PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gregor Clegane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Clegane
vs
Staal

202 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

South Side Swagger

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Staal!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clegane thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.

Staal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Staal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Clegane is rocked!
Staal slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
Clegane tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Staal pushes Clegane up against the cage in a clinch.
Staal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clegane smiles and moves away.
Clegane throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Clegane throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Staal should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane swinging wilding here.

Staal gets a clinch.

Staal manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Staal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clegane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clegane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clegane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clegane!
Staal looking to control but Clegane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Staal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Staal looking to control but Clegane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Staal.
Staal prevents Clegane from getting the reversal.
Staal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Staal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Staal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clegane is in a horrible position here. Staal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Staal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clegane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Clegane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal raining down shots from the mount!
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clegane is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal content just to control the position here.
Staal landing punches.

Staal working for a submission but Clegane is keeping him at bay.
Staal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Staal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Staal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal looking to finish Clegane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clegane!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal breaks from Clegane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Clegane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clegane is working hard here to advance position.
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Staal working for a submission but Clegane is keeping him at bay.
Staal looks gassed!
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clegane is looking to get to half guard.
Staal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clegane hang on?
Clegane is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Staal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clegane is looking to escape.
Clegane tries to hold on but Staal pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Staal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clegane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clegane throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Clegane throws a poor cross that misses

and Staal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Staal is looking for a kimura here.
Staal slips a nice elbow through Clegane's hands, connecting with Clegane's forehead.
Clegane won't allow Staal to pass to mount.
Clegane is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clegane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clegane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Staal is trying to control the action in half guard but Clegane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clegane misses with a combination
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane throws a combination that misses

and Staal counters with a single leg into guard. Clegane didn't expect that.
Staal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clegane's head.
Clegane controls Staal momentarily but Staal frees himself.
Clegane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staal on the ground.
Staal thows a big elbow that misses.
Clegane trying to control the position.
Clegane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clegane is on top in guard.
Clegane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clegane landing some decent shots from guard.
Staal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clegane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.
Clegane works over Staal with some ground and pound from guard.
Clegane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clegane won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Staal keeping full guard, as Clegane tries to pass.
Staal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clegane is in all sorts of trouble here.

Staal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Staal blocks Clegane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal lands a big elbow.
Clegane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Staal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clegane's face.
Staal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clegane is squirming around, avoiding Staal's attempts to control the action.
Clegane is trying desperately to improve position.
Staal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clegane?
Clegane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Staal is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Clegane is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Staal!