PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concrete comes to the ring accompanied by Pillar : Fire on the Inside. Ness has chosen Shoots and Ladders by Korn as his entrance music. Quinton Concrete is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Concrete
vs
Ness

169 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

165 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Ness!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness closes the distance but Concrete moves to the side

and Concrete counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Concrete trying to control from half guard but Ness is working away.
Concrete seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Concrete trying to advance position but Ness counters by regaining guard.
Ness keeping full guard, as Concrete tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ness trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ness can do anything to dispel that myth.

Concrete postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ness is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Concrete, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete pulls Ness in close to prevent any damage.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Concrete is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ness postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Concrete wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Concrete misses with a straight right.

Concrete gets tackled into the ropes by Ness. Ness maintains the clinch.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Concrete letting Ness take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Concrete's efforts to push away.
Concrete wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Concrete can't get the takedown.
Concrete takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Concrete in his tracks for a moment.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Concrete tries for a takedown but Ness manages to get underhooks.
Ness prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness has Concrete pressed against the ropes.
Ness tries to work over Concrete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Concrete wants to break free but Ness has control.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness digs a right hand into Concrete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Concrete's gas tank.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Concrete controls his hands.
The referee calls for Ness to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Concrete won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Concrete blocking some punches.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Ness effectively controlling the action here.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Concrete is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ness slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Concrete goes for a takedown attempt but Ness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Ness dominated that round.
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.

Ness closes the distance and clinches.
Ness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Ness manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness leaning against his opponent.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Concrete.
Concrete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ness to keep the fight standing.
Gregory Ness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Concrete looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Concrete's defenses.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Ness.
Ness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Concrete on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.
Concrete tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the ropes.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Concrete up against the ropes.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Concrete is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Concrete's face.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Ness misses with the head strike.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Concrete wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Concrete is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Concrete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness can't find room to land a body shot as Concrete controls the action.
Ness can't find room to land a body shot as Concrete controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concrete drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ness misses with a punch on the inside.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Concrete is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Ness to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Ness 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!

Ness is looking to clinch but Concrete is avoiding it.

Ness moves into the clinch successfully.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Concrete tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Concrete is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Concrete's elbow.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ness prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Concrete is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ness is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Concrete blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Concrete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ness to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness working Concrete over with knees to the body.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness working Concrete over with knees to the body.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Concrete tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the ropes.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Concrete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ness walks away with a smile on his face. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ness has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Concrete won't want to take too many of those.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness is pushing Concrete up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ness.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ness misses with some punches.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Concrete letting Ness take a breather here.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Concrete's ribcage.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Concrete is rocked!
Concrete is trying to pull guard but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Concrete's face.
Oh Concrete is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Ness.
Concrete seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Concrete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Gregory Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness keeps control of Concrete as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinton Concrete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Ness!
A very excited looking Gregory Ness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.