PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Foster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Foster
vs
Mammoth

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammoth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Foster dives in and grabs Mammoth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mammoth pushes down on Foster's head and hops out.
Foster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mammoth's head.
Mammoth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Foster counter with a right hand.
Foster misses with a hook. Mammoth ducked under it nicely.
Foster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mammoth.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mammoth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Foster down.
Mammoth keeps Foster at a distance using the push kick.
Foster throws a right and a left that Mammoth avoids nicely.

Mammoth clinches with his opponent.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mammoth walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Foster defending well as Mammoth loads up on a big left hand.
Foster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Foster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
Mammoth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foster to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
Mammoth tries to land a leg kick but Foster saw it coming and moves away.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Foster shoots in for a double leg but Mammoth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster swings for the body but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foster's sensitive parts.
Foster takes a swing at Mammoth's ribcage but misses.
Mammoth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mammoth throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foster!
Foster scores with a one two! Mammoth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mammoth.
Mammoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mammoth throws a chopping leg kick but Foster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mammoth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
A head kick misses from Mammoth.
Foster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Mammoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mammoth throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mammoth as he jumps to the side.
Foster lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mammoth backs up against the cage.
Foster throws a right hand that Mammoth ducks under and follows up with a left that Mammoth also avoids with ease.
Mammoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mammoth.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mammoth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Foster pushes Mammoth off and gets back to his feet.
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Mammoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foster's sensitive parts.
Foster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Foster moves out of range as Mammoth throws a body kick.
Mammoth throws a head kick that Foster semi-blocks.
Mammoth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mammoth looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Good shot there by Mammoth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mammoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Foster throws a body punch but Mammoth moves out of range.
Foster avoids the head kick by Mammoth.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mammoth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Foster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mammoth cracks Foster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Foster loads up on a big right hand but Mammoth slips the punch.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mammoth was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Mammoth throws a low kick, looking for Foster's leg but Foster calmly moves out of range.

Mammoth clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mammoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mammoth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mammoth moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mammoth.
Mammoth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Mammoth misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mammoth can pounce on him.

Foster gets a takedown into half guard.
Mammoth is trying to stand up here but Foster is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Foster throws a big shot that misses.
Foster looks to land a right hand but Mammoth moved out of range.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mammoth.
Mammoth looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
Mammoth throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Foster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Mammoth. That snapped Foster's head back.
Mammoth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster takes a swing at Mammoth's ribcage but misses.

Foster feints and as Mammoth raises his hands in defense, Foster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foster tries to free his leg and advance position but Mammoth is retaining full guard.

Mammoth manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mammoth swivels and escapes.
Mammoth scores with a punch to the head.
Foster swings for the body but Mammoth moves out of range.
Foster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Foster moves out of range of the leg kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foster's calf.
Mammoth misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Mammoth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Mammoth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mammoth.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mammoth circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Foster down.
Mammoth throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mammoth cracks Foster with an open hand slap.
A punch lands to the side of Foster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foster's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a big shot that misses.

Mammoth clinches with his opponent.
Mammoth missing with knees to the body.
Mammoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mammoth manages to break the clinch.
Foster looks to land a combination but Mammoth avoids it well.
Foster works the jab nicely.
Foster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
Mammoth blocks a jab.
Good work by Foster as he checks the leg kick.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Mammoth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster misses the shot to the body.
Foster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mammoth cracks the inside of Foster's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster throwing shots but Mammoth is blocking nicely.
Foster works his way into side control.

Foster decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mammoth to his feet.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt
and Mammoth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mammoth walks into a stiff left hand from Foster.
Foster misses with a series of wild punches.
Mammoth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mammoth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mammoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth cracks Foster with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws the left hand but Mammoth avoids the punch easily.
Mammoth lands a nice shot that snaps Foster's head back.
Jab from Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mammoth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Mammoth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mammoth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mammoth with a jab.
Foster throws a combination that misses
and Mammoth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Mammoth as Foster shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mammoth tries to clinch up.
Mammoth misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Mammoth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mammoth closes the distance and clinches.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster swings for the body but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foster throws a right hand that Mammoth ducks under and follows up with a left that Mammoth also avoids with ease.
Foster checks a low kick from Mammoth.
Foster walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mammoth wants it to stay on the feet.
Mammoth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mammoth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mammoth dodges the punch combination from Foster.
Mammoth lunges at Foster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foster's hand.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a head kick!
Mammoth connects with a high kick.
Foster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mammoth can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mammoth instigates a clinch.
Mammoth lands with a right to the head.

Mammoth breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Foster down.
Foster takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mammoth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster throws a right hand that Mammoth ducks under and follows up with a left that Mammoth also avoids with ease.

Mammoth clinches.
Mammoth landing knees to the body.
Foster gets underhooks to prevent Mammoth's takedown attempt.
Foster can't break the clinch.
Mammoth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Mammoth has Foster pressed against the cage, preventing Foster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mammoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mammoth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mammoth throws a sloppy body shot
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mammoth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mammoth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Mammoth slips a jab and a cross from Foster.
Foster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mammoth throws out a leg kick but Foster moves out of range and Mammoth only half commits.
Mammoth throws a front kick aimed at Foster's knee but Foster avoids it well.

Foster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mammoth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammoth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Foster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Foster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mammoth's head.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster with the ground and pound but Mammoth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Foster is looking to stand up but Mammoth won't let him.
Mammoth wants to get back to his feet but Foster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Foster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mammoth counters with a thumping low kick.

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.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Mammoth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mammoth motions for Foster to come forward. Mammoth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mammoth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mammoth. Foster shrugs it off though.
Mammoth looks to throw the jab but Foster is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Mammoth as he connects with a hook.
Mammoth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foster is able to avoid easily.
Mammoth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mammoth connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Mammoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mammoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mammoth!