PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mercury
vs
Pendragon

175 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pendragon. Pendragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercury checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pendragon.

Pendragon moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pendragon.
Mercury takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Mercury.

Mercury is trying to trip Pendragon. He has hold of a leg but Pendragon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mercury persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mercury is pushing down on Pendragon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pendragon is fighting to maintain full guard but Mercury has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pendragon tries to get to full guard but Mercury has control of the leg.
Pendragon is pressing down on Mercury's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mercury connects with a couple of short punches.

Pendragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mercury is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury cracks Pendragon with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercury is looking to work some ground and pound but Pendragon has wrist control.

Mercury drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pendragon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mercury has Pendragon in his guard.
Mercury trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mercury lands a big shot there that rocks Pendragon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mercury wants to finish this one by submission but Pendragon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mercury.
Mercury with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Mercury pushes him away.
Mercury tries to control but Pendragon wriggling away.
Mercury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mercury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pendragon hang on?
Mercury with shots to the head and body - Pendragon looks very uncomfortable down there.

Mercury goes for an armbar but Pendragon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pendragon.
Pendragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pendragon passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to advance position but Mercury won't allow it.
Mercury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercury tries to get to full guard but Pendragon has control of the leg.
Mercury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mercury bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pendragon's guard.
Mercury trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.

Mercury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mercury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mercury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pendragon wants to sweep here but Mercury controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury lands a couple of elbows.
Mercury wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.

Pendragon is looking for a triangle but Mercury pushes his legs off easily.
Mercury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercury is looking to clinch.
Pendragon throws a head kick that misses.

Mercury throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pendragon was covering up waiting for the punch and Mercury finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pendragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pendragon slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercury, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pendragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercury.
Mercury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Mercury with that takedown attempt.

Pendragon darts in and clinches Mercury up against the cage.
Pendragon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pendragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mercury jumps guard.
Pendragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pendragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercury is retaining full guard.
Mercury trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Mercury 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.
Mercury throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mercury has Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercury.

Mercury is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pendragon can't fight it off and eventually Mercury manages to take the fight to the floor. Pendragon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury stands up over Pendragon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercury won't allow Pendragon to sweep him here.
Mercury forces his way into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mercury connects with a nice short shot to Pendragon's temple.
Mercury is trying to control the action in half guard but Pendragon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mercury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mercury is working for a submission of some sort.

Mercury is working for a submission of some sort.
Pendragon trying to hold on to Mercury's head to control him but Mercury postures up.

Mercury seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercury lands strikes from half guard.
Mercury throwing shots but Pendragon is blocking nicely.

Mercury is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mercury is looking for a kimura but Pendragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mercury to get the leverage.
Pendragon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mercury is working for a kimura but Pendragon is defending it quite comfortably.

Mercury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pendragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mercury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Mercury.
Mercury fails to land the takedown.
Pendragon keeps Mercury at a distance using the push kick.
Mercury dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Pendragon looks to clinch

and Mercury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mercury.
Mercury jumps guard but Pendragon stands there with Mercury around his waist. Mercury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pendragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mercury's face.
Mercury is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pendragon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pendragon lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mercury is looking to work some ground and pound but Pendragon has wrist control.
Mercury distracts Pendragon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freddie Mercury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet but Mercury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mercury trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Pendragon keeping full guard, as Mercury tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercury shoots in looking for a takedown. Pendragon tries to sprawl out of it but Mercury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pendragon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pendragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Pendragon lands a head kick. Mercury smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mercury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pendragon as he jumps to the side.
Pendragon is looking to clinch.

Mercury forces Pendragon back against the cage and clinches.
Pendragon throws an elbow that misses.
Mercury wants to stall.
Mercury fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pendragon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mercury's brow.

Mercury manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pendragon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raul Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercury striking off his back but it's not causing Pendragon any problems.

Mercury is looking for a triangle but Pendragon pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercury punching from the bottom.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mercury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pendragon defends it easily.
Pendragon preventing the sweep.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercury is keeping the position for now.
Pendragon won't allow Mercury to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercury, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

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