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cuomo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You can see the frustration on Willie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Cuomo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willie trying to control but not successfully.
Willie looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cuomo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Willie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Willie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cuomo!
Willie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cuomo working to try and regain half guard.
Cuomo gets back to half guard.
Cuomo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cuomo is controlling Willie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Willie is controlling the pace.
Cuomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cuomo is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Cuomo controls Willie momentarily but Willie frees himself.
Willie wants to control from the top but Cuomo keeps moving.
Willie wants to stand but Cuomo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Willie postures up in Cuomo's guard and throws a big left but Cuomo blocks it.
Cuomo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cuomo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo trying to control but Willie is working from the bottom.
Rivers Cuomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuomo pushes down on Willie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cuomo passes to side control.
Willie is not content to let Cuomo control the position.
Willie tries to bench press Cuomo off him but Cuomo keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Brian Willie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rivers Cuomo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuomo throws a hook to the side of Willie's head but Willie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuomo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willie in side control, throwing shots but Cuomo defends.
Cuomo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cuomo is looking to control Willie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cuomo avoid being mounted?
Willie is keen to just control but Cuomo is a slippery customer.
Cuomo moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rivers Cuomo.
Well Willie 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Willie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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