PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sniddlegrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Rey Bautista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sniddlegrass
vs
Bautista

175 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bautista avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sniddlegrass misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
Bautista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sniddlegrass misses with a wild body shot.
Sniddlegrass walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Sniddlegrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautista lands with a nice combination. Sniddlegrass backs away looking to recover.
Bautista blocks a jab.
Bautista clobbers Sniddlegrass with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bautista moves out of range as Sniddlegrass strikes.
Sniddlegrass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bautista.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sniddlegrass was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws a right and a left that Sniddlegrass avoids nicely.
Bautista throws a right and a left that Sniddlegrass avoids nicely.
Bautista slips under a jab from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Bautista.
Sniddlegrass throws out a loose jab but Bautista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sniddlegrass misses with a looping right.
Bautista slips a jab from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass throws a shot from downtown. Bautista moves away and avoids it.
Sniddlegrass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bautista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Sniddlegrass.
Bautista looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sniddlegrass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.

Sniddlegrass moves into the clinch successfully.
Sniddlegrass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bautista takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sniddlegrass tries to work over Bautista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sniddlegrass slows down the pace here.
Sniddlegrass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bautista's face.
Sniddlegrass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sniddlegrass keeps control of Bautista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow that stopped Bautista in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sniddlegrass obliges.
Sniddlegrass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sniddlegrass scores with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sniddlegrass working Bautista over with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass controlling the action here for a moment.
Sniddlegrass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sniddlegrass is pushing Bautista up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sniddlegrass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bautista's face.
Sniddlegrass controlling the action here for a moment.
Bautista wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bautista lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bautista wants to get back to striking at distance but Sniddlegrass won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bautista being controlled against the cage.
Bautista misses with a punch on the inside.
Sniddlegrass is struggling to control the position.
Sniddlegrass prevents a body shot from Bautista.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Sniddlegrass is controlling him.
Sniddlegrass lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Rey Bautista has been cut.
Sniddlegrass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sniddlegrass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bautista's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sniddlegrass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Bautista's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sniddlegrass misses the jab.
Sniddlegrass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bautista slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sniddlegrass misses with a hook. Bautista ducked under it nicely.
Bautista throws a lazy right hand but Sniddlegrass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sniddlegrass throws an off balance right hand
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bautista misses with a double jab.
Sniddlegrass dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Sniddlegrass throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Sniddlegrass fakes the leg kick and cracks Bautista in the body.
Sniddlegrass misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bautista fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Sniddlegrass lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sniddlegrass. That's going to slow Bautista down.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that misses.
Sniddlegrass throws a front kick aimed at Bautista's knee but Bautista avoids it well.
Sniddlegrass lands a head shot.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that Bautista semi-blocks.
Bautista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Bautista.
Sniddlegrass scores with a jab.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Sniddlegrass.
Bautista might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass fails to land with a series of punches.
Sniddlegrass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sniddlegrass lands a high kick!
A combination from Sniddlegrass does no damage.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bautista lands a nice hook to Sniddlegrass's body. Sniddlegrass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Sniddlegrass finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sniddlegrass misses with a looping right.
Sniddlegrass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bautista takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Sniddlegrass drives through and clinches with Bautista against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to break free.
Bautista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Sniddlegrass has double underhooks.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sniddlegrass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sniddlegrass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sniddlegrass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the head.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass scores a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sniddlegrass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Sniddlegrass to work.
Sniddlegrass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
Bautista is trying to force a seperation but Sniddlegrass has the dominant position.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sniddlegrass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bautista's efforts to push away.
Bautista has a couple of punches blocked by Sniddlegrass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sniddlegrass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rey Bautista's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Sniddlegrass throws a head kick but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Sniddlegrass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sniddlegrass tries to bum rush Bautista with a series of wild strikes but Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista blocks a head kick by Sniddlegrass.
Bautista slips under a jab from Sniddlegrass.
Bautista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sniddlegrass throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sniddlegrass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bautista.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bautista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sniddlegrass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bautista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bautista.
Sniddlegrass cracks the inside of Bautista's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sniddlegrass defending well as Bautista loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is winning the standup battle so far.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice shot that snaps Bautista's head back.
Bautista avoids the head kick by Sniddlegrass.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Sniddlegrass moved out of range nicely.
Sniddlegrass throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sniddlegrass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sniddlegrass moves into range and clinches up with Bautista.
Sniddlegrass 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.
Bautista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bautista can't find room to land a body shot as Sniddlegrass controls the action.
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!
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bautista has a couple of punches blocked by Sniddlegrass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bautista can't break the clinch.
Sniddlegrass scores with a shot to the side of Bautista's head.
Sniddlegrass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bautista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bautista is trying to break free.
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sniddlegrass prevents Bautista from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass lands a good knee to the midsection. Bautista won't want to take too many of those.
Bautista tries to break free but Sniddlegrass pushes him back against the cage.
Rey Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sniddlegrass blocking some punches.
Bautista misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bautista.
Sniddlegrass is pushing Bautista up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bautista is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Sniddlegrass.
Well Sniddlegrass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.