PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whos Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Nir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nir
vs
Guy

195 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Nir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Whos Guy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a takedown

and Nir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nir controlling the action here.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Nir controlling the action here.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nir in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to roll over but Nir keeps him under control.
Nir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Guy is defending against the submission attempts here by Nir.

Guy looking for a kimura from the bottom but Nir passes into side control!
Nir has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nir content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guy is working to get back to half guard.
Nir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Nir with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Nir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Guy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nir controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nir controlling the position easily from mount.
Guy is trying to escape the mount.
Guy looks gassed!
Nir content just to control the position here.
Nir seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guy for as long as he can get away with.
Guy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nir controlling the position easily from mount.
Guy is trying desperately to improve position.

Nir is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Guy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nir controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nir counters with a shoot takedown. Guy fights it but they end up in guard.
Nir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nir stands and throws Guy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy is trying to work for a sweep but Nir has mounted him!
Guy is looking to get to half guard.
Nir controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy regains half guard.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Nir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Guy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guy tries to get to full guard but Nir has control of the leg.

Guy actively working from the bottom here.

Nir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nir has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Guy defend it? Nir steps over the head and cranks it - Guy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Nir!