PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Bitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns Of Brixton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bitch
vs
Savage

188 cm
25
191 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

187 cm
21
191 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bitch does no damage.
Bitch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Savage tries to clinch but Bitch moves out of range.
Bitch wants to clinch but Savage slips to the side
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Bitch throws a lazy head kick

and Savage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bitch's guard.
Bitch wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Bitch being controlled here, momentarily.
Savage works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Savage escapes and gets back to his feet.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitch.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bitch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Savage has Bitch up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Savage has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bitch regains guard immediately.
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bitch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savage defends well.
Bitch can't keep his opponent in guard - Savage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Savage is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage drops an elbow to the side of Bitch's head.
Savage trying to mount his opponent but Bitch defends it.
Bitch is in trouble now - Savage has advanced to mount!
Savage wants to control the pace but Bitch is squirming around nicely.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Savage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Savage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bitch hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is desperately trying to improve his position but Savage has a good base and remains in mount.
Savage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bitch hang on?
Savage scoring with strikes but Bitch is staying in there.
Savage lands a heavy elbow.
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bitch?
Bitch is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Savage tries to control but Bitch wriggling away.
Bitch working to try and regain half guard.
Bitch taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage unloading with bombs!
Bitch is bucking up trying to escape but Savage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
Bitch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bitch is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Bitch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Savage landing punches.
Savage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage controlling from mount.
Savage wants to control the pace but Bitch is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitch is looking to improve his position but Savage isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Savage moves into the clinch.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Bitch.
Savage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitch up against the cage.
Bitch lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
Bitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savage avoids it.
Savage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like The Bitch has been cut.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Bitch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bitch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Savage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Savage slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Savage.
Savage has Bitch pressed against the cage.
Bitch is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Savage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savage receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Savage.
Savage lands a head kick!
Bitch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitch.
The Bitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Savage punishes Bitch's body with a nice straight punch.

Savage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savage just leaning against Bitch, taking a breather.
Bitch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Savage pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitch dodges the punch combination from Savage.
The Bitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savage takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Savage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Savage slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage is pushing Bitch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitch throws an elbow but misses.
Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitch is defending well for now.
Savage is stalling here.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Bitch blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitch looking to slow down the pace here.

Savage has hold of one of Bitch's legs. Bitch is fighting the takedown attempt but Savage gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitch looking to control.
Bitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Bitch, not yet.

Bitch has his foot on Savage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savage works his way back into a safe position though.
Savage stands and throws Bitch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Savage is staying tight to Bitch's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Bitch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Savage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bitch fails with the takedown

and Savage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savage lands a good knee to the midsection. Bitch won't want to take too many of those.
Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Savage manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitch tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Savage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bitch's guard.

Bitch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Savage passes into side control.
Bitch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch wants to get back to his feet but Savage is dominant here and he's now got Bitch's back!
Savage trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bitch doesn't escape.
Savage landing with strikes.

Savage is persistently looking for the submission but Bitch is defending it well.
Bitch rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savage decides to stand up.
Bitch closes the distance looking to clinch

and Savage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bitch is trying to stall.
Savage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bitch tries to score a body lock takedown but Savage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bitch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Savage pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage wants to clinch but Bitch slips to the side
and Bitch counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bitch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savage postures up.
Savage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bitch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage is nestled in close to Bitch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bitch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Savage forces Bitch back against the cage and clinches.
Bitch trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Savage.

Bitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bitch wants to slow Savage down by chopping away at his legs.
Bitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Bitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Savage takes the fight into the clinch.

Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bitch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitch working the ground and pound but Savage is defending the strikes.
Randy Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bitch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Savage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Savage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Savage!