PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hitchenfrog
vs
Pandora

188 cm
31
169 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

180 cm
31
181 lbs
26 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitchenfrog clinches.
Hitchenfrog putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pandora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses with a knee strike.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but Pandora blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Hitchenfrog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitchenfrog working Pandora over with knees to the body.
Pandora avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Pandora has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hitchenfrog seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pandora can turn it around.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Pandora blocks it.
Pandora managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.

Pandora manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hitchenfrog won't allow Pandora to sweep him here.
Pandora wants to control but Hitchenfrog passes easily into half guard.
It looks like Hitchenfrog is going to stand back up.

Hitchenfrog stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pandora counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pandora throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Hitchenfrog avoids a kick to the body.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandora circles away.

Pandora tries to keep at a distance but Hitchenfrog has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Hitchenfrog forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Hitchenfrog won't allow it.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog is pushing Pandora up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pandora is trying to pull guard but Hitchenfrog has him pressed against the cage.
Albert Hitchenfrog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Hitchenfrog stalling the fight.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Pandora managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Pandora jumps guard but Hitchenfrog stands there with Pandora around his waist. Pandora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitchenfrog working Pandora over with knees to the body.
Pandora is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hitchenfrog to keep the fight standing.
Hitchenfrog trying to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog has Pandora pushed against the cage.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hitchenfrog dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pandora throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hitchenfrog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
Hitchenfrog is looking to land body kicks.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pandora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hitchenfrog drives through and clinches with Pandora against the cage.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora jumps guard but Hitchenfrog stands there with Pandora around his waist. Pandora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitchenfrog looking to throw knees to the head but Pandora is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pandora jumps guard and drags Hitchenfrog to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hitchenfrog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pandora's guard.
Pandora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hitchenfrog wants to control from the top but Pandora keeps moving.
Pandora wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hitchenfrog is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to roll over but Hitchenfrog keeps him under control.
Hitchenfrog tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pandora tries to get to full guard but Hitchenfrog has control of the leg.
Pandora wants to control but Hitchenfrog is keeping busy.
Hitchenfrog wants to control but Pandora is keeping him busy.

Hitchenfrog stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Hitchenfrog takes the fight into the clinch.
Albert Hitchenfrog has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitchenfrog smiles and moves away.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but Pandora is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pandora counters with a head kick.
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch.

Hitchenfrog clinches up with Pandora and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora jumps guard but Hitchenfrog stands there with Pandora around his waist. Pandora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albert Hitchenfrog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
The referee calls for Hitchenfrog to work.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitchenfrog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Pandora manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitchenfrog would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hitchenfrog dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchenfrog moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
Pandora thumps Hitchenfrog with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandora swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitchenfrog is looking to clinch but Pandora is avoiding it.
Hitchenfrog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.
Hitchenfrog moves to clinch but Pandora breaks away
and Pandora makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hitchenfrog has managed to clinch.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pandora avoids it.
Pandora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Pandora avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitchenfrog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pandora is defending well for now.
Pandora avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Pandora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pandora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitchenfrog smiles and moves away.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitchenfrog is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pandora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pandora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog looks for the body kick but Pandora saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
Pandora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Albert Hitchenfrog has been cut.
Pandora keeps Hitchenfrog at a distance using the push kick.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora keeps the fight on the outside.

Hitchenfrog forces Pandora back against the cage and clinches.
Pandora jumps guard but Hitchenfrog turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Albert Hitchenfrog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Pandora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitchenfrog smiles and moves away.
Hitchenfrog doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandora circles away.
Hitchenfrog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitchenfrog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hitchenfrog lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitchenfrog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch but Pandora is having none of it.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Albert Hitchenfrog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitchenfrog moves in looking to clinch but Pandora pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Hitchenfrog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hitchenfrog, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hitchenfrog!
Albert Hitchenfrog thanked the fans post fight for their support.