PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kule Den (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gator Bait has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bait
vs
Den

186 cm
22
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Raptorz Inc.

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gator Bait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kule Den!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den thows a body shot but no joy.
Den tries to land a front kick but Bait steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Den misses with the combination.
Den cracks Bait with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bait.
Den avoids the body shot from Bait.
Den throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Den ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bait moves away.
Den jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kule Den seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bait moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den keeps Bait at a distance using the push kick.
Bait throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bait shoots in but Den avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Den fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Den throws a sloppy body shot

and Bait counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bait.

Bait has picked Den up - he's going for a ride! Bait dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Den trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bait is pressing down on Den's thigh, looking to free his foot. Den is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den is trying to stand up here but Bait is controlling him well.
Den has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Den blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bait.
Bait 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.
Bait thows a huge punch but Den dodges it nicely.
Bait thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Den's head.
Bait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Den keeps working.
Den works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bait trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bait engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've been hearing that Bait has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Den is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bait working the ground and pound but Den is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Den can do anything to dispel that myth.
Den wants to control but Bait postures up.
Bait has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bait is landing with some decent strikes but Den is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bait unloading with bombs!

It looks like Kule Den has been cut.

Bait goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Den turns into him and now he's in Bait's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bait bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Den's guard.
Den avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Den wants to sweep but no luck.
Bait throwing strikes from guard but Den blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Den keeping moving, preventing Bait from controlling successfully.
Bait working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Bait dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kule Den's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Bait checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from Den. No joy for Bait on that attempt.
Den throws a right hand that misses

and Bait counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bait is trying to control the action in half guard but Den is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bait slows the pace down in half guard.
Bait thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Den's head.
Bait is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bait trying to pass the guard but Den defending well.
Den really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bait. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bait thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den is pressing down on Bait's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bait trying to control but Den is working from the bottom.
Bait postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Den preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bait controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bait is looking to work some ground and pound but Den has wrist control.
Gator Bait overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bait content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bait wants to control from the top but Den keeps moving.
Den is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gator Bait wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Den misses with a lunging right hand
and Bait counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Den slips a jab and a cross from Bait.
A cross from Den lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den cracks Bait with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bait misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Den as Bait shoots in.
Den misses with a looping right.
Den scores with a hook to the body. Bait takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Den fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Den misses with a hook
and Bait counters with a straight right hand.
Bait scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Den doesn't seem bothered though.
Bait gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Den.
Kule Den is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait sizes up Den with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bait misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Den.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Den takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Den dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gator Bait is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Den throws a head kick but Bait moves out of range.
Bait misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Den throws a head kick but Bait moves out of range.
Bait moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gator Bait dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kule Den'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. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Den. Bait does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bait dodges the punch combination from Den.
A head kick misses from Bait.
Bait looks to score with a jab to the body but Den is just out of range.
Den looks to land a combination but Bait avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bait uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Den.
Den misses with a lunging right hand

and Bait counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bait.
Den preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bait works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Den desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bait wants to free his trapped foot but Den is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bait missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bait with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Den keeps working.
Den blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bait.
Bait tries to pass the half guard into mount. Den knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bait throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bait thows a huge punch but Den dodges it nicely.
Bait is nestled in close to Den, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bait lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Bait looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Den's head.
Bait missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Den avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bait.
Bait is trying to control. Den wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bait is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kule Den has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bait is thwarting Den's attempts to control the position.
Bait throwing shots but Den is blocking nicely.
Bait lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bait thows a huge punch but Den dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait thows a huge punch but Den dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Bait.
Bait landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Den is holding on to half guard well.
Gator Bait is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bait is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Den tries to roll over but Bait keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gator Bait showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bait, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gator Bait!