PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between River Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greywar comes into the arena with "Stick 'em Up!" - Quarashi blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greywar
vs
Bird

150 cm
26
130 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

160 cm
25
136 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Boomerang! Costume Shop ($12 Fun Gear)

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, River Greywar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Bird!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greywar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greywar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bird shoots in and drives through. Greywar sprawls well.
Bird doesn't manage to clinch there - Greywar circles away.

Bird closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bird lands in his opponent's guard.
Bird stopping the sweep attempt from Greywar.
Greywar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greywar tries to get out of the position.
Greywar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bird manages to get himself to full guard.
Greywar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bird manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greywar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird tries to control but Greywar wriggling away.

Greywar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bird.
Greywar tries to hold on but Bird pushes him away.
Greywar tries to reverse the position but Bird maintains control.
Bird avoids the attempt from Greywar to control.
Bird tries to control but Greywar wriggling away.
Greywar is trying to reverse the position but instead Bird has taken his back - oops!
Bird punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greywar just trying to survive but Bird is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bird punches the canvas rather than the man.

Bird is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Greywar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Greywar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bird looking to finish Greywar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Greywar!
Greywar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greywar is trying to escape the mount.
Greywar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bird.
Greywar working to try and regain half guard.
Greywar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bird moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Greywar has worked his arm free - good work by Greywar!
Greywar wants to control but Bird postures up.
Greywar dodges the ground and pound from Bird.
Greywar is looking to reverse the position.
Greywar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Greywar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bird content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bird cracks Greywar with a solid left hand.
Greywar keeping moving, preventing Bird from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bird is one step ahead there.
Bird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bird is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bird won't allow Greywar to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bird dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Greywar lands with a kick to the temple. Bird shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bird closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greywar circles away.
Bird moves in looking to clinch but Greywar pushes him off.
Greywar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Greywar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greywar.
River Greywar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greywar thuds his shin into the meat of Bird's side.
Greywar throws a leg kick which misses Bird's front leg but catches the back leg as Bird tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Greywar. Bird shrugs it off though.
Greywar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Greywar. No joy for Bird on that attempt.
River Greywar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bird.
Greywar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greywar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Greywar rushes Bird and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Greywar as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Greywar.
Bird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greywar.
Greywar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Greywar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greywar lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar digs a right hand underneath Bird's ribcage. Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Greywar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Greywar on the inside.
Greywar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greywar scores with a hook to the body.
Greywar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Greywar lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Greywar.

Greywar tightens his grip and picks Bird up, before dumping him to the ground. Bird manages to land in guard.
Greywar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greywar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Greywar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greywar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bird is retaining full guard.
Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greywar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greywar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bird wants to control but Greywar is keeping busy.
Greywar wants to pass to mount but Bird is defending the position.
Bird has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bird tries to get to full guard but Greywar has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Greywar lands a head kick!
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greywar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Greywar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Greywar.
Bird takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Greywar scores with a nice body kick.
Greywar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greywar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greywar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bird's sensitive parts.
Greywar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Greywar closes the distance and clinches.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greywar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greywar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird can't get the takedown.
Greywar lands with a short shot to the head.
Greywar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Greywar works on Bird's body with a couple of short punches.
Greywar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greywar lands an uppercut.
Greywar lands a shoulder strike.
Greywar scores with a shoulder strike.
Greywar scores with a shoulder strike.
Greywar lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Greywar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greywar scores with a hook to the body.
Greywar lands a nice shot to the body.
Greywar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Greywar.
Greywar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greywar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greywar lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Greywar as the two fighters clinch.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greywar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Greywar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Greywar lands an uppercut.
Greywar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greywar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Greywar.
Nice body punch from Greywar.
Greywar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Greywar lands a takedown into guard.
Bird 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.
Greywar cracks Bird with a solid left hand.
Greywar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greywar wants to pass the guard but Bird is keeping the position.
Greywar landing some decent shots from guard.
Greywar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bird on the ground.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird is trying to control the position but Greywar postures up.
Greywar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

River Greywar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Greywar fakes the leg kick and cracks Bird in the body.
Greywar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greywar misses with a head kick.
Greywar lands a front kick.
Bird tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greywar swivels and escapes.
Jay Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greywar lands with a straight right. Bird didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Greywar.
Bird tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greywar swivels and escapes.
Greywar digs a good hook to Bird's body.
Greywar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greywar lands with a good body shot.
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Greywar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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. Greywar connects with a nice short shot to Bird's temple.
Bird on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird tries to roll over but Greywar keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar lands strikes from half guard.
Bird taking some punishment here, with Greywar in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Greywar there.
Greywar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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.
Bird taking some punishment here, with Greywar in his half guard.
Greywar slips a nice elbow through Bird's hands, connecting with Bird's forehead.
Greywar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bird defending well though.
Greywar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greywar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greywar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar is thwarting Bird's attempts to control the position.
Greywar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Greywar working the head and body with strikes.
Greywar working the head and body with strikes.
Bird trying to hold on to Greywar's head to control him but Greywar postures up.
Greywar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greywar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bird knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bird is looking to improve his position.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bird's head.
Greywar is nestled in close to Bird, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greywar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body kick there by Greywar.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greywar - that will leave a mark!
Greywar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greywar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bird's head.
Greywar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Greywar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greywar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?
Greywar lands with a shot to the body.
Bird takes one to the side of the head.
Greywar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bird closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Greywar is looking for a sweep.

Bird goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Greywar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bird but great work by Greywar.
The strikes coming from Greywar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bird on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Greywar misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is trying to control Greywar's posture but Greywar avoids it.
Bird is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bird takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bird takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bird is looking to reverse the position.
Bird stops Greywar from passing to mount.
Bird tries to improve position but can't.
Greywar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Greywar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greywar scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
River Greywar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greywar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... River Greywar!