PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manly Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Melo Tan Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Prince Melo Tan Gapuz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Love
vs
Melo Tan Gapuz

210 cm
18
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manly Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Melo Tan Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gapuz. No joy for Love on that attempt.
Gapuz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gapuz avoids the head kick by Love.
Love fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manly Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt

so Love counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Love is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gapuz looks gassed!

Love thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Love sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gapuz's guard.

Love is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Love working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is pressing down on Gapuz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gapuz is holding on for now.
Love works his foot free and advances to mount.

Love is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gapuz is surviving well by controlling Love's body position as best he can.
Gapuz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Love. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Love landing shots from mount.
Love throwing strikes here but Gapuz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Love postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gapuz looks a forlorn figure.
Love lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gapuz hang on?
Love thowing shots but they're missing.
Love landing strikes from the mount.
Love has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Love pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Love is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gapuz is surviving well by controlling Love's body position as best he can.
Gapuz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Love tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Gapuz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Love.

Love moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gapuz has worked his arm free - good work by Gapuz!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Love.
Love scores with punches from side control.
Love lands an elbow.
Love lands a few punches from side control.

Love is working to tighten is grip on Gapuz's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gapuz has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Love is really squeezing tight and eventually Gapuz passes out! Love breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manly Love!
Manly Love retains his super heavyweight title!