PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerrold Busby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerrold Busby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Busby
vs
Arrm

189 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerrold Busby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Arrm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arrm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Busby tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Arrm throws a lazy head kick

and Busby counters with a head kick that drops Arrm - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Arrm is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arrm gets back to full guard.
Arrm is still in real trouble! Can Busby finish him?

Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm seems to have recovered his senses.
Arrm tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Arrm working for submissions but it's allowed Busby to get to half guard.
Busby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Busby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm is doing well to control the position and prevent Busby from advancing to side control.
Arrm wants to get back to full guard.
Busby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arrm wants to improve his position but Busby is controlling well.
Busby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arrm on the ground.
Arrm moves into full guard.
Arrm has his hands on Busby's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Busby looking to pass the guard.
Arrm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Busby is one step ahead there.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.
Busby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm trying to control the position.
Busby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Busby is breathing heavily.

Arrm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arrm controlling the position.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.
Busby is really struggling to control Arrm but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Arrm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Busby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arrm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Busby's guard.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arrm trying to control but Busby is working from the bottom.

Arrm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Busby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arrm has Busby in his guard.

Arrm looking for a guillotine here but Busby defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrold Busby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from Busby does no damage.
Arrm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Busby doesn't manage to clinch there - Arrm circles away.
Arrm with a lazy takedown attempt

and Busby counters by clinching up.
Arrm should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Busby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arrm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Busby breaks the clinch.
Busby misses with a looping left.
Busby tries to clinch up.
Busby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Arrm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arrm showed some decent athleticism there.
Arrm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Busby!

Arrm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arrm looking to secure an arm triangle but Busby defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busby has given up his back here. Will Arrm look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Busby defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Arrm's arms.

Arrm working for the choke.
Arrm struggling to keep hold of the position.

Arrm looking for the choke but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Arrm is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Busby is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ripp Arrm!