PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagas Duganson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inglourious Basterd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duganson
vs
Basterd

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hagas Duganson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Inglourious Basterd!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duganson shoots in for a double leg but Basterd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duganson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Basterd has Duganson up against the cage in a clinch.
Basterd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duganson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Basterd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duganson takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hagas Duganson has been cut.
Duganson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duganson blocks an elbow strike from Basterd.

Basterd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basterd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duganson shoots in but Basterd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hagas Duganson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Basterd fails with a takedown attempt.
Basterd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duganson takes a step back to recover.
Basterd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duganson.
Duganson is breathing heavily.
Duganson closes the distance and clinches up with Basterd, looking for a takedown. Duganson pushes Basterd against the cage but Basterd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Basterd closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basterd slowing the pace effectively.
Basterd with a knee to the head.
Duganson looking for a takedown.
Basterd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duganson stops a takedown attempt from Basterd.
Basterd wants a takedown.
Basterd lands a knee to the head.
Duganson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Basterd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duganson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Basterd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Basterd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Basterd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Basterd working Duganson over with knees to the body.
Basterd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duganson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Basterd is trying to trip Duganson. He has hold of a leg but Duganson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Basterd persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basterd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duganson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basterd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duganson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basterd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Basterd lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Basterd gets to his feet - Duganson follows without any prompting.
Basterd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duganson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basterd can pounce on him.

Basterd darts in and clinches Duganson up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Basterd.
Duganson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Basterd.
Duganson blocks the elbow strike.
Duganson takes a knee to the side of the body.

Basterd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basterd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duganson manages to avoid it.

Basterd pushes Duganson up against the cage in a clinch.
Duganson managing to block the knees to the body from Basterd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duganson tries to pull guard but Basterd won't allow it.

Basterd drags the fight down to the ground.
Basterd thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Basterd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duganson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basterd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duganson stopping the sweep attempt from Basterd.
Basterd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Basterd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Basterd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Duganson trying to control the position from guard on top but Basterd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duganson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

Basterd gets caught flat footed, as Duganson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duganson prevents Basterd from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Basterd pushes a forearm under Duganson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Duganson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Inglourious Basterd!