PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Regular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses Regular could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to White Pawn's chin.

Regular
vs
Pawn

185 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moses Regular!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, White Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Regular has Pawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Regular lands a nice knee to the body.
Pawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pawn tries to pull guard but Regular won't allow it.
Regular utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pawn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Regular just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moses Regular has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of White Pawn.
Pawn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regular smiles and moves away.

Regular gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pawn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pawn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Pawn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pawn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regular seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Pawn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Regular is looking to stand up but Pawn isn't so interested in that idea.

Pawn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pawn is defended easily by Regular.
Regular moves in looking to clinch but Pawn pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pawn throws a body punch but Regular moves out of range.
Regular is looking to clinch.
Pawn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Regular tries to avoid it but Pawn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Regular to the ground. Regular escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pawn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Regular tries to clinch but Pawn is having none of it.

Regular has taken the fight to the clinch.
Regular connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pawn's face.

It looks like White Pawn has been cut.
Pawn looks gassed!

Regular breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regular chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Regular pinned against the cage. Regular gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Regular wants to clinch.
Regular moves in looking to clinch but Pawn pushes him off.
Pawn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Regular avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regular wants to clinch.
Pawn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Regular stuffs the takedown.
Regular fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regular doesn't manage to clinch there - Pawn circles away.
Regular throws a head kick that half lands.
Pawn swats away the attempt to clinch by Regular.
Pawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses Regular seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pawn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Pawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pawn seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regular tries to get to full guard but Pawn has control of the leg.
Regular knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pawn on the ground.

Pawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Regular controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Pawn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Regular dominated that round.
The cut man is working on White Pawn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Regular looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regular tries to clinch but Pawn is having none of it.
Regular tries to clinch but Pawn is having none of it.
Regular tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pawn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Pawn 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.
Regular trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pawn moves nicely into side control.

Pawn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Regular, who protects the arm well.
Pawn is breathing heavily.

Pawn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Regular knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Pawn is trying to get an arm triangle but Regular is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regular tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pawn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Pawn is trying to get an arm triangle but Regular is defending well.

Pawn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Regular is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pawn yanks on the arm and Regular is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pawn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). White Pawn!
White Pawn is the new light heavyweight champion!