PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Fredo (ranked 5316 p4p, 3424 weight class) and Sailele Sualauvi (ranked 468 p4p, 340 weight class). Sailele Sualauvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fredo
vs
Sualauvi

190 cm
21
225
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
255
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 Sydney, Al Fredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailele Sualauvi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sualauvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fredo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sualauvi.
Sualauvi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fredo misses with a head kick.
Sualauvi tries to counter with a clinch but Fredo shakes him off and moves away.
Fredo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredo misses with a combination

and Sualauvi moves into the clinch.
Fredo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sualauvi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Sualauvi has Fredo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sualauvi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fredo tumbling to the mat - Sualauvi dives into Fredo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sualauvi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sualauvi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sualauvi controlling from the top position.
Sualauvi stops Fredo from standing up.
Sualauvi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sualauvi advances to half guard.
Sualauvi prevents Fredo from improving his position.
Sualauvi trying to control the pace.
Sualauvi passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sualauvi controlling from the full mount.
Fredo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fredo wants to control but Sualauvi is having none of it.
Sualauvi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fredo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Fredo has left one of his arms exposed and Sualauvi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fredo screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sailele Sualauvi!
Sailele Sualauvi 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.