PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rich Forever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Pokrajac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rich Forever
vs
Pokrajac

193 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Rich Forever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Pokrajac!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrajac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pokrajac cracks Rich Forever with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Pokrajac gets caught flat footed, as Rich Forever shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pokrajac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rich Forever tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokrajac is retaining full guard.
Rich Forever stays in close to Pokrajac's body and controls the position.
Rich Forever wants to pass the guard but Pokrajac is keeping the position.
Rich Forever 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 stands the fighters back up because Rick Rich Forever just wasn't active enough.

Rich Forever drives through with a takedown into Pokrajac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich Forever stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pokrajac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rich Forever slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich Forever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Pokrajac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pokrajac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rich Forever engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pokrajac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rich Forever sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pokrajac's guard.
Rich Forever stalling.

Pokrajac is defending against the submission attempts here by Rich Forever.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rich Forever stands up and beckons Pokrajac to join him on the feet.
Pokrajac tries to move into range but Rich Forever moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rich Forever throws a series of punches but Pokrajac moves out of range.

Rich Forever shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rich Forever was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich Forever controlling from mount.
Rich Forever punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokrajac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Rich Forever is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Pokrajac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rich Forever!
Pokrajac looks gassed!
Rich Forever keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pokrajac misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rich Forever prevents any damage by holding on tight.

Pokrajac goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rich Forever is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokrajac lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rich Forever!
Pokrajac won't let Rich Forever get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rich Forever regains half guard.
Pokrajac wants to take a breather but Rich Forever is having none of it.
Pokrajac is thwarting Rich Forever's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rich Forever is refusing to be controlled, as Pokrajac sits in half guard.
Rich Forever gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rich Forever dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pokrajac gets caught napping as Rich Forever dives in and scores a takedown. Pokrajac manages to retain guard.
Rich Forever advances position into side control!
Rich Forever controlling the position.
Rich Forever seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pokrajac for as long as he can get away with.
Rich Forever's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pokrajac is looking to reverse the position.
Rich Forever 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Rick Rich Forever wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rich Forever throws a body punch but Pokrajac moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rich Forever closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pokrajac is looking for a sweep.
Rick Rich Forever overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pokrajac is breathing heavily.
Pokrajac is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pokrajac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pokrajac manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rich Forever passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rich Forever tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pokrajac is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rich Forever moves to back control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Rich Forever is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pokrajac knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pokrajac for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pokrajac up.
I would not like to be Pokrajac right now.

Rich Forever has managed to slip his arm under Pokrajac's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pokrajac is tapping out! Submission win for Rich Forever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Rich Forever!
After the fight, Rick Rich Forever was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.