PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between kurt pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jhon fetra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurt pike has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

pike
vs
fetra

190 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, kurt pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jhon fetra!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

fetra gets the takedown into side control.
pike looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
pike is looking for a sweep.
pike on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as fetra stalls from top position.
fetra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like fetra might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, jhon fetra just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

fetra moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

fetra breaks the clinch.
fetra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as pike sprawls well. pike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. fetra gets slowly back to his feet.
fetra tries to clinch there but pike circles away.
fetra shoots in looking for a takedown. pike tries to sprawl out of it but fetra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. pike manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
fetra shoots for a double leg takedown but pike sprawls well. He's pushed fetra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
kurt pike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jhon fetra.

fetra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

pike has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but fetra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

pike working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. fetra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. fetra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
fetra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
pike looking to hit a scissor sweep but fetra is one step ahead there.
pike is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
pike is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

fetra gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by pike.
pike lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jhon fetra dominated that round.
That's time! pike's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

fetra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows pike to score an easy takedown into full guard.
fetra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
pike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

fetra has his feet on pike's thighs here. He's pushed pike off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! pike screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jhon fetra!