PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pawter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azerus Mighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mighty has chosen You Ain't Got Nuttin' (Featuring Fabolous & Julez Santana) by Lil Wayne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pawter
vs
Mighty

165 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

- The Red Eye - Q158 for $100

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Pawter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azerus Mighty!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pawter rushes Mighty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mighty misses with a knee to the head.
Pawter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mighty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Mighty. No joy for Pawter on that attempt.
Mighty wants to slow Pawter down by chopping away at his legs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pawter.
Pawter with the ground and pound but Mighty regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mighty is trying to stand back up but Pawter is controlling him
Mighty tries to roll over but Pawter keeps him under control.
Pawter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mighty wants to sweep but Pawter has passed to side control!
Mighty is looking to reverse the position.
Mighty is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pawter connects with a decent elbow.
Pawter trying to control the action but Mighty is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawter lands an elbow.

Pawter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mighty regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pawter seems to be working for a kimura but Mighty defends the submission attempt.
Mighty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pawter scores with a couple of nice shots.

Mighty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pawter pulls his head out easily.

Pawter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mighty sees it coming and defends easily.
Mighty moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mighty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pawter is one step ahead there.
Mighty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mighty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pawter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mighty keeping moving, preventing Pawter from controlling successfully.
Mighty wants to stand and escape but Pawter is having none of it.

Mighty is working an open guard so Pawter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mighty tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pawter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mighty's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mighty is looking for a sweep.
Pawter controlling the position from side mount.

Pawter tries for a kimura but Mighty is defending well.
Mighty tries to buck Pawter off but Pawter is having none of it.
Mighty wants to control but Pawter postures up.

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

Pawter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mighty is trying to improve his position.
Pawter moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mighty is trying to improve his position.
Mighty wants to get back to his feet but Pawter drags him back down.
Mighty tries to bench press Pawter off him but Pawter keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Pawter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pawter fails with a takedown attempt.
Mighty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pawter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mighty's guard.
Mighty is trying to keep Pawter in close.
Pawter wants to control from the top but Mighty keeps moving.

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

Mighty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mighty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robert Pawter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pawter drops back looking for a leg! Mighty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mighty manages to kick Pawter off! Pawter jumps back into Mighty's guard.
Pawter looking to sit in guard and control but Mighty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawter keeping full guard, as Mighty tries to pass.
Mighty pushing down on Pawter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pawter regains full guard. Nicely done.

Pawter working for submissions but it's allowed Mighty to get to half guard.

Mighty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mighty is breathing heavily.

Pawter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mighty tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pawter.
Pawter has hold of Mighty's hands but Mighty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mighty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mighty trying to control the action but Pawter is working from the bottom.

Mighty is trying to work for a kimura but Pawter is defending well.

Mighty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mighty is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mighty moves into the clinch.
Pawter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mighty is trying to drag Pawter to the mat but Pawter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Pawter jumps guard.
Pawter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pawter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pawter tries to close the distance and clinch but Mighty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pawter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mighty's half guard.
Mighty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mighty wants to get back to his feet.
Pawter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Pawter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mighty has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mighty tries to get to full guard but Pawter has control of the leg.

Pawter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Pawter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pawter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mighty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mighty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pawter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Mighty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pawter's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Pawter! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Mighty has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Pawter!