PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Internet Gangsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and agent xx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gangsta
vs
xx

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Internet Gangsta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, agent xx!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

xx shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
xx trying to control from half guard but Gangsta is working away.
Gangsta is trying to maintain the position but xx is very close to passing his half guard.
Gangsta is trying to get back to full guard.
xx seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gangsta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gangsta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Gangsta has one foot on xx's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
xx throws a body kick that misses.

xx shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
xx wants to pass the guard but Gangsta is keeping the position.
Gangsta wants to stand up but xx is controlling him.
xx throws and elbow that misses. Gangsta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in xx's guard. Nice move by Gangsta!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gangsta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gangsta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gangsta stopping the sweep attempt from xx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gangsta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gangsta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gangsta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gangsta is looking to work some ground and pound but xx has wrist control.
xx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gangsta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
xx is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gangsta postures up and lands a big shot to xx's brow.
xx keeping moving, preventing Gangsta from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because xx is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gangsta prevents xx from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
xx moves away from the strike by Gangsta.
xx shoots in for a double leg but Gangsta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
agent xx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
xx looks gassed!
xx moves into range and connects with a jab.
xx will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gangsta leaves xx with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Internet Gangsta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of agent xx.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gangsta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
xx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gangsta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gangsta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gangsta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in xx's guard.
Gangsta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gangsta postures up and lands a big shot to xx's brow.
Gangsta trying to control but xx is working from the bottom.
Gangsta stands up over xx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gangsta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
xx looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Internet Gangsta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gangsta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in xx's guard.
Gangsta wants to control from the top but xx keeps moving.
Gangsta thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gangsta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
xx avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gangsta trying to control but xx is working from the bottom.
Gangsta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
xx keeping moving, preventing Gangsta from controlling successfully.
xx is breathing heavily.
Gangsta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
xx wants to get back to his feet but Gangsta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gangsta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gangsta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gangsta postures up and lands a big shot to xx's brow.

Gangsta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if xx can do anything to dispel that myth.
xx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gangsta.
xx keeping moving, preventing Gangsta from controlling successfully.
Gangsta 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.
Gangsta landing with the ground and pound.
xx has momentary wrist control but Gangsta slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta pushes down on xx's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gangsta drops an elbow to the side of xx's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gangsta connects with a nice short shot to xx's temple.
Gangsta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gangsta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gangsta working xx over with strikes.
Gangsta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gangsta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gangsta drops an elbow to the side of xx's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta lands with a punch from half guard.
xx has hold of Gangsta's hands but Gangsta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gangsta working xx over with strikes.
Gangsta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gangsta is looking to take a break and control but xx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gangsta drops an elbow to the side of xx's head.
Gangsta drops an elbow to the side of xx's head.
xx is not content to let Gangsta control the position.
xx is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta lands with a punch from half guard.
xx wants to get back to his feet.
Gangsta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gangsta slips a nice elbow through xx's hands, connecting with xx's forehead.
xx has hold of Gangsta's hands but Gangsta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Gangsta there.
Gangsta working the head and body with strikes.
Gangsta slips a nice elbow through xx's hands, connecting with xx's forehead.
Gangsta is thwarting xx's attempts to control the position.

Gangsta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! xx could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gangsta has cracked it and xx is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gangsta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Internet Gangsta!