PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bald Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bull
vs
Knocker

180 cm
20
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bald Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knocker pushes Bull up against the cage in a clinch.
Knocker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knocker lands an elbow inside that Bull shrugs off.

Bull turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bull manages to end up in side control.
Knocker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knocker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bull's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bull is thwarting Knocker's attempts to control the position.
Bull working the head and body with strikes.
Bull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knocker keeps working.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knocker defending well though.
Bull is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Knocker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bull lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knocker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knocker trying to control here.
Bull slows the pace down in half guard.
Bull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bull slows the pace down in half guard.
Bull wants to take a breather but Knocker is having none of it.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knocker's head.
Bull tries to stand and escape but Knocker actually recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bull has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull tries to free his leg and advance position but Knocker is retaining full guard.
Bull lands a couple of digs.
Knocker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull scoring with some ground and pound.
Bull postures up and lands a big shot to Knocker's brow.
Bull looking to pass the guard.

Knocker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bull defends it easily.
Bull looking to sit in guard and control but Knocker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bull pulls Knocker in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to keep Knocker in close.
Knocker stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
Knocker wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull trying to keep a closed guard but Knocker is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knocker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knocker wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knocker throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Bull lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bull.

It looks like Tommy Knocker has been cut.
Knocker throws a head kick that misses.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knocker.
Knocker is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Knocker slips under a jab from Bull.
Bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knocker throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Knocker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
Knocker thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Knocker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bull throws a jab when Knocker was well out of range.
Bull shoots in but Knocker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knocker swivels and escapes.
Bald Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Knocker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bull connects with a body shot.
Knocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Knocker.

Bull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knocker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Knocker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knocker is breathing heavily.

Knocker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bull is aware though and is defending well.
Bull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bull lands a couple of elbows.
Bull postures up and lands a big shot to Knocker's brow.
Bull works over Knocker with some ground and pound from guard.
Knocker looking to control.
Bull lands a couple of digs.
Bull wants to control from the top but Knocker keeps moving.

Knocker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Knocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull is in close to Knocker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knocker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Bull throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knocker was covering up waiting for the punch and Bull finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bull advances position into side control!
Knocker tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull controlling the position from side mount.
Bull lands a nice forearm strike.
Bull is putting a hurting on Knocker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bull lands a nice forearm strike.
Bull working the head and body with strikes.
Bald Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knocker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knocker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bull connects with a decent elbow.
Bull scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bull is working Knocker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bull is staying tight to Knocker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bull throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knocker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bull cracks Knocker with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knocker is looking for a triangle but Bull pushes his legs off easily.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Knocker's cut.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bull closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knocker to the mat! Knocker manages to get full guard.
Knocker looking for a sweep. Not yet Knocker, not yet.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Knocker is keeping the position.
Bull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bull thows a big elbow that misses.
Bull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knocker keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knocker's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Knocker.
Knocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Knocker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bull closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull wants to control but Knocker is keeping him busy.
Bull working the body and head with strikes.
Knocker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bull working the ground and pound.
Bull lands an elbow.
Knocker is looking for a sweep.
Bull working the ground and pound.
Bull content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Knocker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Knocker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bull moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker is trying to control Bull's posture but Bull avoids it.
Bull is looking to take a break and control but Knocker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bull lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Knocker is looking for a sweep.
Bull landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Bull decides to stand back up. Bull steps back and let's Knocker get back to his feet.

Bull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knocker's head.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bull landing some decent shots from guard.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull wants to control from the top but Knocker keeps moving.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tommy Knocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Knocker blocks nicely.
Knocker keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knocker keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bald Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, 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 Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Bull!