PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amir
vs
Justice

189 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadollah Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Amir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Amir does a little dance to reset his feet.

Justice shoots in and bounces Amir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Amir is keeping the position.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Amir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice postures up.

Amir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Amir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amir working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.

Justice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Amir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Justice has managed to get both his arms back between Amir's legs - danger averted.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Justice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Amir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Amir keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.

Justice 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.

Amir working for submissions but it's allowed Justice to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Justice connects with a nice short shot to Amir's temple.
Justice wants to pass to mount but Amir is defending the position.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amir manages to get to full guard.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice is stalling in the full guard.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is in close to Amir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amir looking for a sweep. Not yet Amir, not yet.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Amir is retaining full guard.

Amir has his foot on Justice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justice works his way back into a safe position though.
Justice trying to control but Amir is working from the bottom.
Justice postures up.
Justice pushing down on Amir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Amir is trying to maintain the position but Justice is very close to passing his half guard.
Justice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Amir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justice pulls his head out easily.
Justice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Justice throws a strike but Amir avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a couple of elbows.
Justice throws and elbow that misses. Amir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Amir!

Amir drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Justice dives on top into guard.
Amir is breathing heavily.

Amir looking for a guillotine here but Justice defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justice manages to get himself to full guard.
Amir won't allow Justice to sweep him here.

Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amir trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Justice 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.

Justice scores with a jab to the head.

Justice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amir!
Amir sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Justice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amir defends it well.
Justice moves into full mount! Amir won't be happy about that!
Amir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Justice landing shots from mount.
Justice working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Justice raining down shots from the mount!
Justice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Amir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Austin Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justice looking to finish Amir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amir!
Justice prevents Amir from getting the reversal.
Amir is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice dominating with strikes here.
Justice lands with some strikes.
Justice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Amir is rocked!
Amir is in a horrible position here. Justice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Amir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amir is desperately trying to improve his position but Justice has a good base and remains in mount.
Amir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Justice jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Amir manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Check out the look on Justice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Amir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Justice connects with a decent elbow.
Amir seems to have got his legs back now.
Amir is pushing Justice's head away, looking to escape. Justice manages to hold on to the position though.
Amir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Justice wants to control but Amir is keeping busy.
Amir is trying to control the action in half guard but Justice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justice wants to improve his position but Amir is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Justice manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Amir advances position into side control!
Justice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Amir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Justice is not content to let Amir control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Amir is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Justice looks calm but he's in trouble here. Amir gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Justice is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Amir lets go of the hold and Justice can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sadollah Amir!