PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugme Ineedlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Africanus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugme Ineedlove's chin.

Africanus
vs
Ineedlove

195 cm
20
285 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
28
284 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugme Ineedlove!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Africanus takes a swing at Ineedlove's ribcage but misses.
Africanus keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ineedlove lands a glancing blow to the side of Africanus's head.
Africanus misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ineedlove works Africanus's body with a nice hook.
Africanus defending well as Ineedlove loads up on a big left hand.
Ineedlove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Africanus takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove cracks a nice hook into Africanus's ribs.
Africanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ineedlove lands with a cross.
Africanus keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Africanus. Africanus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Ineedlove has Africanus up against the cage in a clinch.
Ineedlove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Africanus backwards.
Ineedlove has a couple of punches blocked by Africanus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Africanus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove prevents a body shot from Africanus.
Ineedlove tries to circle away but Africanus has him pinned against the cage.
Africanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Africanus stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Africanus for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugme Ineedlove dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ineedlove's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Africanus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ineedlove scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Hugme Ineedlove has been cut.
Ineedlove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Africanus takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Africanus misses
and Ineedlove counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ineedlove. Beautiful body shot.
Ineedlove scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Africanus misses
and Ineedlove counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Africanus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove misses the shot to the body.
Ineedlove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Africanus misses the body punch
and Ineedlove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ineedlove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Africanus.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ineedlove counters with a right hand to the body.
Ineedlove lands a right hook to the body.
Ineedlove ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Africanus thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Africanus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Africanus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ineedlove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ineedlove moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugme Ineedlove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugme Ineedlove'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!

Africanus takes a swing at Ineedlove's ribcage but misses.
Ineedlove throws a body punch but Africanus moves out of range.
Ineedlove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Ineedlove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ineedlove avoids a kick to the body.
Ineedlove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Africanus.
Ineedlove fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ineedlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Africanus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ineedlove throws a jab when Africanus was well out of range.
Africanus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ineedlove is just out of range.
Ineedlove lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ineedlove counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Africanus. No joy for Ineedlove on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Africanus. Ineedlove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hugme Ineedlove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ineedlove connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus is looking to clinch.

Africanus closes the distance and pushes Ineedlove back into the cage.
Ineedlove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Africanus backwards.
Ineedlove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Africanus backwards.
Ineedlove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Africanus can't find room to land a body shot as Ineedlove controls the action.
Julius Africanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ineedlove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugme Ineedlove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ineedlove has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugme Ineedlove!