PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between normal guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

guy
vs
bye

185 cm
19
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

165 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, normal guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by bye.
bye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bye wants to clinch up but guy keeps it at a distance.
guy throws a combination. bye tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
bye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
normal guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bye looks gassed!
guy throws a series of punches but bye moves out of range.
Good leg kick by guy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
bye slips a jab and a cross from guy.
guy tries to bum rush bye with a series of wild strikes but bye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

guy clinches.
bye throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bye lands an elbow that stopped guy in his tracks for a moment.

guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - guy scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bye gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from bye.
guy blocks the elbow strike.
guy avoids a wild elbow strike from bye.
guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bye misses with a punch on the inside.
bye has guy pressed against the ropes, preventing guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
guy is trying to force a seperation but bye has the dominant position.
guy is trying to force a seperation but bye has the dominant position.
guy avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
guy avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
bye is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
guy lands with a right to the head.

guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
guy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
guy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

bye rushes guy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
bye working guy over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from guy.
A knee to the head by bye.
bye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt guy or not.
bye misses with an elbow over the top.

guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
guy misses with the combination.

bye clinches up against the ropes.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

guy breaks the clinch.
hi bye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
guy misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from bye.
guy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

bye has guy up against the ropes in a clinch.
guy wants to break free but bye has control.
guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
bye lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy is trying to break free.
bye pushes guy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by guy as bye tries to tie him up.
guy looking to slow down the pace here.
guy blocks an elbow strike from bye.
bye working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for bye.
bye throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards guy's brow.
bye avoiding damage.

guy breaks the clinch.
bye tries to clinch up.
bye avoids a punch combination nicely.

bye clinches.
bye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
guy dodges an elbow strike from bye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
bye lands an elbow inside.
bye takes a knee right on the jaw!
bye tries to land knees in the clinch but guy avoids the damage to the body.

guy manages to break the clinch.
guy pushes bye away with a front kick.
guy scores with a one two! bye had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
bye fails with an attempt to clinch.
bye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from guy.
bye is looking to clinch but guy is avoiding it.
guy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
bye closes the distance looking to clinch

and guy counters by clinching up.
bye lands a knee to the body.

guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

normal guy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
bye takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
bye blocks a head kick by guy.
The fight stays on the outside here - bye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for guy with that takedown attempt.
bye clinches but guy breaks the clinch

and guy counters by moving into the clinch.
bye misses with a hook from the clinch.
bye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
bye lands a left hand that snaps the head of guy backwards.
guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bye.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
bye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through guy's defenses.
guy pushes bye back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
guy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for normal guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bye looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
bye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
guy managing to block the knees to the body from bye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards guy's brow.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
bye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
bye takes an elbow to the temple.

guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch but guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

guy closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by bye.
guy lands a nice shot to the body.
bye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from guy.
bye throws a head punch that misses.
bye looking to stall.

guy manages to break the clinch.
bye wants to clinch
and bye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
guy avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
bye lands a nice knee to the body.
guy is looking to break free of the clinch but bye has double underhooks.

guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bye tries to clinch but guy moves out of range.
guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but bye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
guy tries to clinch but bye is having none of it.
guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and bye counters with a nice leg kick.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up but guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
guy misses with a double jab.
No joy there for guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

bye clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by guy.
bye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bye scores with a one two! guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
bye wants to clinch.
guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

guy moves into the clinch successfully.

guy breaks from the clinch.

bye moves into the clinch.
guy dodges an elbow strike from bye.
bye working some nice short punches in the clinch.

guy breaks from the clinch.
guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
guy walks forward, straight into a front kick from bye.
bye tries to clinch but guy moves away

and guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
bye tries to kick guy off but guy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy wants to stand but bye has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

bye has one foot on guy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
guy moves in looking to clinch but bye pushes him off.
bye is looking to clinch.
guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
guy lands an overhand right.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bye wants to clinch up but guy keeps it at a distance.
bye moves in looking to clinch but guy pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for guy.
A combination from guy does no damage.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

normal guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

guy is looking to clinch.
guy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and bye is able to avoid easily.
bye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bye tries to clinch but guy moves out of range.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch but guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by bye.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by bye.
guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
guy throws a lazy body kick

and bye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bye.
guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
guy can't break the clinch.
bye swings wildly with an uppercut but guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
bye trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, bye throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
guy takes an elbow to the temple.
bye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
guy avoids the elbow strike from bye, against the ropes.
guy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
guy blocks the elbow strike.
bye tries to stall but guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bye tries to clinch but guy moves away

and guy counters with a single leg into guard. bye didn't expect that.
guy sitting in guard here, content to control.
guy prevents bye from getting back to his feet.

bye kicks guy off and gets to his feet.
guy keeps the fight on the outside.
bye wants to clinch but guy slips to the side

and guy moves into the clinch.
guy tries to break free but bye pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from bye.
guy is looking to control bye's arms but bye gets an underhook and turns him. Now guy has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of bye backwards.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
bye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

guy jumps guard and drags bye to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
guy looking to hit a scissor sweep but bye is one step ahead there.
bye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

guy is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
bye has a couple of punches blocked by guy.

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

bye moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bye lands a knee to the body.

guy breaks from the clinch.
guy throws a combination that misses

and bye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bye.
bye wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bye lands a left hand.
guy blocks an uppercut.

guy breaks the clinch.
guy throws a head kick that bye semi-blocks.
bye tries to clinch but guy moves away
enabling guy to counter with a crisp jab.
bye avoids the head kick by guy.
Some wild striking there from guy.
bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
guy throws the left hand but bye avoids the punch easily.
bye tries to clinch but guy is having none of it.
guy fails to land the takedown.
bye feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to guy's calf.

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.
bye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
bye wants to clinch.
bye moves in looking to clinch but guy pushes him off.
hi bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bye fails with an attempt to clinch.
guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
bye tries to clinch up.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bye is looking to clinch but guy is avoiding it.
guy connects with a solid leg kick.
normal guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
guy throws a head kick that misses.
bye wants to clinch.
normal guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses bye's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
normal guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for guy, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... normal guy!