PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Beware as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sapp
vs
Rios

193 cm
24
300 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

200 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Rios!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sapp drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sapp chips away with some ground and pound.
Rios wants to stand up but Sapp is controlling him.
Sapp preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp works over Rios with some ground and pound from guard.
Sapp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp lands a couple of digs.
Sapp is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.
Sapp lands a couple of digs.
Sapp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rios's head.
Rios is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sapp cracks Rios with a solid left hand.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sapp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sapp passes Rios's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sapp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sapp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to improve his position but Sapp is controlling well.

Sapp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sapp moves into full mount! Rios won't be happy about that!
Sapp lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rios is trying desperately to improve position.
Sapp cracks Rios with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Chris Rios has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp landing strikes from the mount and Rios is in trouble!
Rios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Sapp punishing his opponent with strikes.

That has opened up Chris Rios's cut even more.
Rios looks gassed!
Rios is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Sapp connects with a massive shot to the dome!

The cut above Chris Rios's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp connects with a bit shot that sees Rios covering up! More strikes from Sapp and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sapp is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Sapp!