PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Bologna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

El
vs
Bologna

200 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

215 cm
27
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 Tokyo, Jo El!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bologna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bologna misses with a head kick.
Bologna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

El feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
El lands a couple of elbows.
Bologna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
El cracks Bologna with a solid left hand.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Bologna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bologna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El wants to pass the guard but Bologna is keeping the position.
El won't allow Bologna to sweep him here.
El looking to pass the guard.
El with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bologna being controlled here, momentarily.
El postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bologna controls El momentarily but El frees himself.
El looking to sit in guard and control but Bologna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El holds on and takes a little breather.
El might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El striking off his back but it's not causing Bologna any problems.
Bologna trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
El on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if El tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bologna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bologna connects with a leg kick. El looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El throws a series of punches but Bologna avoids them all with ease.
Bologna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bologna stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bologna as he avoids it easily.

El scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bologna stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Bologna is trying to get back to his feet.
El looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bologna is avoiding damage well.
El working the head with strikes.
El 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.
El in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
El remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
El scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
El trying to control the position but Bologna is working away.
Bologna is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bologna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by El.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El wants to control but Bologna is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El lands an elbow.
El taking a break here but Bologna is having none of it and regains half guard.
El missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo El dominated that round.
That's time! El's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Bologna.

El scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
El seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
El is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bologna has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, El escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by El!
Bologna is looking for a sweep.
El wants to control but Bologna is keeping him busy.
Bologna on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bologna taking a bit of punishment here - El scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bologna regains half guard there - taking advantage of El's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bologna has hold of El's hands but El slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bologna is rocked!
El is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
El can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bologna is looking to escape.
El lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bologna! El sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bologna and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jo El!
A victorious Jo El thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.