PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Pym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Pym will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Howlett
vs
Pym

160 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Pym!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett scores with a kick to the body.
Pym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pym dives in for a single leg takedown but Howlett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Howlett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pym uses from the top position.
Howlett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pym accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howlett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pym must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pym stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howlett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howlett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pym!
Howlett throws some wild stikes that Pym manages to avoid easily.

Howlett looking to secure an arm triangle but Pym defends it well.
Howlett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett controlling from the full mount.
Howlett trying to control but Pym is having none of it.
Pym is trying desperately to improve position.
Howlett looking to ground and pound but Pym is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pym is squirming around, avoiding Howlett's attempts to control the action.
Howlett avoids the attempt from Pym to control.

Howlett with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pym avoids a series of strikes thrown by Howlett.
Pym tries to lock up and control but Howlett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howlett looking to finish with strikes here!
Howlett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pym is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pym can't escape the position.
Howlett throwing strikes here but Pym is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Howlett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pym wants to control but Howlett is having none of it.
Howlett trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Howlett has control of Pym's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pym regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pym is trying desperately to improve position.
Howlett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett tries to control but Pym wriggling away.
Howlett thowing shots but they're missing.
Howlett punching from mount but Pym doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pym can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett throws some wild stikes that Pym manages to avoid easily.
Pym wants to control but Howlett is having none of it.
Howlett throwing strikes here but Pym is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Howlett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pym counters with a two punch combo.
Pym tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howlett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pym somewhat.
Howlett throws the kick towards the body but Pym avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett tries to clinch but Pym moves out of range.
Pym avoids the head kick by Howlett.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Pym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pym fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pym throws a lazy head kick

and Howlett counters by clinching up.
Pym blocks a body shot from Howlett.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howlett successfully pulls guard.
Pym postures up.
Pym wants to pass the guard but Howlett is keeping the position.
Howlett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pym trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Pym as Howlett shoots in.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Pym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pym forces Howlett back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Howlett breaks from the clinch.
Howlett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pym.
Howlett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett throws a wild body kick that Pym sees coming a mile off.
Howlett throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pym counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Howlett breaks from the clinch.
Pym shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howlett sprawls well. Howlett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pym gets slowly back to his feet.
James Howlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Pym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett tries to clinch up
and Pym counters with a one-two to the body.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Pym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pym misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pym has managed to clinch.
Howlett trying to land knees to the body.
Pym tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Pym back against the cage.
Pym blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett is trying to push Pym away but Pym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Howlett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pym is looking to work some ground and pound but Howlett has wrist control.
Pym looking to sit in guard and control but Howlett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Howlett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howlett advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pym is trying to control Howlett's posture but Howlett avoids it.
Howlett controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pym is not content to let Howlett control the position.
Howlett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Howlett crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pym is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hank Pym will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pym darts in looking for a takedown but Howlett gets double underhooks and turns Pym into the cage.
Pym has Howlett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howlett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Pym avoids the damage to the body.

Pym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pym moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Howlett.

Howlett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howlett is on top in guard.
Pym being controlled here, momentarily.
Pym keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pym wants to hit a switch here but Howlett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pym there!
Pym is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pym wants to control but Howlett is having none of it.
Pym wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howlett.
Howlett throws some wild stikes that Pym manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pym tries to hold on but Howlett postures up.
Howlett looking to finish with strikes here!
Howlett wants to control the pace but Pym is squirming around nicely.
Pym holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howlett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howlett punching from mount but Pym doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Howlett misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pym blocking the ground and pound.
Pym is in all sorts of trouble here.
Howlett tries to control but Pym wriggling away.
James Howlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howlett thowing shots but they're missing.
Pym 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.

Howlett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pym is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howlett controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett unloads with some shots from mount but Pym bucks and avoids them well.
Pym holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howlett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howlett wants to control the pace but Pym is squirming around nicely.
Howlett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pym is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pym taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pym holds on for dear life, controlling Howlett's posture momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howlett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!