PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercy Myers has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sidious
vs
Myers

180 cm
20
204 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers needs to keep his hands up - Sidious had a free shot at his head there.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sidious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Myers.
Sidious defending well as Myers loads up on a big left hand.
Mercy Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Sidious ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Sidious's front leg but catches the back leg as Sidious tries to avoid it.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Sidious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Myers misses with a low kick as Sidious jumps back.
Sidious moves away from the strike by Myers.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Myers pushes Sidious up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sidious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Sidious.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidious misses with an elbow strike.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Sidious controls his hands.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidious blocks an uppercut.
Myers misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Sidious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Myers takes a shot to the head.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers lands a left hand.
Myers tries to work over Sidious's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidious backwards.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidious takes a shot to the head.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Sidious, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sidious.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Sidious has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Sidious.
Sidious misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Sidious - that landed with a thud.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Sidious avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sidious throws an elbow that misses.
Sidious misses with some punches.
Sidious lands a right hand.
Sidious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers pushes Sidious back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidious misses with an elbow over the top.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Myers tries to work over Sidious's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Sidious controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Myers's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Myers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a punch to the body.

Sidious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers scores with a jab to the head.
Sidious misses with a shot to the body
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Myers throws out a leg kick but Sidious moves out of range and Myers only half commits.
Myers lands a glancing blow to the side of Sidious's head.
Myers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Sidious throws an off balance right hand
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Sidious digs a good body shot into Myers's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers defending well as Sidious loads up on a big left hand.
Sidious blocks a head kick by Myers.
Sidious throws a combination that misses
and Myers counters with a one-two to the body.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Myers moves away from the strike by Sidious.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Sidious. Those never looked like landing.
Myers is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Myers lands but Sidious takes it in his stride.
Sidious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Sidious coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sidious doesn't seem bothered though.
Myers misses with a low kick.
Myers throws a low kick, looking for Sidious's leg but Sidious calmly moves out of range.
Myers misses with a hook to the body
and Sidious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercy Myers 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.

Sidious moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sidious's head backwards.
Myers tries to clinch but Sidious is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sidious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Sidious is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Sidious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Myers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Sidious swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Sidious throws a sloppy body shot
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Sidious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Myers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
Myers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sidious misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercy Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Sidious misses with a combination
and Myers counters with a head kick. That will keep Sidious thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
Sidious misses with a combination
and Myers counters with a body kick that stops Sidious in his tracks momentarily.
Myers tries to clinch but Sidious moves out of range.
Myers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sidious misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious thuds a left hand into Myers's body.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myers tried to score with a low kick but Sidious checks it.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Sidious's shoulder, as Sidious tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
Sidious misses the jab.
Myers lands with a nice combination. Sidious backs away looking to recover.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers throws a leg kick but Sidious checks it.
Myers throws the left hand but Sidious avoids the punch easily.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Myers misses with a head kick.
Sidious misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Myers with a hook.
Myers misses the jab.
Myers misses the body punch
and Sidious counters with a left to the body.
Myers thuds his shin into the meat of Sidious's side.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers misses with a wild combination.
Myers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sidious blocks the body kick.
Myers throws a right and a left that Sidious avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Myers.
Sidious cracks Myers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious slips a jab from Myers.
Myers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers tries a low kick but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidious works the jab nicely.
Myers avoids the body shot from Sidious.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
Myers wants to counter with a clinch but Sidious pushes him away.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myers throws a solid leg kick but Sidious takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Myers.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers throws a push kick but Sidious slaps the foot to one side.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious throws a right hand that Myers ducks under and follows up with a left that Myers also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercy Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Myers. That's going to slow Sidious down.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myers tries to clinch
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Myers avoids the body shot from Sidious.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
Myers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sidious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myers cracks Sidious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Myers misses.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
Sidious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Myers staying out of range there.
Sidious throws a shot to the body.
Myers staying out of range there.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers misses with a hook. Sidious ducked under it nicely.
Sidious moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Darth Sidious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercy Myers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Sidious's shoulder, as Sidious tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers wants to counter the offense by Sidious and move into the clinch position.
Sidious lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Myers.
The fighters circling - Sidious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myers slips a straight right by Sidious.
Sidious on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Sidious misses.
Myers lands a front kick.
Myers cracks Sidious with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Myers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Well,Sidious is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Sidious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sidious is looking to counter punch.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sidious misses.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sidious throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sidious throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
Sidious throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Myers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sidious's head backwards.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious scores with a shot to the body.
Myers cracks the inside of Sidious's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sidious misses with a wild combination.

Myers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sidious.
Sidious throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sidious has time to react.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Sidious throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mercy Myers.
Well Myers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Mercy Myers!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mercy Myers!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Mercy Myers!

Mercy Myers wins by unanimous decision!
Mercy Myers thanked the fans post fight for their support.