PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander The Great One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lovell
vs
The Great One

177 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Saving Grace Clothing
Saving Grace Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Lovell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander The Great One!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Great One misses with a takedown attempt - Lovell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lovell feints and as The Great One raises his hands in defense, Lovell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lovell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great One swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great One seems keen to control Lovell's posture.
Lovell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lovell wants to control from the top but The Great One keeps moving.
The Great One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lovell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Lovell.
The Great One keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great One gets a clinch.
The Great One unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

The Great One tightens his grip and picks Lovell up, before dumping him to the ground. Lovell manages to land in guard.
The Great One cracks Lovell with a solid left hand.
Lovell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovell wants to get back to his feet but The Great One is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The Great One content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lovell has locked up a guillotine! Lovell's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? The Great One is holding on here and Lovell must be using up a lot of energy. The Great One has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lovell gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Lovell!
Steve Lovell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Saving Grace Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.