Total War 1 - The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McGilvray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe McGilvray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baumann
vs
McGilvray

185 cm
19
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Baumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe McGilvray!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGilvray slaps away a takedown attempt from Baumann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGilvray throws a lazy head kick
and Baumann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Joe McGilvray has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baumann is defended easily by McGilvray.
McGilvray ducks into an uppercut from Baumann and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Baumann!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Test Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fist Mcgruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Two
vs
Mcgruff

180 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Two clinches.
Mcgruff can't find room to land a body shot as Two controls the action.
Mcgruff looking to stall.
Two definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Two gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Two is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Two 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.
Two uses his free foot to push down on Mcgruff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcgruff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Two has control of Mcgruff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mcgruff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Two tries to push Mcgruff's head away but Mcgruff is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two prevents Mcgruff from getting the reversal.
Mcgruff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Two controlling his opponent.
Two wants to control the pace but Mcgruff is squirming around nicely.

Two jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mcgruff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mcgruff is pushing Two's head away, looking to escape. Two manages to hold on to the position though.
Mcgruff struggling a bit here.

Two tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Two has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two wants to control but Mcgruff is keeping him busy.

Two is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcgruff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Mcgruff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Two looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Two has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Two looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Two working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mcgruff looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Two! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Test Two!
Test Two decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nathan
vs
Ludwig

175 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludwig scoring well with a low kick there.
Nathan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ludwig swivels and escapes.
Nathan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludwig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ludwig scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ray Nathan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nathan lands a nice shot that snaps Ludwig's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nathan is defended easily by Ludwig.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Nathan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig stuffs the takedown.
Nathan sets himself, and Ludwig steps forward looking for the clinch! Nathan avoids it this time.
Nathan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nathan misses with a straight right.
Ludwig tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Ludwig tries to counter with a clinch but Nathan shakes him off and moves away.
Nathan blocks the body kick.
Nathan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ludwig can pounce on him.
Nathan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a leg kick which misses Nathan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nathan tries to avoid it.
Ludwig avoids the body shot from Nathan.
Nathan misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ludwig.

Nathan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nathan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ludwig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ludwig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ludwig lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan taking some punishment here, with Ludwig in his half guard.
Nathan is trying to get back to full guard.
Nathan is trying to maintain the position but Ludwig is very close to passing his half guard.
Ludwig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nathan's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludwig working over Nathan with some ground and pound. Nathan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nathan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nathan tries to get out of the position.
Ludwig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nathan trying to control but Ludwig postures up.
Ludwig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig wants to take a breather but Nathan is having none of it.
Ludwig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nathan is trying to control but can't.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Ludwig.
Ludwig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nathan keeps working.
Ludwig prevents Nathan from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nathan trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ludwig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nathan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nathan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ludwig is working away from the top position though.
Nathan wants to improve his position but Ludwig is controlling well.
Ludwig uses his free foot to push down on Nathan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nathan.
Ludwig raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ludwig lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ludwig working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ludwig throws a hook but Nathan avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ludwig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludwig.
Ludwig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ludwig throws a leg kick

so Nathan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nathan cracks Ludwig with a solid left hand.
Nathan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ludwig holds on and takes a little breather.
Nathan cracks Ludwig with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ludwig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nathan is in close to Ludwig's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ludwig is trying to control the position but Nathan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ludwig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ludwig pulls Nathan in close to prevent any damage.
Ludwig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ludwig trying to control but Nathan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nathan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nathan, not yet.
Ludwig throwing strikes but missing.
Nathan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nathan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nathan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ludwig's head.
Ludwig is looking for a sweep. Nathan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Nathan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nathan is working for a kimura but Ludwig is defending it quite comfortably.
Ludwig has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nathan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ludwig on the ground.
Ludwig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nathan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ludwig preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ludwig is not content to let Nathan control the position.
Ludwig is looking to improve his position.

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.
Ludwig trying to hold on to Nathan's head to control him but Nathan postures up.
Nathan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nathan working Ludwig over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ludwig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nathan wants to control from the top but Ludwig keeps moving.
Nathan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Nathan dominated that second round.
That's time! Nathan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Nathan misses.
Nathan fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludwig throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nathan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludwig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ludwig tries to land a body kick

and Nathan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ludwig's guard.
Nathan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ludwig is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ludwig keeping moving, preventing Nathan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ludwig trying to keep a closed guard but Nathan is proving a slippery customer.
Ludwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Ludwig, not yet.
Ludwig controls Nathan momentarily but Nathan frees himself.
Nathan throwing strikes but missing.
Ludwig trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nathan looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ludwig ducks under a wild hook from Nathan.
Ludwig tries to counter with a clinch but Nathan shakes him off and moves away.
Ludwig throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nathan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nathan avoids the head kick by Ludwig.
Ludwig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Nathan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ludwig manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nathan landing some decent shots from guard.
Nathan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ludwig is trying to control the position but Nathan postures up.
Ludwig keeping moving, preventing Nathan from controlling successfully.
Nathan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nathan won't allow Ludwig to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ludwig keeping moving, preventing Nathan from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Nathan misses.
Ludwig scores with a spinning back kick!
Ludwig feints and then cracks Nathan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nathan down.
Ludwig throws out a leg kick but Nathan moves out of range and Ludwig only half commits.
A jab from Ludwig misses.
Ludwig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nathan.
Ludwig blocks a jab.
Nathan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Ludwig.
Nathan tries to counter with a takedown but Ludwig is quick to defend against it.
Ludwig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig slips a straight right by Nathan.
Nathan throws a lazy right hand but Ludwig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ludwig changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nathan throws a body punch but Ludwig moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Nathan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nathan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Nathan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Nathan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwanye Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Barrels of Whiskey. Dwanye Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jones
vs
Johnson

168 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwanye Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Jones postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Johnson is rocked!
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johnson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Noah Jones!
Noah Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leszek Sobota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shingen comes to the cage accompanied by Swarrrm - Scilence. Leszek Sobota has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shingen
vs
Sobota

185 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeda Shingen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leszek Sobota!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobota moves away from the strike by Shingen.

Shingen darts in and clinches Sobota up against the cage.
Sobota scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Takeda Shingen has been cut.
Shingen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobota.
Sobota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shingen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shingen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sobota.
Shingen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shingen misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sobota - that landed with a thud.
Sobota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shingen backwards.
Sobota blocking some punches.
Sobota digs a right hand into Shingen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shingen's gas tank.
Sobota blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Sobota.
Shingen is breathing heavily.
Sobota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobota lands a shoulder strike.
Shingen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sobota as the two fighters clinch.
Sobota lands a shot to the body.
Sobota lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shingen takes a shot to the head.

Shingen is rocked!
Sobota lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Shingen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobota creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shingen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shingen drops to his knees and Sobota pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leszek Sobota!
Leszek Sobota was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raquel Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Owusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Juarez
vs
Owusu

188 cm
25
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raquel Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Owusu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Owusu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juarez.
Owusu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owusu throws a right hand that Juarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Juarez also avoids with ease.

Owusu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juarez, pushing him back against the cage.

Juarez jumps into guard, dragging Owusu to the mat.

Juarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owusu is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Juarez looking for a guillotine here but Owusu defends easily.
Juarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Owusu manages to get himself to full guard.

Juarez drops back looking for a leg! Owusu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Owusu manages to kick Juarez off! Juarez jumps back into Owusu's guard.
Owusu scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Juarez wants to control from the top but Owusu keeps moving.

Owusu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Juarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Juarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Owusu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Owusu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Juarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Juarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Owusu pushes Juarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Juarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juarez shoots in and drives through. Owusu sprawls well.
Owusu feints the counter takedown.
Juarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Owusu counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raquel Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez is breathing heavily.

Owusu manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owusu wants to stand and escape but Juarez is having none of it.

Owusu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Owusu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Owusu manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Owusu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Juarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is trying to keep Owusu in close.
Owusu distracts Juarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Owusu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Juarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owusu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Owusu landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Owusu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juarez tries to clinch but Owusu is having none of it.

Owusu darts in and clinches Juarez up against the cage.
Owusu looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Owusu has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Juarez regains guard immediately.

Juarez pushes a forearm under Owusu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Owusu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raquel Juarez!