PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choel Six is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Legs
vs
Six

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
30
130 lbs
1 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs stuffs the takedown attempt from Six. Six gets slowly back to his feet.
Legs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Six's waist but Six gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Legs off to one side.
Six ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Legs darts in and clinches Six up against the cage.
Six is trying to break the clinch but Legs has him pressed against the cage.

Legs jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Legs keeping moving, preventing Six from controlling successfully.
Six stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Six trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six wants to control from the top but Legs keeps moving.
Legs managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Choel Six hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Six tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Legs defends well and Six ends up having to push Legs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Six wants to stall.
Legs keeps control of Six as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Legs jumps into guard, dragging Six to the mat.
Legs pulls Six in close to prevent any damage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Legs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Legs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Six's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Legs looking for subs off his back but Six has passed one foot through into half guard.
Six wants to lay and pray for a moment but Legs keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Legs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Six on the ground.
Legs tries to roll over but Six keeps him under control.
Six seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Legs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Legs tries to get to full guard but Six has control of the leg.
Six looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Choel Six was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Six shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Legs pinned against the cage. Legs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mikey Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choel Six.
Legs goes for a double leg but Six avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Six continues to drive forward.
Six jumps guard but Legs stands there with Six around his waist. Six gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Six wants to break free but Legs has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Legs successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Legs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Six throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Six throws a head kick but Legs moves out of range.

Legs drives through and clinches with Six against the cage.
Six gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legs.
Six should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Legs tries for a takedown. No joy.

Legs pulls Six into guard.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Legs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs trying to control the position here.

Choel Six has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Six shoots in and drives through. Legs sprawls well.
Legs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Six is fending him off so far but Legs persists. Nope, Six circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Six tries to clinch but Legs is having none of it.
Legs closes the distance and clinches up with Six, looking for a takedown. Legs pushes Six against the cage but Six circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legs goes for a double leg but Six avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Six continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Six drops down looking for an ankle pick but Legs pulls his leg out and moves away.

Legs clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Legs manages to break the clinch.
Six swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Six's waist but Six gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Legs off to one side.
Legs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Legs darts in looking for a takedown but Six gets double underhooks and turns Legs into the cage.
Six is trying to push Legs away but Legs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Six with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legs avoids a wild elbow strike from Six.
Six is trying to maintain a safe position but Legs gets an underhook and turns Six into the cage.
Six looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Legs drags the fight down to the ground.
Six trying to control but Legs is working from the bottom.
Six postures up in Legs's guard and throws a big left but Legs blocks it.
Six throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Six trying to control but Legs is working from the bottom.
Six pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legs is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Legs pulls Six in close to prevent any damage.
Legs keeping full guard, as Six tries to pass.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Legs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Choel Six hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Legs slaps away a takedown attempt from Six, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Legs clinches up with Six and pushes him back against the cage.
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 Mikey Legs 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!

Six fails with a takedown attempt.
Six tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Six tries to clinch

and Legs counters by clinching up.
Legs is trying to pull guard but Six turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Six is trying to pull guard but Legs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Legs jumps guard but Six turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Legs manages to break the clinch.

Legs drives through and clinches with Six against the cage.
Six tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mikey Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choel Six.
Legs lands a shoulder strike.

Legs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Six moves in looking to clinch but Legs pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs throws a nice looking combination but Six bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Six fails to land the takedown.
Six darts in trying to clinch
and Legs counters with a one-two to the body.
Six cracks Legs with an open hand slap.
Six is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legs avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Six looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Legs darts in and clinches Six up against the cage.

Legs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Six tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Six defends well and Legs ends up having to push Six into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Legs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Six.

Legs has closed the distance and engaged Six in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six jumps guard but Legs stands there with Six around his waist. Six gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Legs manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six wants to get up but he can't break Legs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Legs is pulling down on Six's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legs is on top in guard.
Legs prevents Six from getting back to his feet.
Legs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikey Legs just wasn't active enough.
Legs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Six defends well and Legs ends up having to push Six into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Legs as Six tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legs.
Legs is trying to drag Six to the mat but Six just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Legs has Six pressed against the cage, preventing Six from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Legs tries to work over Six's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Six pulls guard.
Legs stays in close to Six's body and controls the position.
Choel Six has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikey Legs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Six trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Legs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

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