PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slippin Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Van Defoe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Dog
vs
Van Defoe

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
233 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slippin Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Van Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Defoe's head backwards.
Van Defoe thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Defoe moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.

Van Defoe gets the takedown into side control.
Van Defoe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Van Defoe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dog has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Defoe happy to just control the position for now.
Van Defoe is looking to take a break and control but Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Van Defoe!