PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 1692 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Hercules Fortier (ranked 197 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koniu
vs
Fortier

198 cm
39
235
24 - 20 - 0

195 cm
32
265
21 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Vegan Gains

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 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hercules Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

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

Fortier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Fortier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fortier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Fortier drops back looking for a leg! Koniu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koniu manages to kick Fortier off! Fortier jumps back into Koniu's guard.
Fortier prevents Koniu from getting back to his feet.
Koniu keeping full guard, as Fortier tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fortier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koniu wants to stand up but Fortier is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fortier drops back looking for a leg! Koniu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koniu manages to kick Fortier off! Fortier jumps back into Koniu's guard.

Fortier drops back looking for a leg! Koniu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koniu manages to kick Fortier off! Fortier jumps back into Koniu's guard.
Koniu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fortier drops back looking for a leg! Koniu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koniu manages to kick Fortier off! Fortier jumps back into Koniu's guard.
Koniu wants to stand but Fortier is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortier slips nicely into half guard.

Fortier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koniu sees it coming and defends easily.
Koniu is looking to escape.

Fortier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koniu tries to kick Fortier off but Fortier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortier on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fortier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fortier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Koniu!

Fortier wants to finish this one by submission but Koniu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fortier.
Koniu really wants to buck Fortier off and get back to his feet.

Fortier with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Koniu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Fortier is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Koniu has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Fortier is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Koniu is surviving well by controlling Fortier's body position as best he can.
Koniu is trying to stand.

Fortier is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Koniu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Koniu shrugs it off.

Fortier is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Koniu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Koniu shrugs it off.
Koniu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Fortier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koniu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fortier has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Koniu is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hercules Fortier!
A very excited looking Hercules Fortier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.