PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Presley
vs
Flash

178 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Union Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Flash !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Presley swings for the body but Flash moves out of range.

Presley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Presley throwing strikes from guard but Flash blocks nicely.
Presley looking to sit in guard and control but Flash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Presley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flash trying to control but Presley is working from the bottom.
Presley looking to control.
Flash stops Presley from standing up.
Flash slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley wants to stand but Flash is controlling the position.
Flash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Presley.
Flash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flash fails to land the takedown.
Flash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Presley scores with a body shot.
Presley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt - Presley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flash throws a series of punches but Presley avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Presley is fending him off so far but Flash persists. Nope, Presley circles away and we're back to standing.
David Presley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Flash .

Presley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flash 's guard.
Presley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flash looking to control.
Presley throws an elbow that misses. Flash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Presley's guard. Nice move by Flash !
Flash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Presley looking for a sweep. Not yet Presley, not yet.
Presley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Presley tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Red Flash hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flash throws the kick towards the body but Presley avoids it.
Presley looks to score with a jab to the body but Flash is just out of range.
Presley looks to score with a jab to the body but Flash is just out of range.
Presley looks to land a combination but Flash avoids it well.
Flash tries to clinch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley throws a body punch but Flash moves out of range.
Presley just misses with a punch to the body.

Presley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flash is looking to control Presley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flash avoid being mounted?
Presley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flash defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash is looking for a sweep. Presley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Presley throwing shots but Flash is blocking nicely.
Presley drops an elbow to the side of Flash 's head.
Flash is trying to control but can't.
Presley working Flash over with strikes.
Presley working over Flash with some ground and pound. Flash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley lands strikes from half guard.
Presley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flash on the ground.
Presley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flash trying to hold on to Presley's head to control him but Presley postures up.
Flash looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flash defending well though.
Flash regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Presley dominated that round.
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.

Presley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Presley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Flash taking some punishment here, with Presley in his half guard.
Flash is trying to stand.
Presley trying to control from Flash 's half guard. Flash has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Presley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Presley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Presley prevents Flash from getting back to his feet.
Presley trying to control the position from guard on top but Flash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Flash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Presley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flash is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Presley lands a couple of elbows.
Presley trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.
Flash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Presley's guard.
Flash prevents Presley from getting back to his feet.
Flash tries to free his leg and advance position but Presley is retaining full guard.
Presley is trying to control the position but Flash postures up.
Flash won't allow Presley to get back to his feet.
Flash postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Presley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Presley stuffs the takedown attempt from Flash . Flash gets slowly back to his feet.
Flash needs to keep his hands up - Presley had a free shot at his head there.
Presley digs a good hook to Flash 's body.

Presley looking to score a takedown here. Flash is defending well but Presley drives through and ends up in Flash 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Presley is looking to work some ground and pound but Flash has wrist control.
Presley connects with a couple of short punches.
Presley is in close to Flash 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Presley landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
David Presley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Presley from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Presley stands up over Flash , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Presley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Presley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Presley looking to sit in guard and control but Flash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Presley wants to get back to his feet but Flash passes into half guard.
Flash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Presley keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley trying to control from the bottom.
Presley is looking for a sweep. Flash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flash is trying to control the action in half guard but Presley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Red Flash was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Presley lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flash is defended easily by Presley.

Presley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Presley showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Presley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Presley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Presley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Presley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flash throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Presley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Presley lands a right hook to the body.
Flash misses with a head kick.
Flash avoids the body shot from Presley.
David Presley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flash throws a head kick that misses.
Flash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Presley looking to score a takedown here. Flash is defending well but Presley drives through and ends up in Flash 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash trying to control the position.
Presley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Presley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Presley throws a strike but Flash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Presley wants to sweep but no luck.
Presley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flash stopping the sweep attempt from Presley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flash drops back looking for a leg! Presley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Presley manages to kick Flash off! Flash jumps back into Presley's guard.
Flash wants to pass the guard but Presley is keeping the position.
Presley wants to stand but Flash is controlling the position.
David Presley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flash drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Presley dives on top into guard.
Flash throws a couple of heel strikes.
Presley wanted to stand there but Flash had control of the position.
Presley won't allow Flash to sweep him here.
Flash controls Presley momentarily but Presley frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Presley from controlling successfully.
Presley landing some decent shots from guard.
Presley trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flash slips a jab and a cross from Presley.
Flash darts in looking for a takedown but Presley gets double underhooks and turns Flash into the cage.
Presley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Presley presses Flash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley is trying to force a seperation but Flash has the dominant position.
Red Flash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Presley lands a body punch.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flash .

And that's the end of the fight!
David Presley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Presley 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Presley!