PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between toms tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). toms tom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Flintstone's chin.

tom
vs
Flintstone

190 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, toms tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Flintstone!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flintstone slips a jab and a cross from tom.
Flintstone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from tom.
Flintstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tom tries to clinch but Flintstone is having none of it.
tom tries to bum rush Flintstone with a series of wild strikes but Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flintstone dodges the punch combination from tom.
tom tries to bum rush Flintstone with a series of wild strikes but Flintstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flintstone keeps the fight on the outside.
toms tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tom looks to land a combination but Flintstone avoids it well.
tom moves in looking to clinch but Flintstone pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tom misses with a series of wild punches.
Flintstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Flintstone has tom up against the cage in a clinch.
tom is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone throws an elbow that misses.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
tom trying to stall but Flintstone improves his position.
tom can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

tom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
tom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flintstone.
Flintstone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Flintstone moves into range and clinches up with tom.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.
tom has Flintstone pressed against the cage.
Flintstone keeps control of tom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.

tom is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flintstone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip tom to the mat. tom regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tom throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
tom 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.
Flintstone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Flintstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with tom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flintstone wants to stand and escape but instead tom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

tom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
tom fails to land with a series of punches.
tom tries to clinch up
and Flintstone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
tom misses with a double jab

and Flintstone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flintstone content to stall in guard here.
tom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flintstone's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tom postures up.
Flintstone is adopting a defensive guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Fred Flintstone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tom misses with a double jab

and Flintstone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Flintstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
toms tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tom tries to clinch up
and Flintstone counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Flintstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

tom throws a left and a right that both miss

and Flintstone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Flintstone.
tom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
tom is trying to control the position but Flintstone postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flintstone content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Flintstone 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tom keeping moving, preventing Flintstone from controlling successfully.
Flintstone tries to stand but tom is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tom wants to stand but Flintstone is controlling the position.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
tom wants to stand up but Flintstone is controlling him.
Flintstone is looking to stand up but tom won't let him.
tom trying to control the position here.
Flintstone wants to stand but tom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flintstone is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
Flintstone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Fred Flintstone has been cut.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tom falls off balance throwing a combination

and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Flintstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flintstone goes for a takedown in the clinch but tom prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.
Flintstone blocking some punches.
tom looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.
tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
tom is trying to break free.
tom is pushing Flintstone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.

That's four 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.
tom wants to stall.

Flintstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
tom misses with a double jab
and Flintstone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flintstone throws a head kick that misses.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flintstone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. tom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss

and Flintstone moves into the clinch.
tom misses with some punches.

Flintstone breaks from the clinch.
tom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flintstone counters with a good, hard body kick but tom shrugs it off.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom wants to get back to striking at distance but Flintstone won't allow it.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
Flintstone takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Flintstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Flintstone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

tom misses with a double jab

and Flintstone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flintstone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
tom pulls Flintstone in to control the position.
tom trying to control the position.
tom is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flintstone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flintstone wants to control from the top but tom keeps moving.
tom working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flintstone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
tom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flintstone wants to control from the top but tom keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
tom throws a combination that misses
and Flintstone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
tom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

tom darts in and clinches Flintstone up against the cage.
tom can't break the clinch.
tom throws a head punch that misses.
tom is trying to break the clinch but Flintstone has him pressed against the cage.
Flintstone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tom has a couple of punches blocked by Flintstone.
tom can't break the clinch.

Flintstone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flintstone slips a jab from tom.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flintstone counters with a big head kick but tom shrugs it off.
tom throws a combination that misses
and Flintstone counters with a head kick.
Donk. Flintstone catches tom right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flintstone!
tom wants to clinch but Flintstone slips to the side

and Flintstone counters by moving into the clinch.
tom misses with the head strike.
tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.

Flintstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tom throws a left and a right that both miss

and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
Flintstone blocking some punches.
tom tries to break the clinch but Flintstone is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tom working aggressively here.
tom slows down the pace here.
tom is trying to break the clinch but Flintstone has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for tom.
A head punch on the inside from tom fails to land.

tom breaks from the clinch.
tom looks to clinch
and Flintstone counters with a slapping leg kick.
tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Flintstone counters by clinching up.
tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
tom working aggressively here.
tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flintstone.
tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flintstone blocks an uppercut.
tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
tom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
tom is looking to break free of the clinch but Flintstone has double underhooks.

Flintstone manages to break the clinch.
Flintstone throws a sloppy head kick and tom moves out of range easily.
tom misses with a combination

and Flintstone moves into the clinch.
Flintstone tries a knee to the head but tom blocks it.
Flintstone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flintstone throws a knee to the head but misses.

Flintstone breaks from the clinch.
Flintstone throws a head kick but tom moves out of range.
tom clinches but Flintstone breaks the clinch

and Flintstone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
toms tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Flintstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flintstone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Flintstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flintstone 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Flintstone!