PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john ketchup has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

houses
vs
ketchup

200 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

199 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, john ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
houses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ketchup moves out of range of the body kick from houses.
ketchup tries to clinch up.
ketchup swats away the attempt to clinch by houses.
The fighters circling - houses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
houses changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ketchup tries to avoid it but houses manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ketchup to the ground. ketchup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ketchup shoots in but no luck this time.

ketchup closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. houses did well to prevent ketchup getting side control.
ketchup sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. houses defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
houses wants to get back to full guard.
houses trying to control from the bottom.
ketchup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

houses has one foot on ketchup's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
houses tries to clinch but fails miserably

and ketchup counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ketchup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ketchup lands an elbow inside.

ketchup jumps guard.
ketchup is pulling down on houses's head to control his posture.
houses is stalling in the full guard.
ketchup controls houses momentarily but houses frees himself.
ketchup keeping moving, preventing houses from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
houses wants to pass the guard but ketchup is keeping the position.
ketchup is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
ketchup controls houses momentarily but houses frees himself.
houses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
houses passes ketchup's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
houses trying to mount his opponent but ketchup defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup wants to control but houses is keeping busy.
ketchup is trying to stand back up but houses is controlling him
houses trying to pass the guard but ketchup defending well.
ketchup is trying to get back to full guard.
houses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ketchup does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
ketchup is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
houses with a lazy takedown attempt

and ketchup counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like ketchup is going to stand back up.
houses is not content to let ketchup control the position.
ketchup might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control houses kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
houses wants to control but ketchup is keeping busy.
houses gets back to full guard.
ketchup lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john ketchup dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ketchup is looking to clinch but houses is avoiding it.
ketchup stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ketchup wants it to stay on the feet.

ketchup shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ketchup was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
houses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ketchup lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
houses tries to control the position but ketchup now has his back.
houses is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

ketchup looking to break houses's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. houses remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise ketchup will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

ketchup is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but houses has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will ketchup go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
ketchup is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses trying to get back to his feet but ketchup is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
houses looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

ketchup is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. houses knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften houses for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ketchup is trying to stick to houses's back but houses is turning into ketchup. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in ketchup's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by houses.
ketchup trying to keep a closed guard but houses is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ketchup tries to clinch up
and houses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

ketchup has taken the fight to the clinch.

houses pulls guard successfully.
ketchup postures up in houses's guard and throws a big left but houses blocks it.
ketchup trying to control the position from guard on top but houses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup prevents houses from getting back to his feet.
ketchup preventing the sweep.

ketchup stands up and waves to houses to follow him.
houses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
ketchup fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ketchup takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
houses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

houses shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

houses stands up from ketchup's guard - houses perhaps looking for a knockout.
houses is trying hard to land a takedown here. ketchup sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

ketchup shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

houses makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ketchup misses with a takedown attempt
and houses counters with a big head kick but ketchup shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that dave houses will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

houses shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns ketchup that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
houses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
houses can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ketchup is looking to escape.
ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but houses has a good base and remains in mount.
john ketchup has got the better of the ground game so far.
houses unloading with bombs!
ketchup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ketchup wants to control but houses is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by houses.
houses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ketchup is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
ketchup wants to control but houses is having none of it.
houses trying to control but ketchup is having none of it.
houses lands a big elbow.
ketchup is trying to reverse the position but instead houses has taken his back - oops!
ketchup manages to reverse the position and now he's in houses's guard. Nice work there by ketchup.
ketchup tries to free his leg and advance position but houses is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup preventing the sweep.
houses is adopting a defensive guard.
houses trying to keep a closed guard but ketchup is proving a slippery customer.
ketchup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. houses is keeping the position for now.
ketchup stopping the sweep attempt from houses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
houses fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ketchup avoids it really well and circles away.
ketchup wants to clinch but houses slips to the side
and houses counters with a lovely shot to the body.

houses gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
houses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
houses is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
dave houses showed his dominance in that final round.
I think houses has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dave houses!