PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 2492 p4p, 290 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 2588 p4p, 300 weight class). Snorten comes into the arena with Sound of Silence blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Snorten
vs
Boxer

180 cm
39
180 lbs
23 - 18 - 1

180 cm
41
169 lbs
52 - 30 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snorten's head backwards.
We've been told by Snorten's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snorten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Snorten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Snorten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Snorten throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Snorten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorten's head.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Snorten.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Snorten ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Boxer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snorten circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Snorten.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Snorten keeps Boxer at a distance using the push kick.
Kick Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 crowd cheers as Snorten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boxer doesn't seem phased though.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snorten tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boxer manages to circle out of the way.
Boxer scores with a three punch combo!
Snorten thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Snorten throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorten slips under a jab.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Boxer misses.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snorten lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer checks a leg kick.
Boxer throws out a counter right but Snorten avoids it with no problem.
Snorten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snorten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snorten moves away.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Boxer throws the left hand but Snorten avoids the punch easily.
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Snorten is looking to counter the offense by Boxer and move into the clinch.
A jab from Snorten does it's job there.
Snorten thows a leg kick but Boxer checks it
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Snorten's head back.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snorten.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snorten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Snorten slips under a jab.

Snorten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boxer quickly recovers to half guard.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boxer to regain full guard.
Boxer pulls Snorten in close to his closed guard and prevents Snorten from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snorten is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxer is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Snorten from controlling successfully.
Snorten is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Snorten cracks Boxer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Snorten swings widly with a right hand
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Snorten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boxer tries to avoid it but Snorten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boxer to the ground. Boxer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boxer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorten throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Snorten defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Snorten scores with a nice right hand.

Boxer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snorten to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorten is pushing down on Boxer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boxer is fighting to maintain full guard but Snorten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boxer keeping hold of Snorten's head, controlling as best he can.
Snorten thows a huge punch but Boxer dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snorten.
Snorten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
Snorten trying to control from half guard but Boxer is working away.
Snorten 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.
Snorten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.
Snorten lands strikes from half guard.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snorten.
Snorten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boxer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Snorten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snorten scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snorten working the head and body with strikes.
Snorten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Snorten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boxer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Snorten cracks Boxer with a solid left hand.
Boxer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snorten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snorten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snorten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rip Snorten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snorten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boxer's head.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
Snorten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snorten cracks Boxer with a solid left hand.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snorten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boxer keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
Snorten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boxer swings for the body but Snorten moves out of range.
Snorten thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Boxer connects with a right hand. Snorten shakes it off.
Snorten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer slips a jab from Snorten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rip Snorten dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Snorten connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Snorten misses.
Boxer checks the leg kick.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Snorten works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Snorten's head back.
Boxer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer misses the jab.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snorten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snorten.
Snorten slips under a jab.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Snorten throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snorten.
Snorten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Snorten.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snorten.
Snorten tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Snorten.
Boxer tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snorten ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorten connects with an inside leg kick.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Snorten slips a jab from Boxer.
Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Boxer off balance momentarily.
Snorten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snorten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snorten scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Snorten coming out on top.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snorten circles away quickly and effectively.
Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snorten throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Snorten avoids them all with ease.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snorten lands a lovely overhand right.
Snorten avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Snorten feints and then cracks Boxer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boxer down.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snorten. That one must have hurt.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Snorten throws a good cross that connects.
Rip Snorten is winning the standup battle so far.
Snorten tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorten wants to land a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Boxer moves out of range of the leg kick from Snorten.
Boxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snorten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boxer at a distance.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snorten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Snorten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorten seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Snorten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snorten's head backwards.
Snorten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rip Snorten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snorten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
A victorious Rip Snorten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.