PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bing Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samuelsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cryin Like a Bitch - Godsmack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mizurugi Samuelsson
vs
Boom

171 cm
26
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

179 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bing Boom!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samuelsson.
Samuelsson has his takedown stuffed
and Boom counters with a stiff right hand.

Samuelsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boom to the mat! Boom manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boom keeping full guard, as Samuelsson tries to pass.

Samuelsson has gone for a leg lock! Boom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samuelsson's guard.
Boom throws a big elbow that misses.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsson controlling Boom's posture.
Boom throws a strike but Samuelsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samuelsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samuelsson content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samuelsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boom but Boom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Samuelsson clinches with his opponent.
Samuelsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Samuelsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Samuelsson.

Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samuelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuelsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom throws a hook but Samuelsson blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
Samuelsson fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuelsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samuelsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boom wants to control but Samuelsson is keeping busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.

Bing Boom has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samuelsson slips under a jab from Boom.

Samuelsson forces Boom back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
Samuelsson fails to pull guard.

Samuelsson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boom throws a big elbow that misses.
Boom throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samuelsson keeping full guard, as Boom tries to pass.
Boom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samuelsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boom working some strikes from top position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boom chips away with some ground and pound.

Samuelsson is looking for a triangle but Boom pushes his legs off easily.
Boom throws an elbow that misses. Samuelsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by Samuelsson!
Samuelsson postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
Samuelsson throws an elbow that misses. Boom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuelsson's guard. Nice move by Boom!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws an elbow that misses. Samuelsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by Samuelsson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuelsson is in close to Boom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samuelsson throws an elbow that misses. Boom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuelsson's guard. Nice move by Boom!
Boom throws a strike but Samuelsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samuelsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson postures up.
Boom has a closed guard, preventing Samuelsson from standing up.
Samuelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samuelsson throws an elbow that misses. Boom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuelsson's guard. Nice move by Boom!
Boom trying to move into half guard but instead Samuelsson has managed to sweep!
Samuelsson wants to get up but he can't break Boom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samuelsson pushing down on Boom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Samuelsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samuelsson.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson throws a strike but Boom avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuelsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boom missing with a left hand there. Samuelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samuelsson wants to clinch.
Samuelsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boom is fending him off so far but Samuelsson persists. Nope, Boom circles away and we're back to standing.

Samuelsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Samuelsson jumps guard.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boom works over Samuelsson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boom stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Samuelsson throws up his legs and catches Boom in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Boom tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Samuelsson! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.