PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Pleaser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pleaser's choice of entrance music: Brainpool - We Aim to Please. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cpw
vs
Pleaser

170 cm
22
138 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

168 cm
29
137 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Pleaser!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleaser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cpw avoids the head kick by Pleaser.
Pleaser throws a right hand that misses
and Pleaser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Pleaser. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pleaser.
Pleaser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpw.
Cpw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pleaser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleaser lands with a slapping head kick.
Pleaser throws a head kick that misses.
Pleaser misses with a lunging right hand
and Cpw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cpw avoids the head kick by Pleaser.
Pleaser misses with a takedown attempt
and Cpw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pleaser connects with a solid leg kick.
Pleaser throws a wild body kick that Cpw sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleaser misses with an uppercut
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleaser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cpw counter with a right hand.
Pleaser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cpw's head.
Pleaser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleaser misses with a lunging right hand
and Cpw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleaser connects with a nice looking jab.
Pleaser throws a poor cross that misses
and Cpw counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleaser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cpw.
Pleaser misses with a hook to the body
and Cpw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pleaser throws a lazy uppercut
and Cpw counters with a right hand to the body.
Handsome Cpw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pleaser misses with a hook
letting Cpw counter with a right hand.

Pleaser shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pleaser was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleaser is landing with some decent strikes but Cpw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleaser tries to control but Cpw wriggling away.
Pleaser tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pleaser with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pleaser thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw is squirming around, avoiding Pleaser's attempts to control the action.
Cpw wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pleaser throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Pleaser wants to finish this one by submission but Cpw is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pleaser.
Pleaser tries to control but Cpw wriggling away.

That's four 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.
Pleaser controlling from mount.
Pleaser wants to control the pace but Cpw is squirming around nicely.
Pleaser working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Cpw slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Pleaser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pleaser swings widly with a right hand
and Cpw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pleaser misses with a double jab
and Cpw counters with a stiff right hand.
Pleaser digs a good body shot into Cpw's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Pleaser. That snapped Cpw's head back.
Pleaser misses with a left hand
and Cpw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleaser. Cpw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleaser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cpw counters with a stiff right hand.
Cpw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pleaser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pleaser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pleaser throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pleaser throws a combination that misses
and Cpw counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleaser throws a leg kick which misses Cpw's front leg but catches the back leg as Cpw tries to avoid it.
Pleaser throws a lazy head kick
and Cpw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cpw is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick by Pleaser misses
and Cpw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cpw blocks a head kick by Pleaser.
Pleaser misses with a left hand
and Cpw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pleaser throws a lazy uppercut
and Cpw counters with a right hand to the body.
Pleaser misses with a jab to the body
and Cpw counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Pleaser.
Pleaser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pleaser shoots in for a takedown but Cpw shows good takedown defense.
Cpw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pleaser throws a sloppy body shot
and Cpw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pleaser misses
and Cpw counters with a right hand to the body.
Pleaser is looking to slow Cpw down with leg kicks.
Cpw walks into a jab.
Cpw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pleaser.
A head kick misses from Pleaser.
Pleaser misses with a body kick.
Pleaser looks to land a body kick but Cpw moved away.
Pleaser lands a head kick. Cpw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cpw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pleaser under the eye.
Pleaser throws a wild body kick that Cpw sees coming a mile off.
Pleaser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cpw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pleaser.
Cpw moves out of range of the leg kick from Pleaser.
Pleaser lands with a shot to the body.
Pleaser throws a chopping leg kick but Cpw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pleaser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Cpw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pleaser.
Pleaser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cpw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pleaser throws an off balance right hand
and Cpw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cpw scores with a nice strike.
Pleaser fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleaser lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the body from Cpw misses
and Pleaser counters with a big head kick but Cpw shrugs it off.
Cpw checks a leg kick nicely.
Pleaser shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pleaser misses with a hook
and Cpw counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pleaser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pleaser tries a head kick but it misses.
Pleaser throws a head kick that misses.
Pleaser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pleaser!
Cpw stuffs the takedown attempt from Pleaser. Pleaser gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Pleaser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pleaser connects with a solid leg kick.
Pleaser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pleaser throws a right hand that misses
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleaser tries to land a body kick
and Cpw counters with a straight right hand.
Richard Pleaser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw stuffs the takedown attempt from Pleaser. Pleaser gets slowly back to his feet.
Pleaser fails with the takedown.
Cpw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pleaser throws a head kick that misses.
Richard Pleaser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pleaser misses with a hook
and Cpw counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleaser lands with a kick to the temple. Cpw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pleaser bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pleaser throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cpw to counter with a crisp jab.
Cpw cracks Pleaser with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Cpw blocks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Pleaser finds it's target.
Pleaser throws an off balance right hand
and Cpw counters with a series of strikes. Pleaser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pleaser has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pleaser misses with a body shot
and Cpw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pleaser misses the body punch
and Cpw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pleaser throws a leg kick
and Cpw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleaser gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cpw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleaser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleaser is looking to land body kicks.
Pleaser throws a head kick that misses
and Cpw counters with a series of strikes. Pleaser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pleaser has a takedown stuffed.
Handsome Cpw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Pleaser.
Pleaser takes one to the chin there.
Pleaser throws a lazy uppercut
and Cpw counters with a left and a right that stings Pleaser.

Pleaser is rocked!
Cpw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pleaser is still on wobbly legs! Can Cpw finish him?
Pleaser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cpw walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pleaser drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cpw swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pleaser's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Handsome Cpw!