PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 333 p4p, 41 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 557 p4p, 74 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spud
vs
The Man

169 cm
28
157 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

160 cm
29
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Spud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Spud's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spud throws a low kick but The Man moves out of range easily.
The Man is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot by Spud.
Spud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Man tries to score with a low kick but Spud moves his leg out of the way.
Spud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as The Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spud doesn't seem phased though.
Spud looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
Spud looks to throw the jab but The Man is out of range.
The Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from The Man.
Spud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Man. That did some damage!
Spud misses with an uppercut. The Man saw that one coming.
Spud moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Spud lands with a hook. The Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spud misses with a hook.
Spud stuffs the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Man.
The Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spud blocks a jab.
William Spud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from The Man misses.
Spud moves out of range of the leg kick from The Man.

The Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from The Man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spud misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Man has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, The Man scores with a nice short uppercut.

Spud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from The Man misses the target.
Spud tried to score with a low kick but The Man checks it.
Spud throws a jab when The Man was well out of range.
The Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spud on the side of the head.
Spud misses with a hook.
The Man is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spud with a body shot.
The Man walks into a stiff left hand from Spud.
The Man looks to throw the jab but Spud is out of range.
Spud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by The Man.
The Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spud but Spud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud motions for The Man to come forward. Spud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spud digs a good hook to The Man's body.
The Man avoids the body shot from Spud.
Spud lands with a hook. The Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Man darts in looking for a takedown but Spud gets double underhooks and turns The Man into the cage.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
William Spud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob The Man.
Spud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from The Man misses.
Spud walks into a stiff left hand from The Man.
Spud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spud.
The Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spud manages to avoid it.
The Man throws a leg kick but Spud moved away.
Spud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Man connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Spud misses its intended target.
Spud lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spud misses with a body shot.
The Man looks to land a left hand but Spud moved out of range nicely.
The Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spud sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Man is looking to clinch.
Spud looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Man lands a body shot.
Spud misses with a low kick as The Man jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Spud.
The Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Spud throws a big shot that misses.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Spud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Man throws a jab when Spud was well out of range.
The Man takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from The Man.
The Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spud lunges at The Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Man's hand.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Spud thuds his right hand into The Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spud dodges the punch combination from The Man.
Spud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud lands a lovely overhand right.
Spud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Man.
Spud lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Spud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spud.
The Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spud counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Spud finds it's target.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man misses with a low kick as Spud jumps back.
The Man throws a lazy right hand but Spud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spud missing with a left hand there. The Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Man thuds a left hand into Spud's body.
The Man lands with a hook. Spud tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spud throws a lazy right hand but The Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spud.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud lands with a straight right. The Man didn't see that one coming.
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!
The Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud misses with a straight left.
The Man connects with the punch.
Spud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Man is able to avoid easily.
Spud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Man staying out of range there.
The Man throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
Spud scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Man throws a leg kick that misses.
The Man takes one to the side of the head.
Spud lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Man's sensitive parts.
Spud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Man can do to turn this around?
Spud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Man misses with a takedown attempt - Spud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spud throwing a counter right hand but The Man manages to avoid it.
Spud clobbers The Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Man thows a leg kick but Spud checks it
and Spud counters with a straight right hand.
Spud throws a leg kick which misses The Man's front leg but catches the back leg as The Man tries to avoid it.
The Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spud scores with a body shot.
Spud misses with a looping left.
The Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spud sprawls well. Spud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Spud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spud throws a shot from downtown. The Man moves away and avoids it.
Spud missing with a left hand there. The Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud throws a leg kick which misses The Man's front leg but catches the back leg as The Man tries to avoid it.
The Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spud.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spud throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Man swings for the body but Spud moves out of range.
The Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Man misses the shot to the body.
Spud connects with a right hand. The Man shakes it off.
The Man tries to clinch there but Spud circles away.
The Man moves away from the strike by Spud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
The Man is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Spud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Spud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spud manages to avoid it.
Spud throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Spud with a nice cross.
Spud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
William Spud is winning the standup battle so far.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Spud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Man.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
Spud misses with a body shot.
The Man let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spud misses the shot to the body.
The Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spud's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Man moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud connects with a solid leg kick.
The Man misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spud checks a leg kick.
Spud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spud lands a jab.
That kick from Spud tenderised The Man's leg. The Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spud.
The Man wants to clinch.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Spud scores with a hook.
Spud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spud misses the shot to the body.
William Spud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Man misses with a low kick.
Spud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Man.
Spud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from The Man. Those never looked like landing.
Spud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Man's hands.

The Man pushes Spud up against the cage in a clinch.
The Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spud stops a takedown attempt from The Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
The Man has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
The Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man misses with a body punch.
The Man misses with some punches.
Spud lands with a left to the head.
The Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Man throws a head punch that misses.

Spud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a leg kick
and Spud counters with a stiff right hand.
The Man misses with a combination
enabling Spud to counter with a crisp jab.
The Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Man.
The Man throws a body punch but Spud moves out of range.
The Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Spud. That snapped The Man's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spud on the side of the head.
The Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Man ducks right into an uppercut from Spud.
The Man thows a leg kick but Spud checks it
and Spud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Man fails to land the takedown.
Bob The Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Spud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spud, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Spud!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Spud waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.