PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dee comes into the arena with Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dee
vs
Hero

200 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, hitter dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Hero!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Hero.
dee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
dee moves out of range as Hero throws a body kick.
Hero throws a hook to the side of dee's head but dee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hero misses with an uppercut. dee saw that one coming.
Hero lands with a good body shot.
Good work by dee as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from dee misses.
dee checks a low kick from Hero.
Hero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hero.
Hero scores with the left hand. dee knows he should have avoided that one.
Hero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hero misses with a few strikes there.
Hero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hero misses with a body kick.
dee throws a right and a left that Hero avoids nicely.
Hero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hero's corner calls for a 1-2. Hero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero cracks dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
dee moves out of range as Hero strikes.
dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from dee.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
dee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hero.
The Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
dee is breathing heavily.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hero.
dee wants to clinch.
Hero blocks a head kick by dee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by dee.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dee.
Hero with a nice cross.
Hero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hero cracks dee with an open hand slap.
dee takes one on the button.
Hero misses with a combination
and dee counters with a slapping leg kick.
dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dee blocks a head kick by Hero.
dee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero throws a head kick that misses

and dee counters by moving into the clinch.
Hero is trying to push dee away but dee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hero is trying to break free.
Hero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dee stalls.

dee manages to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero tries to stand but dee is controlling from the bottom.
Hero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hero looks to land a right hand but dee moved out of range.
dee blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Hero misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and dee is able to avoid easily.
Hero misses with a head kick.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hero looks to land a combination. dee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hero scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hero.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Hero throws a chopping leg kick but dee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab by Hero.
The fight stays on the outside here - dee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dee fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a leg kick that misses.
dee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hero lands a glancing blow to the side of dee's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero misses with a leg kick

and dee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hero prevents a takedown attempt there.
dee lands a body shot.
dee has Hero pressed against the cage.
Hero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hero can't break the clinch.
Hero has had enough of the clinch but dee keeps him there for the moment.
dee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
hitter dee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dee walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hero throws a leg kick
letting dee counter with a right hand.

It looks like The Hero has been cut.
Hero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces dee back to the cage. Hero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hero throws a right hand that dee ducks under and follows up with a left that dee also avoids with ease.
dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hero scores with a one two! dee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
dee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hero.
Hero throws a hook but dee blocks it.
Hero swats away the attempt to clinch by dee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
Hero keeps the fight on the outside.
Hero lands the left hand.
Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dee circles away quickly and effectively.
dee tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dee tries to clinch there but Hero circles away.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Hero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Hero. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Hero misses

and dee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by dee.
dee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
dee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hero prevents it.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero works the jab nicely.
Good work by dee as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hero.
dee avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hero duly obliges.
Hero throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling dee to counter with a crisp jab.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
Hero misses with a body kick.
Hero misses with a double jab

and dee moves into the clinch.
Hero wants to get back to striking at distance but dee won't allow it.
Hero is trying to break free.
Hero wants to break free but dee has control.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but dee is controlling him.

dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero throws a lazy head kick
and dee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dee.
Hero misses with a combination

and dee counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero takes a shot to the head.
Hero is trying to break free.
dee wants a takedown.
dee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dee has him pressed against the cage.
Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from dee.
dee pushes Hero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hero's face as he tries to break the clinch.

dee manages to pull guard.
Hero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

dee pushes Hero off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A low kick from Hero misses

and dee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but dee is controlling him.

dee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. dee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
dee keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to free his leg and advance position but dee is retaining full guard.

dee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hero off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
dee checks a low kick from Hero.
dee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Hero.
Hero swings for the body but dee moves out of range.
The Hero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dee misses with a double jab.
Hero throws a combination that misses
and dee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Hero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Hero throws a lazy head kick

and dee counters by clinching up.
dee stalling in the clinch.
Hero is trying to break the clinch but dee has him pressed against the cage.

dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
hitter dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and dee counters by clinching up.

dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
hitter dee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:29

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