PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can Vii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lister has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Can Vii
vs
Lister

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
225 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomato Can Vii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lime Lister!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lister moves into the clinch.
Lister looks gassed!

Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Can Vii closes the distance and clinches up with Lister, looking for a takedown. Can Vii pushes Lister against the cage but Lister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Can Vii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lister sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Can Vii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomato Can Vii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Can Vii shoots for a takedown but Lister saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lister feints and as Can Vii raises his hands in defense, Lister changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Lister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Can Vii throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Can Vii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lister is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Vii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lister controls the pace.
Lister slips nicely into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lime Lister!
A determined Lime Lister didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!