PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Funky Kingston / Toots And The Maytals. On Roids has chosen Duke Nukem Quotes! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Speed
vs
On Roids

188 cm
34
212 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

188 cm
34
210 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
On Roids tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
On Roids throws a head kick that misses.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

On Roids gets tackled into the cage by Speed. Speed maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from On Roids.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, On Roids creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed looking to slow down the pace here.
On Roids scores with a hook to the body.
Speed misses with the head strike.
On Roids lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt On Roids or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
On Roids misses with a body punch.
Speed prevents the takedown attempt.
On Roids scores with a shoulder strike.
On Roids struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Speed.
I was talking to Speed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Speed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Speed takes a shot to the head.
Speed trying to stall but On Roids improves his position.
Speed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down On Roids.
On Roids lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
On Roids misses with a body punch.
Speed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
On Roids swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with an elbow over the top.

On Roids turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and On Roids manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
On Roids creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Speed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of On Roids.

On Roids stands up.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.

Speed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
On Roids wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Speed seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On Roids is looking to escape.
On Roids has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

On Roids kicks off Speed and gets to his feet.
On Roids drops his hands momentarily and Speed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Speed tries to clinch but On Roids moves out of range.

Speed gets a double leg takedown into On Roids's guard.
Speed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
On Roids wants to get back to his feet but Speed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Speed tries to free his leg and advance position but On Roids is retaining full guard.
Speed won't allow On Roids to get back to his feet.

On Roids has his feet on Speed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed doesn't manage to clinch there - On Roids circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed missing with a left hand there. On Roids was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
On Roids misses with a low kick.
On Roids blocks a low kick nicely.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
On Roids tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speed scores with a spinning back kick!
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed misses with a low kick as On Roids jumps back.
Speed takes a swing at On Roids's ribcage but misses.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from On Roids.
On Roids connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
On Roids scores with a jab to the head.
Speed wants to clinch.
Speed tries to clinch but On Roids is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tanner Speed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Speed tries to bum rush On Roids with a series of wild strikes but On Roids uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
On Roids gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speed.
On Roids fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.

Speed closes the distance and clinches.
On Roids misses with a hook to the ribs.
On Roids misses with a body punch.
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
On Roids blocks the elbow strike.
Speed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from On Roids.
On Roids lands a hook to the side of the head.

On Roids turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

On Roids has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
On Roids tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but On Roids paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On Roids shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
On Roids attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Speed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

On Roids shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

On Roids stands up and beckons Speed to join him on the feet.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from On Roids misses its intended target.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Speed thuds his shin into the meat of On Roids's side.
Speed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. On Roids manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Speed clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
On Roids softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but On Roids blocks it with crossed arms.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as On Roids controls the action.
On Roids wants to stall.
Speed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from On Roids.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
On Roids pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but On Roids uses good head movement to avoid it.
On Roids is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speed is defending well.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke On Roids.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed gets through On Roids's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
On Roids blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but On Roids gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from On Roids fails to land.
On Roids lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
On Roids lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Speed landing knees to the head.
On Roids swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed stalling in the clinch but On Roids improves position.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by On Roids.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
On Roids tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing On Roids back against the cage.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Tanner Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed pushes On Roids back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed tries to work over On Roids's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of On Roids backwards.
On Roids swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
On Roids is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speed is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, On Roids scores with a nice short uppercut.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
On Roids avoiding damage as Speed throws knees to the body.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
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 Tanner Speed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Speed tries to clinch but On Roids is having none of it.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from On Roids.

On Roids drops Speed with a left right combo! On Roids follows him down to the ground into side control.

Speed is rocked!
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!
On Roids in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Speed looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! On Roids turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke On Roids!
Duke On Roids bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.