PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ove Juve (ranked 5828 p4p, 2779 weight class) and Khaba Furgusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaba Furgusen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Juve
vs
Furgusen

179 cm
26
231
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
26
265
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Juve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaba Furgusen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juve shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Furgusen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Furgusen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furgusen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furgusen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juve won't allow Furgusen to sweep him here.
Furgusen keeping moving, preventing Juve from controlling successfully.
Juve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furgusen is keeping the position for now.
Furgusen looking for a sweep. Not yet Furgusen, not yet.
Juve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juve passes Furgusen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Furgusen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furgusen trying to control but Juve postures up.
Juve could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Juve has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Furgusen defend it? Juve steps over the head and cranks it - Furgusen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Juve!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ove Juve!
After the fight, Ove Juve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.