PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franko Sicciro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prolly Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sicciro
vs
Rain

201 cm
22
253 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franko Sicciro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prolly Rain!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicciro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Rain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sicciro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rain on the ground.
Rain blocks the strikes from Sicciro.
Sicciro tries to get to full guard but Rain has control of the leg.
Rain passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sicciro!
Rain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sicciro is looking to escape.

Rain looking for a guillotine from mount but Sicciro is having none of it.

Rain is working for a guillotine from mount but Sicciro frees his head quite easily.
Rain looking to control but Sicciro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sicciro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sicciro tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sicciro hang on?
Rain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sicciro hang on?
Sicciro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rain raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sicciro is looking to escape.
Sicciro is looking to get to half guard.
Rain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sicciro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rain. What's that going to do exactly?
Rain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sicciro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sicciro can't escape the position.
Rain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sicciro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Rain connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Rain is working for a guillotine from mount but Sicciro frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rain lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking to finish Sicciro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sicciro!
Rain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sicciro working to try and regain half guard.
Sicciro is breathing heavily.
Rain raining down shots from the mount!
Rain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sicciro?
Rain controlling from the full mount.
Rain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to control but Sicciro wriggling away.
Sicciro regains half guard.
Rain wants to free his trapped foot but Sicciro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sicciro trying to get back to full guard but Rain takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sicciro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sicciro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sicciro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rain with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sicciro has his takedown stuffed

and Rain counters with a takedown into side control.
Rain lands some shots froms side control.
Rain tries to move to mount but Sicciro blocks the move with his legs.
Rain landing a few strikes.
Rain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sicciro down.

Rain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sicciro, who protects the arm well.

Rain has hold of Sicciro's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sicciro seems comfortable defending it but Rain has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sicciro is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sicciro is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rain couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Prolly Rain!