PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trendar Mighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trendar Mighty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mighty
vs
Roy

176 cm
20
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trendar Mighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Roy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mighty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roy is fending him off so far but Mighty persists. Nope, Roy circles away and we're back to standing.

Mighty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Roy is trying to escape the mount.

Mighty is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mighty throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mighty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Roy can't escape the position.
Roy trying to get back to his feet but Mighty is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mighty struggling to land strikes to the head as Roy covers up.
Mighty has the hooks in. Roy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mighty.
Mighty is breathing heavily.
Mighty is hanging on to Roy's back as he tries to escape.
Roy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Roy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mighty moves into full mount! Roy won't be happy about that!
Roy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mighty tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roy is squirming around, avoiding Mighty's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy gets back to half guard.

Roy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mighty wants to control but Roy is keeping him busy.
Roy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roy is trying to control the position but Mighty postures up.

Roy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Roy looking for a guillotine here but Mighty defends easily.
Roy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mighty wants to control from the top but Roy keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Roy has his foot on Mighty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mighty works his way back into a safe position though.
Roy wants to stand and escape but Mighty is having none of it.

Roy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mighty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roy holds on and takes a little breather.
Roy trying to control the position.

Roy is looking for a triangle but Mighty pushes his legs off easily.

Roy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mighty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Mighty from controlling successfully.
Mighty tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy is retaining full guard.
Mighty trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.

Roy is looking for a triangle but Mighty pushes his legs off easily.
Mighty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mighty with a nice head shot there.
Mighty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mighty slips a nice elbow through Roy's hands, connecting with Roy's forehead.
Ground and pound from Mighty.
Roy wants to control the action here but instead Mighty manages to pass to full mount!

Mighty working for a guillotine from mount but Roy is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Roy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mighty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mighty rushes Roy and presses him up against the cage.
Roy is looking to control Mighty's arms but Mighty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roy has his back to the cage.
Roy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mighty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roy smiles and moves away.
Mighty shoots for a takedown but Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mighty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Roy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roy scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy scores with punches from side control.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Mighty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Roy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mighty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mighty prevents Roy from moving into mount.
Roy scoring with punches and elbows.
Mighty is looking to reverse the position.

Roy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mighty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mighty sneaks back into half guard.
Roy throwing shots but Mighty is blocking nicely.

Roy is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy prevents Mighty from improving his position.
Mighty is controlling Roy's trapped leg to prevent Roy from advancing to side control.
Mighty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mighty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mighty is looking to control Roy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mighty avoid being mounted?
Mighty tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mighty wants to improve his position but Roy is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mighty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Roy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mighty keeps working.
Mighty is pressing down on Roy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy wants to stand and escape but instead Mighty has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Roy is looking for a triangle but Mighty pushes his legs off easily.
Roy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mighty trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Roy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mighty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roy wants to sweep here but Mighty controlling him for the moment.

Mighty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mighty has Roy in his guard.

Mighty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mighty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mighty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mighty's back!

Roy looking for the choke from the back.
Roy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Mighty is keeping busy.
Mighty has hold of Roy's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

Mighty fending off the submission attempt from Roy.
Roy is trying to stick to Mighty's back but Mighty is turning into Roy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Roy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mighty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mighty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mighty is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Roy decides to pull guard.
Mighty looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roy preventing the sweep.
Roy wants to control from the top but Mighty keeps moving.
Roy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mighty kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Mighty is looking for a triangle but Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Mighty trying to control the position.
Mighty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roy manages to get himself to full guard.
Roy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mighty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mighty trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mighty content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mighty tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy is retaining full guard.
Mighty is working hard here to advance position.
Mighty won't allow Roy to sweep him here.

Mighty drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mighty jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mighty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roy is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mighty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roy to the mat! Roy manages to get full guard.
Mighty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Mighty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mighty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mighty trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Roy keeping full guard, as Mighty tries to pass.
Roy is trying to hold Mighty in close to prevent damage but Mighty has managed to pass into half guard.
Mighty prevents Roy from improving his position.
Roy is not content to let Mighty control the position.
Roy trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roy throws a right and a left that Mighty avoids nicely.
Mighty fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mighty to the mat! Mighty manages to get full guard.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
Mighty pulls Roy in close to his closed guard and prevents Roy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roy preventing the sweep.
Mighty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mighty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mighty passes to side control.
Roy is trying to get back to half guard.
Mighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
Roy tries to buck Mighty off but Mighty is having none of it.
Mighty working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mighty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roy circles away.
Trendar Mighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy throws a head kick that half lands.
Mighty just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trendar Mighty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Roy!