PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between karim msalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). msalek comes to the cage accompanied by cormega dangerous. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

msalek
vs
Man

175 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, karim msalek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spider Man!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man shoots in for a takedown but msalek shows good takedown defense.
msalek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Man 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.
msalek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
msalek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man trying to control the action but msalek is working from the bottom.
msalek scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Man manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
msalek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Man controlling from mount.
msalek is looking to get to half guard.
msalek regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
msalek wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
msalek tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Man.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
msalek tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
msalek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
Man turns into msalek and is now in his guard.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is in close to msalek's body, working some short punches and elbows.

msalek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into side control.
msalek is breathing heavily.
Man working the ground and pound.
Man working the ground and pound.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
msalek wants to get back to his feet.
Man lands an elbow.
Man works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man scoring with punches from side control.
Man working the ground and pound.
Man lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear msalek down.
msalek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
msalek tries to buck Man off but Man is having none of it.
msalek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the action but msalek is working from the bottom.
Man working the head with strikes.
msalek taking punishment in the form of punches.
Man lands a few punches from side control.
Man trying to control the action but msalek is working from the bottom.
Man works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Man is working msalek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Man working the head with strikes.

Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, msalek rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Man's guard! Nice work there by msalek!
msalek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. msalek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Man is tightening it up a little... msalek has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! msalek reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! msalek taps out! nice BJJ there by Man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spider Man!