PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Dag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Said Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Said's choice of entrance music: Evol Intent - Middle of the night. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dag
vs
Said

180 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
243 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Vodka Rags

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Second Dag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Said Said!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Said tries to close the distance and clinch but Dag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Said to the mat! Said manages to get full guard.
Dag lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Said throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dag looking to pass the guard.
Dag preventing the sweep.
Said utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dag cracks Said with a solid left hand.
Dag content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dag avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dag trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dag with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dag landing with the ground and pound.

Said looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dag is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Said manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dag manages to get himself to full guard.
Said wants to control from the top but Dag keeps moving.
Dag keeping full guard, as Said tries to pass.
Dag looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Said puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Said is trying to work for a kimura but Dag is defending well.
Dag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dag tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Said wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dag keeps working.

Said is trying to work for a kimura but Dag is defending well.

Said is looking for a kimura here.
Dag has his hands clasped together around Said's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Said is working for a kimura but Dag is defending it quite comfortably.
Dag is in trouble now - Said has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Said tries to control but Dag wriggling away.
Said moves to the back.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Said working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Dag defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Said Said dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dag shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Said looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dag lands with a punch from half guard.
Said is pressing down on Dag's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dag connects with a couple of short punches.

Said has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dag can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dag throws and elbow that misses. Said uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dag's guard. Nice move by Said!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Said 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.
Said preventing the sweep.
Dag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Said on the ground.
Dag seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Said trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Said thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Said slips nicely into half guard.
Said is keen to just control but Dag is a slippery customer.

Said is looking for a kimura but Dag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Said to get the leverage.
Said wants to advance to full mount but Dag doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dag looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Said is one step ahead there.

Said is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dag is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dag has escaped and now he's on top!
Said avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Said keeping full guard, as Dag tries to pass.
Dag has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.

Said looking for a guillotine here but Dag defends easily.
Dag lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Dag is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Said has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dag is looking to defend but Said has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dag! Said pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dag taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Said Said!