PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Experiment Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koscheck
vs
Two

155 cm
23
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Experiment Two!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Two avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Two as Koscheck shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koscheck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koscheck.
Nice sprawl there from Two as Koscheck shoots in.
Two tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Two rushes Koscheck and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Two jumps guard.

Two escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koscheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Two looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Two looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Two on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Two is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Two is looking to sinch up a triangle. Koscheck throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Two's body to avoid the submission. Two has instead reached around Koscheck's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Two arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Experiment Two!
Experiment Two is the new middleweight champion!