PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. big in japan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grimly Fiendish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fiendish
vs
Atkins

157 cm
30
146 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

167 cm
24
150 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Fiendish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Atkins moves into the clinch.
Fiendish is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Atkins is defending well.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fiendish backwards.

Fiendish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fiendish counters with a two punch combo.
Fiendish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Fiendish circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fiendish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Fiendish controls the action.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Fiendish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fiendish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atkins tries to clinch up
and Fiendish counters with a right hand to the body.

Atkins has Fiendish up against the cage in a clinch.

Fiendish breaks from the clinch.
Atkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiendish doesn't seem bothered though.
Atkins moves to clinch but Fiendish breaks away
and Fiendish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Atkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Atkins pushes Fiendish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fiendish breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
Atkins looks to clinch
and Fiendish counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Atkins moves into the clinch.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiendish's elbow.
Fiendish is trying to push Atkins away but Atkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiendish controls his hands.
Atkins lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins misses with the head strike.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiendish's elbow.
Fiendish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fiendish breaks from the clinch.
Fiendish goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Atkins looks to clinch
and Fiendish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atkins tries to clinch but Fiendish moves away

and Fiendish counters by moving into the clinch.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiendish.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to work over Fiendish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fiendish breaks from the clinch.

Atkins clinches up against the cage.
Fiendish blocks a body shot from Atkins.

Fiendish works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Atkins controls Fiendish momentarily but Fiendish frees himself.

Atkins looking for a guillotine here but Fiendish defends easily.
Fiendish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Atkins's head.

Atkins is looking for a triangle but Fiendish pushes his legs off easily.
Atkins trying to keep a closed guard but Fiendish is proving a slippery customer.

Atkins is looking for a triangle but Fiendish pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiendish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish stands up over Atkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Atkins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fiendish frees his head nicely. Oh but Atkins has switched to an armbar! Fiendish is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.