PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlade Divac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flintstone
vs
Divac

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Flintstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlade Divac!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flintstone ducks under a wild hook from Divac.
A nice combination there by Flintstone.
A left and a right from Flintstone both land. Nice combination.
Flintstone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flintstone punishes Divac's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divac slips a jab and a cross from Flintstone.
Flintstone lands with a good body shot.
Flintstone jabs at Divac's body.
Divac looks gassed!
Flintstone lands with a shot to the body.
Flintstone throws a one two combo.
Flintstone scores with a body shot.
Flintstone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flintstone swinging wildly here.

Flintstone pushes Divac up against the cage in a clinch.

Flintstone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flintstone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Divac prevents Flintstone from getting back to his feet.
Flintstone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone controlling the position.
Flintstone controls Divac momentarily but Divac frees himself.
Divac looking to sit in guard and control but Flintstone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flintstone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Divac is proving hard to escape from.
Divac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flintstone is looking to stand up but Divac won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flintstone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flintstone lands a jab-cross combination.

Flintstone instigates a clinch.
Divac is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flintstone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Divac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Divac is trying to force a seperation but Flintstone has the dominant position.

Flintstone jumps guard and drags Divac to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Flintstone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Divac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flintstone as he jumps to the side.
Flintstone is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone throws a right and a left that Divac avoids nicely.
Flintstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Divac.
Divac tries to move into range but Flintstone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flintstone throws a combination. Divac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Divac shoots in for a takedown but Flintstone shows good takedown defense.
Fred Flintstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlade Divac.
Flintstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divac.
Flintstone throws a right and a left that Divac avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flintstone!
Flintstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flintstone slips a jab from Divac.
Flintstone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Divac dives in and grabs Flintstone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flintstone pushes down on Divac's head and hops out.
Flintstone is looking to wear down Divac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flintstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flintstone!
Some wild striking there from Flintstone.
Divac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flintstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flintstone misses with a few strikes there.
Divac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flintstone circles away.
A clash of legs there as Flintstone blocks the low kick.

Divac gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Divac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flintstone walks away with a smile on his face. Divac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flintstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Divac circles away quickly and effectively.
Divac doesn't manage to clinch there - Flintstone circles away.
Flintstone misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Flintstone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Divac shoots in but Flintstone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Divac is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flintstone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Divac.
Flintstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Divac.
Flintstone lands with a nice combination. Divac backs away looking to recover.
Flintstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Divac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flintstone clinches but Divac breaks the clinch

and Divac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Divac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Divac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Divac is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flintstone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fred Flintstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlade Divac.

Flintstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flintstone wants to clinch

and Divac counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flintstone breaks from the clinch.
Flintstone misses with a two punch combination.
Flintstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Divac dives in and grabs Flintstone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flintstone pushes down on Divac's head and hops out.
Divac tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flintstone misses with the combination.
Flintstone looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a right hand to the body.
Flintstone throws a nice looking combination but Divac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flintstone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fred Flintstone is winning the standup battle so far.
Divac moves out of range as Flintstone strikes.
Divac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Flintstone counters with a left and a right that stings Divac.
Divac tries to clinch but Flintstone is having none of it.
Flintstone throws a nice looking combination but Divac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Flintstone as Divac shoots in.

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.
Divac tries to bum rush Flintstone with a series of wild strikes but Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Divac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Divac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flintstone pinned against the cage. Flintstone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flintstone misses with the combination.
Flintstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divac shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fred Flintstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flintstone misses with a double jab

and Divac counters with a shoot takedown. Flintstone fights it but they end up in guard.
Divac wants to control from the top but Flintstone keeps moving.
Divac sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac won't allow Flintstone to get back to his feet.
Divac sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flintstone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Divac trying to control but Flintstone is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Flintstone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Divac stands up from Flintstone's guard - Divac perhaps looking for a knockout.
Flintstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flintstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Divac circles away quickly and effectively.
Divac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlade Divac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Divac tries to clinch but Flintstone moves out of range.
Divac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flintstone is fending him off so far but Divac persists. Nope, Flintstone circles away and we're back to standing.
Divac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flintstone.
Flintstone looks to land a combination but Divac avoids it well.
Flintstone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flintstone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Divac has a takedown stuffed.
Divac tries to clinch up but Flintstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Flintstone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Divac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fred Flintstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlade Divac.
Flintstone throws a right and a left that Divac avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac throws a body kick that misses.
Flintstone moves in looking to clinch but Divac pushes him off.
Flintstone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flintstone wants it to stay on the feet.
Divac dives in and grabs Flintstone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flintstone pushes down on Divac's head and hops out.
Flintstone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Divac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flintstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flintstone tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a straight right hand.
Flintstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Divac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flintstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Divac.
Flintstone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Flintstone duly obliges.
Flintstone misses with a combination

and Divac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Divac.
Flintstone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Divac just stands there and leans against the cage.
Divac wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone wants a takedown.
Divac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flintstone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Divac content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Divac wants to break free but Flintstone has control.
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Flintstone controls the action.

Divac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flintstone shoots in but Divac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flintstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Divac tries for a takedown but Flintstone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flintstone darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac dodges the punch combination from Flintstone.
Divac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flintstone looks to land a combination. Divac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flintstone lands a jab-cross combination.
Divac misses with a looping right.
Divac tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flintstone swivels and escapes.
Divac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Divac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flintstone punishes Divac's body with a nice straight punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Divac tries to pull guard but Flintstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Divac drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone is working for takedown but Divac is calmly controlling the position for now.
Divac is looking to break free of the clinch but Flintstone has double underhooks.
Divac prevents the takedown attempt.
Divac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Divac tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flintstone.
Divac leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flintstone wants to get back to striking at distance but Divac won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Flintstone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flintstone 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Flintstone!