PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucielle Common (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mistress lips (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.

Common
vs
lips

157 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucielle Common!
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, mistress lips!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

lips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
lips is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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. lips connects with a nice short shot to Common's temple.
lips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
lips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Common with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from lips.
Common might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
lips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
lips lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
lips is nestled in close to Common, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Common is trying to stand up here but lips is controlling him well.
lips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Common wants to get back to full guard.
lips lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
lips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
lips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lips lands with some strikes.
Common tries to lock up and control but lips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lips working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Common is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Common is working hard here to advance position.
lips working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lips unloading with bombs!
lips putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
lips dominating with strikes here.
Common is working to get back to half guard.
lips postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Common looks a forlorn figure.
lips cracks Common with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lips scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Common tries to hold on but lips postures up.
Common tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Common could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
lips lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! lips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Common is trying desperately to improve position.
lips lands a big shot there that rocks Common but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
lips landing strikes, looking to finish!
lips lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
lips with the ground and pound from mount.
lips looks gassed!
Common working to try and regain half guard.
lips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Common that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
lips working Common over with strikes here.
lips looking to finish Common with some ground and pound. This is bad for Common!
lips lands with some strikes.
lips working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Common tries to hold on but lips pushes him away.
lips lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Common hang on?
Common in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
lips lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
lips throwing strikes here but Common is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
lips sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
lips throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
lips sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Common really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Common blocking the ground and pound.
lips punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Common wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by lips.
lips looking to ground and pound but Common is blocking nicely.
Common is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Common working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Common is in a horrible position here. lips smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Common is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Common misses with a head kick.

lips shoots in and bounces Common off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
lips lands a couple of digs.
lips connects with a couple of short punches.

Common is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. lips is aware though and is defending well.
lips with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Common knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for lips on the ground.
lips scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
lips makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
lips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
lips preventing the sweep.
lips is breathing heavily.
lips stands up over Common, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
mistress lips has got the better of the ground game so far.
lips throwing strikes from guard but Common blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lips landing some decent shots from guard.
Common manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
lips working to try and regain half guard.
lips holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Common tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Common thowing shots but they're missing.
lips tries to lock up and control but Common gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Common misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
lips sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
lips moves into full guard.
Common trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
lips working a defensive guard here.
Common trying to stand up but can't free himself from lips's guard.
Common postures up.
lips keeping moving, preventing Common from controlling successfully.
lips lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Common!
Common gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Common tries to roll over but lips keeps him under control.
Common trying to control from the bottom.
lips winds up and cracks Common with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
lips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
lips passes to side control.
Common is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but lips has just dragged him back down to the mat.
lips looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Common is avoiding damage well.
Common wants to control but lips postures up.
Common tries to get back to half guard but can't.
lips is putting a hurting on Common here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Common manages to work his way to half guard, despite lips's best efforts.
Common is looking for a sweep. lips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
lips passes to full mount!
Common can't escape the position.
BOOM! lips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Common wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by lips.
Common gets back to half guard.
lips prevents Common from improving his position.
Common trying to control from the bottom.
lips prevents Common from improving his position.
Ground and pound from lips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mistress lips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

lips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than lips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Common tries to lock up and control but lips gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lips fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
lips landing punches.
lips postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Common looks a forlorn figure.
lips raining down shots from the mount!
Common is wriggling around trying to escape.
Common in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Common tries to hold on but lips pushes him away.
lips prevents Common from getting the reversal.
lips lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
lips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Common is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lips lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Common is wriggling around trying to escape.
lips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Common wants to hold on but lips pushes him away.
lips working Common over with strikes here.
lips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
lips throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
lips throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Common because lips loaded up on that one.
Common wants to control but lips is having none of it.
Common wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, lips cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
lips looking to finish Common with some ground and pound. This is bad for Common!
Common wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by lips.
lips won't let Common get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Poor strikes thrown by lips there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
lips has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Common's face.
Common is looking to improve his position but lips isn't that keen on the idea.
Common wants to control but lips is having none of it.
Common is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because lips is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
lips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Common is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
lips breaks from Common's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Common wants to control but lips is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lips cracks Common with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
lips breaks from Common's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Common sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
lips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Common tries to roll over but lips keeps him under control.
lips throwing shots but Common is blocking nicely.
Common wants to get back to his feet.

Common looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
lips 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.

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.
Common is trying to get back to full guard.
Common on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

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

lips scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Common is looking to regain half guard here but lips keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Common's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
lips in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lucielle Common has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lips working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
mistress lips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well lips has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mistress lips!