PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stormtrooper Of Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Howlett
vs
Of Death

160 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stormtrooper Of Death!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Death lands a jab-cross combination.
Of Death blocks a jab.
Howlett tries to clinch but Of Death moves out of range.
Howlett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Howlett slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Howlett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Howlett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of Death pinned against the cage. Of Death gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Of Death throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Death throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Death fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Death looks to land a combination but Howlett avoids it well.
Of Death showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howlett.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death keeps the fight on the outside.
Howlett slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Death paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Howlett slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
Of Death takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Stormtrooper Of Death has been cut.

Howlett instigates a clinch.

Howlett drags the fight down to the ground.
Of Death wants to get up but he can't break Howlett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Howlett controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howlett is on top in guard.
Howlett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Of Death is looking to stand back up but Howlett counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Of Death.
Of Death looks winded!
Of Death is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Of Death can do anything to dispel that myth.
Of Death is staying active underneath Howlett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Of Death tries to kick Howlett off but Howlett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Of Death really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howlett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Death is not content to let Howlett control the position.
Howlett controlling the action here.

Howlett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Of Death doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howlett.
Of Death is staying active underneath Howlett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Of Death wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett trying to control the action but Of Death is working from the bottom.

James Howlett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howlett wants to clinch.
Of Death blocks a head kick by Howlett.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Howlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Of Death misses with a wild combination.
Of Death throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Of Death looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howlett counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Death misses with a series of wild punches.
Howlett tries to clinch there but Of Death circles away.
Of Death avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Howlett moves into the clinch.
Of Death is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Howlett.
Of Death looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Howlett successfully pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Of Death is one step ahead there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howlett is trying to keep Of Death in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stormtrooper Of Death's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Of Death misses with a wild combination.
Of Death throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howlett tries to clinch but Of Death is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Howlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Stormtrooper Of Death seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Death displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howlett.
Howlett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Death falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Death is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Death manages to avoid it.
Howlett is looking to clinch but Of Death is avoiding it.
Of Death looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Death swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howlett.
Howlett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howlett moves in looking to clinch but Of Death pushes him off.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howlett.
Howlett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Death misses with a double jab.
Howlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howlett tries to clinch but Of Death is having none of it.
Stormtrooper Of Death is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett is looking to clinch but Of Death is avoiding it.

Howlett has Of Death up against the cage in a clinch.
Howlett fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Death wants to break free but Howlett has control.
Of Death tries to break the clinch but Howlett is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Howlett.
A knee to the head by Howlett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Death is looking to break free of the clinch but Howlett has double underhooks.

Howlett breaks from the clinch.
Howlett moves in looking to clinch but Of Death pushes him off.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Death takes a kick to the side of the head.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Howlett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howlett counters with a nice body kick.
Howlett shoots for a double leg takedown but Of Death sprawls well. He's pushed Howlett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howlett tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Death.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Of Death swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Of Death misses with a two punch combination.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Death paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Death ducks under a wild hook from Howlett.
Of Death will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlett fails with the takedown.

Howlett clinches.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Of Death blocks it.
Of Death is trying to break the clinch but Howlett is controlling him.

Howlett drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Of Death wants to stand and escape but instead Howlett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Howlett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Of Death is looking to stand up but Howlett isn't so interested in that idea.
Of Death wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Howlett manages to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Death is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stormtrooper Of Death's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Howlett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Of Death as Howlett shoots in.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Of Death as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Of Death.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howlett.
Of Death takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howlett tries to clinch there but Of Death circles away.
Howlett wants to clinch.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James Howlett is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Death takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howlett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Death.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Death tries to bum rush Howlett with a series of wild strikes but Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howlett wants to clinch up but Of Death keeps it at a distance.
Howlett wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Death looks to land a combination but Howlett avoids it well.

Howlett has taken the fight to the clinch.

Howlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Of Death slips the punch.
Howlett is looking to clinch.
Of Death misses with a two punch combination.
Howlett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Of Death defends well and Howlett ends up having to push Of Death into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Of Death is looking to break free of the clinch but Howlett has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howlett.
Of Death is trying to break the clinch but Howlett has him pressed against the cage.
Of Death is trying to break free.
Howlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Death's face.
Of Death is trying to break free.
Of Death has had enough of the clinch but Howlett keeps him there for the moment.

Howlett decides to pull guard.
Howlett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Of Death's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Death can't keep his opponent in guard - Howlett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Howlett is keen to just control but Of Death is a slippery customer.

Howlett is working for a submission of some sort.
James Howlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Of Death is trying to stand up here but Howlett is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett wants to control but Of Death is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Of Death is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Howlett just wasn't active enough.
Of Death throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Of Death misses with a two punch combination.
Of Death takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howlett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Of Death misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Death misses with a double jab.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Howlett counters with a series of strikes. Of Death will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stormtrooper Of Death has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Death moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howlett pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howlett 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for James Howlett!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for James Howlett!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for James Howlett!

James Howlett wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

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