PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foot
vs
The Bar

169 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy The Bar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bar avoids the head kick by Foot.
Nice defenses there by The Bar.
The Bar lands with a nice body punch.
The Bar misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Bar cracks a nice hook into Foot's ribs.
The Bar throws a series of punches but Foot moves out of range.
George Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bar slips under a jab from Foot.
Nice cross by The Bar.
Foot shoots in but The Bar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Bar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foot tries to clinch there but The Bar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar swats away the attempt to clinch by Foot.
The Bar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Bar wants it to stay on the feet.
The Bar lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bar tries to bum rush Foot with a series of wild strikes but Foot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Bar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Bar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foot's head backwards.
Jab, jab by The Bar - just one landing.

It looks like George Foot has been cut.
Foot throws a combination that misses
and The Bar counters with a straight right hand.
Foot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Bar at a distance.
Foot clinches but The Bar breaks the clinch
and The Bar counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar misses with the combination.

The Bar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Foot is looking for a sweep.
Foot dodges the ground and pound from The Bar.
The Bar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Bar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foot is trying to improve his position.
The Bar trying to control the position but Foot is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Foot's legs.
The Bar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Foot is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Foot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Bar wants to control but Foot is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Bar tests Foot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Bar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foot walks into a straight right hand from The Bar.

The Bar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Bar.
Foot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Bar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Bar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Bar throwing strikes but missing.
The Bar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Foot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Bar tries to free his leg and advance position but Foot is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Bar looks to land a combination. Foot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Bar misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Bar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Foot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Foot fails with the takedown
and The Bar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Bar misses with the combination.
Foot tries to clinch
and The Bar counters with a nice uppercut.
Foot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Bar misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by The Bar there.
The Bar punishes Foot's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from The Bar misses

and Foot moves into the clinch.
The Bar is trying to drag Foot to the mat but Foot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

The Bar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bar. Foot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foot misses with a leg kick
and Foot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foot closes the distance but The Bar moves to the side
and The Bar counters with a three punch combo that has Foot backing up. Foot nods at The Bar to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Bar is defended easily by Foot.

The Bar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Bar wants to free his trapped foot but Foot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Bar prevents Foot from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Bar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Bar is looking to advance position but Foot won't allow it.
Foot is not content to let The Bar control the position.
Foot striking from half guard on the bottom.
The Bar winds up and cracks Foot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Bar works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Bar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Bar breaks from Foot's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Bar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Foot is desperately trying to improve his position but The Bar has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Bar working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by The Bar.
Billy The Bar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Bar trying to control but Foot is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Bar with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bar with a couple of short strikes.
The Bar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Bar raining down shots from the mount!
Foot is bucking up trying to escape but The Bar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Bar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Foot's cut.
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!

Foot closes the distance but The Bar moves to the side
and The Bar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Bar misses with a series of wild punches.
Foot has his takedown stuffed
and The Bar counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy The Bar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foot wants to clinch but The Bar slips to the side
and The Bar counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for The Bar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Bar connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Bar.
No joy there for The Bar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from The Bar finds it's way through Foot's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Bar throws a series of punches but Foot avoids them all with ease.
Foot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foot wants it to stay on the feet.
The Bar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foot wants to clinch
and The Bar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Bar fails with the takedown.
George Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy The Bar.
The Bar scores with a three punch combo!
Foot tries to clinch but fails miserably

and The Bar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
George Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Foot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Foot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Bar scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Foot!
Foot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Foot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot taking shots to the head.
The Bar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Bar unloading with bombs!
The Bar raining down shots from the mount!
The Bar wants to control the pace but Foot is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by The Bar.
The Bar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foot hang on?
The Bar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! The Bar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Bar working away from the top, dropping strikes.

The Bar is working for a guillotine from mount but Foot frees his head quite easily.
The Bar working Foot over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bar working the ground and pound effectively.
Foot is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Bar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Bar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30

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