PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whitey The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bratt The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bratt The Lion struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The
vs
The Lion

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey The !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bratt The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The goes for a double leg but The Lion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Lion continues to drive forward.
The Lion looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Lion.
The Lion blocks a body shot from The .
The Lion lands a nice knee to the body.
The is trying to push The Lion away but The Lion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The wants to stall.
The tries to score a body lock takedown but The Lion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Lion has him pressed against the cage.
The Lion told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

The Lion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Lion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The wants to pass the guard but The Lion is keeping the position.

The Lion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The trying to control but The Lion is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The is working hard here to advance position.

The stands and steps away. The Lion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

The moves into the clinch successfully.
The Lion 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.
The is trying to push The Lion away but The Lion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Lion connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The has had enough of the clinch but The Lion keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Lion walks away with a smile on his face. The gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey The . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Lion as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The shoots in for a double leg but The Lion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The shoots in looking for a takedown but The Lion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been told by The 's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Lion circles away.

The clinches with his opponent.
The is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Lion to keep the fight standing.
The Lion lands a nice elbow.
The Lion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The 's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Lion.

The Lion manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The shoots in for a takedown but The Lion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for The Lion with that takedown attempt.
The misses with a takedown attempt - The Lion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The Lion has The up against the cage in a clinch.
The tries to pull guard but The Lion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The is looking for a takedown.
The Lion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The closes the distance and clinches.
The Lion landing knees to the head.
The takes an elbow to the temple.
The goes for a takedown attempt but The Lion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
The Lion is breathing heavily.
The Lion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Lion fails to pull guard.

The Lion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The uses from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Lion keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.

The decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Lion, up you get!

The moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
The goes for a takedown attempt but The Lion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey The . That's going to take a lot out of him.

The moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The looking for a takedown.
The Lion tries to pull guard but The forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Lion tries for a takedown but The manages to get underhooks.
The drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Lion pulls his leg out and moves away.
The tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Lion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The somewhat.
The shoots for a double leg takedown but The Lion sprawls well. He's pushed The 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Lion was well out of range. Poor timing from The .
The Lion stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The .
Nice sprawl there from The as The Lion shoots in.
The tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Lion defends well and The ends up having to push The Lion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

The Lion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Lion takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Lion stuffs the takedown attempt from The . The gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The throws an off balance right hand
and The Lion counters with a nice leg kick.
The throws a right and a left that The Lion avoids nicely.
The misses with a takedown attempt - The Lion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Lion as he jumps to the side.
The fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Lion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Lion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitey The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Lion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whitey The dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The forces The Lion back against the cage and clinches.
The Lion scores with a shoulder strike.
The wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on The 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The wants to break the clinch but can't.
The tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Lion smiles and moves away.

The takes the fight into the clinch.
The Lion drops down looking for an ankle pick but The pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Lion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The darts in looking for a takedown but The Lion gets double underhooks and turns The into the cage.
The Lion is trying to break the clinch but The is controlling him.
The Lion is trying to pull guard but The has him pressed against the cage.
The is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitey The . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The wants a takedown but no success here.
The working hard to break the clinch.
The is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Lion pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The tries to score a body lock takedown but The Lion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The tries to score a body lock takedown but The Lion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

The Lion pulls guard.
The Lion working a defensive guard here.

The stands and steps away. The Lion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Lion shoots in looking for a takedown. The tries to sprawl out of it but The Lion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Lion tries to clinch up but The circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The looks for a takedown but The Lion sprawls well.
The tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Lion defends well and The ends up having to push The Lion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

The Lion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The scores with a one two! The Lion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The Lion pushes The up against the cage in a clinch.
The drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Lion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by The or perhaps it was just good defense by The Lion which made him look bad.
The Lion lands with a kick to the ribs.
The shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Lion as he jumps to the side.

The Lion instigates a clinch.
The can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bratt The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitey The is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Lion gets underhooks to prevent The 's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Whitey The .
Well The 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitey The !