PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Face
vs
Readen

195 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac Readen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Readen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.

Readen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Face really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Readen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Readen wants to sweep but no luck.
Face is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Readen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Readen being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Readen keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Face wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Angel Face just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Readen stuffs the takedown.

Face shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Face showed some decent athleticism there.
Readen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Face will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is looking to stall here but Readen recovers full guard.
Readen working a defensive guard here.
Readen wants to sweep here but Face controlling him for the moment.
Readen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Readen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Face stays in close to Readen's body and controls the position.
Face has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Readen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Readen. No joy for Face on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Readen finds it's target.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.

Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.
Face looking to pass the guard.
Readen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Readen keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Readen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Face!
Readen working the ground and pound effectively.
Face is trying desperately to improve position.
Face is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Face is trying to escape the mount.
Readen is landing with some decent strikes but Face is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Readen tries to control but Face wriggling away.
Readen landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Face dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Readen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Readen misses.

Face drives through with a takedown into guard.
Readen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Readen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Readen working a defensive guard here.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Readen misses with a straight left.
Face moves away from the strike by Readen.
Readen throws a big shot that misses.
Readen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Face.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Readen throws out the jab.
Face shoots for a double leg takedown but Readen sprawls well. He's pushed Face's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angel Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Readen swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Readen to score with a decent uppercut.
Readen looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Readen 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.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Readen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face stays in close to Readen's body and controls the position.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
Face is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Readen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Face has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Readen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Face controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.
Readen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Readen throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Readen throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Face closes this distance looking for a takedown but Readen circles away.
Face moves out of range as Readen strikes.
Readen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Readen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Readen.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Face slips under a jab.
Face shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Readen loads up on a big right hand but Face slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Readen misses with a straight right.
Readen misses the jab.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Readen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face shoots in for a double leg but Readen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Readen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face looks for a takedown but Readen sprawls well.
Readen loads up on a big right hand but Face slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Angel Face will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Face looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Readen is fending him off so far but Face persists. Nope, Readen circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Readen misses.
Readen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Readen throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Face.
Face wants to control but Readen is keeping him busy.
Face controlling from side mount.
Readen tries to improve position but can't.
Face wants to take a breather but Readen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Face.
Face pushing down on Readen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Readen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Readen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Readen defending well though.
Face stalling away here and it's allowed Readen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Readen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Face controlling from the top position.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Readen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Readen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Readen swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Face defending well as Readen loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Face slips under a jab from Readen.

Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Face wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.
Readen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Readen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Face wants to pass the guard but Readen is keeping the position.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face misses with a takedown attempt - Readen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Readen throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Face slips a jab from Readen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Readen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mac Readen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Face scores a takedown into full mount!
Readen is squirming around, avoiding Face's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face landing strikes, looking to finish!
Face blocks Readen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Face tries to control but Readen wriggling away.
Readen wants to control but Face is having none of it.
Readen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Readen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Face looking to finish Readen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Readen!
Mac Readen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Readen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Readen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Face!