PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between gogo momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). momo comes to the cage accompanied by Miles Davis - Moon Dreams. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

momo
vs
Man

171 cm
22
160 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, gogo momo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Man!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
momo fails to land the takedown.
momo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
momo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps momo's head backwards.
momo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
momo tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man throws a nice looking combination but momo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
momo tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. momo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
momo shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but momo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but momo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from momo.
The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
momo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
momo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
momo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
momo dodges the punch combination from Man.
momo fails with a takedown attempt.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
momo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man misses with an uppercut. momo saw that one coming.
momo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. momo gets slowly back to his feet.

momo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man is looking to get back to full guard here but momo has managed to pass to side control instead.

momo working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Man turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips momo off and cradles Man's limp body as momo celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). gogo momo!