PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime has chosen Old Toms Hut as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rick Showtime is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

West
vs
Showtime

172 cm
19
177 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
37
179 lbs
12 - 36 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 36 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Showtime changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Showtime tries to move into full mount but can't pass West's legs.
West wants to control but Showtime postures up.
West is trying to improve his position.
West is trying to control Showtime's posture but Showtime avoids it.
West tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Showtime wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Showtime decides to stand back up. Showtime steps back and let's West get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a low kick.
Showtime is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Showtime fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Showtime tries to counter it with a takedown but West pushes his down on his head and steps out.

West shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Showtime is trying to defend but West finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Showtime wants to stand back up but West manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West trying to control the action but Showtime is working from the bottom.
Showtime tries to escape but West is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Showtime's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Showtime felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Showtime is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on West's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Showtime is looking to improve his position.
West trying to control the action but Showtime is working from the bottom.
Showtime trying to control but West postures up.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West trying to control the action but Showtime is working from the bottom.
Showtime wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West drops an elbow to the side of Showtime's head.
West looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

West looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
West tries to pass to full mount but Showtime defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
West wants to take a breather but Showtime is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Showtime stuns West with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Showtime gets a clinch.
West fails to pull guard.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showtime slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Showtime wants to counter with a clinch but West pushes him away.

Showtime closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Showtime lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Showtime gets to his feet - West follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Showtime dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Showtime finds it's way through West's defenses.

Showtime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Showtime decides to stand back up. Showtime steps back and let's West get back to his feet.

Showtime closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Showtime lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Showtime manages to get himself to full guard.

West is looking to work some ground and pound but Showtime has wrist control.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Showtime wants to hit a switch here but West passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Showtime there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
West lands a heavy elbow.
West landing shots from mount.
Showtime really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
West is stalling here but it's allowed Showtime to get half guard.
Showtime moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
West looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Showtime is on top in guard.

Showtime tries to stand but West is controlling from the bottom.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Showtime seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Showtime has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Showtime is one step ahead there.
Showtime trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West is trying to keep Showtime in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Showtime trying to stand up but can't free himself from West's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Showtime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with West. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

West is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Showtime defends well.

Showtime avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Showtime fails with a takedown attempt.
West changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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 Stevie West will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Showtime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Showtime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Showtime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Showtime throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
West shoots for a takedown but Showtime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Showtime clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.

West breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Showtime scores with a one two! West had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Showtime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Showtime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Showtime scores with a decent looking hook.
West scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showtime misses with a few strikes there.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West looks to throw the jab but Showtime is out of range.
Showtime doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.

West scores with a takedown into Showtime's guard.

Showtime has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. West is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Showtime is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
West working aggressively here.

West drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Showtime is looking to stand up but West won't let him.
Showtime preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Showtime stands up and waves to West to follow him.
Showtime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rick Showtime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Showtime misses with the combination.
West tries to counter by clinching up but Showtime breaks away and moves out of range.
Showtime misses with the combination.
Showtime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West misses with a hook
enabling Showtime to counter with a crisp jab.
Showtime digs a good hook to West's body.
Showtime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Showtime tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Showtime moves out of range as West strikes.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Showtime connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showtime ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Showtime changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Showtime misses with a few strikes there.
Showtime lands with a nice combination. West backs away looking to recover.
Showtime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
A good leg kick by West.
West is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Showtime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Showtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Showtime fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by West.
Some wild striking there from Showtime.
Showtime checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Showtime. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Showtime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Showtime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Showtime fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
West fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Showtime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
Showtime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Showtime takes the fight into the clinch.
Showtime can't break the clinch.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Showtime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Showtime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Showtime 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Showtime!