PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between weirdo stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hi bye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

stick
vs
bye

150 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, weirdo stick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, hi bye!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bye wants to clinch up but stick keeps it at a distance.
bye is looking to clinch but stick is avoiding it.
bye is looking to clinch but stick is avoiding it.
bye tries to close the distance and clinch but stick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
weirdo stick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bye takes a jab right on the kisser.
stick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stick misses with a body shot.
bye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
stick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
stick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract bye.
bye fails with an attempt to clinch.
stick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stick clinches but bye breaks the clinch
and bye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps stick thinking.

stick drives through and clinches with bye against the ropes.

stick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

stick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for bye!
stick punishing his opponent with strikes.
bye is trying to stand.
stick controlling the pace for now.
bye squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
stick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
bye is trying to stand.
stick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bye is looking to escape.
stick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
stick controlling the pace for now.
stick wants to control the pace but bye is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bye is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

bye defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from stick.
stick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
bye wants to try and get back to his feet.
stick controlling from mount.
stick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bye is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
stick wants to control the pace but bye is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
stick looking to control and managing it successfully.
stick looking to finish bye with some ground and pound. This is bad for bye!
bye really wants to buck stick off and get back to his feet.
bye is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
bye looks gassed!
stick landing shots from mount.
stick content just to control the position here.
bye is trying to stand up.
stick looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that bye really doesn't like being in this position too much.

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.
stick looking to control and managing it successfully.
bye wants to try and get back to his feet.
stick looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. weirdo stick just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

stick scores with a takedown into bye's guard.
stick is looking to stand up but bye won't let him.
bye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
stick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

weirdo stick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

stick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

bye clinches up with stick and pushes him back against the ropes.
bye gets underhooks to prevent stick's takedown attempt.
bye avoids a wild elbow strike from stick.
bye is stalling here.
bye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

stick is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. bye can't fight it off and eventually stick manages to take the fight to the floor. bye looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
stick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
stick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
stick trying to stand up but can't free himself from bye's guard.

bye scrambles and gets back to his feet.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and stick counters with a good low kick that bye was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bye tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and stick counters with a single leg into guard. bye didn't expect that.
bye is breathing heavily.
bye wants to stand but stick is controlling the position.
stick tries to free his leg and advance position but bye is retaining full guard.
stick sitting in guard here, content to control.
stick stops bye from standing up.
stick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
bye wants to get back to his feet but stick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
stick trying to control but bye is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

stick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bye wants to get back to his feet.
bye takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on bye's face as stick controls the position.

stick decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from stick.
bye swats away the attempt to clinch by stick.

stick has managed to clinch.
bye manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
stick drops down looking for an ankle pick but bye pulls his leg out and moves away.
bye closes the distance but stick moves to the side
and stick counters with a left and a right that stings bye.

bye gets a clinch.
bye stalling in the clinch but stick improves position.
stick lands a body shot in the clinch.
stick stalling in the clinch but bye improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by stick.

stick breaks the clinch.
bye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bye wants to clinch but stick slips to the side
and stick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
stick lands a nice shot to the body.
bye tries to clinch

and stick counters with a takedown into side control.
stick wants to lay and pray for a moment but bye keeps working.
stick taking a breather here.
bye wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bye taking a bit of punishment here - stick scoring with strikes.

stick decides to take the fight back to the feet.
bye looks to clinch

and stick counters by clinching up.
bye lands an elbow that stopped stick in his tracks for a moment.
stick prevents a body shot from bye.
bye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
stick lands an uppercut.

stick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
stick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and bye counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for weirdo stick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bye closes the distance but stick moves to the side

and stick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by stick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, bye throws an elbow but misses.
stick scores with a shoulder strike.

stick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bye tries to clinch

and stick moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

weirdo stick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

bye misses with a wild body shot.
bye closes the distance looking to clinch
and stick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
stick swinging wildly here.
stick misses with a takedown

and bye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by bye as stick tries to tie him up.
bye misses with an elbow over the top.
stick wants a takedown.
bye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from stick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

stick breaks the clinch.
bye closes the distance looking to clinch
and stick counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
stick circles away from the clinch attempt.

stick feints and as bye raises his hands in defense, stick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bye keeping moving, preventing stick from controlling successfully.
stick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
stick prevents bye from getting back to his feet.

bye pushes stick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

bye has closed the distance and engaged stick in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for bye.
bye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from stick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for weirdo stick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
bye prevents the takedown attempt.
stick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
bye misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, bye just misses with a elbow thrown towards stick's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
stick tries to score a body lock takedown but bye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
bye gets underhooks to prevent stick's takedown attempt.
bye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
bye misses with a punch on the inside.
stick dodges an elbow strike from bye.
bye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
stick avoids a wild elbow strike from bye.
bye is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

stick decides to pull guard.
stick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

bye stands and steps away. stick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
bye closes the distance looking to clinch
and stick counters with a good low kick that bye was not able to check.
A slow jab from stick misses its intended target.
bye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and stick counters with a body kick that stops bye in his tracks momentarily.
bye tries to clinch but stick moves away
and stick counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stick tries to clinch up but bye circles away and keeps his distance.
bye tries to clinch
and stick counters with a body kick.
stick lands with a thumping leg kick.
stick throws a left and a right that both miss

and bye counters by moving into the clinch.
stick has bye pressed against the ropes.
bye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has stick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
bye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
stick tries a knee to the head but bye blocks it.
bye swings wildly with an uppercut but stick uses good head movement to avoid it.

stick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
bye wants to get back to his feet.
stick is taking a breather. bye says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
bye is trying to stand.
weirdo stick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
stick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
bye scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but stick manages to mount him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stick landing strikes, looking to finish!
hi bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bye is trying to stand up.
stick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

stick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, bye has managed to escape the submission attempt.
You get the feeling that bye really doesn't like being in this position too much.
stick blocks bye's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
bye is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
weirdo stick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
stick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
weirdo stick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for stick, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... weirdo stick!
weirdo stick retains his featherweight title!