PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The og (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The og has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

og
vs
Pimp

170 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The og!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Pimp!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimp misses with a body shot.
og could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
og checks a leg kick nicely.

og gets a double leg takedown into Pimp's guard.
og throws a big elbow that misses.
og is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The og has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
og pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
og lands with a kick to the temple. Pimp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

og closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pimp trying to control but og postures up.
og prevents Pimp from improving his position.
og is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in og's guard.
og working a defensive guard but Pimp manages to pass into side control anyway.
og is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimp gets to mount! og was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
og is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pimp content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
og tries to reverse the position but Pimp maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimp tries to control but og wriggling away.
og reaches up to try and control the position but Pimp seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! og rolls and tries to escape and now Pimp has his back!
og is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pimp has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of og's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The og dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

og misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pimp throws a body punch but og moves out of range.

og gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pimp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

og pulls Pimp into guard.
Pimp trying to control but og is working from the bottom.

og has an active guard here but Pimp has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
og keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
og tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
og wants to control but Pimp is keeping busy.
Pimp prevents og from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of The og.

Pimp gets caught napping as og dives in and scores a takedown. Pimp manages to retain guard.
Pimp is trying to control the position but og postures up.
og wants to control from the top but Pimp keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pimp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
og wants to control the action here but instead Pimp manages to pass to full mount!
og looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pimp wants to control but og is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
og looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
og is really stuck here.
Pimp keeps control of the position easily here as og tries to buck him off.
og is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The og dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

og tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
og is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The og seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

og rushes Pimp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

og pulls Pimp into guard.
Pimp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pimp won't allow og to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
og has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pimp has passed into side control.
og tries to bench press Pimp off him but Pimp keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
og can't do much from the bottom here.
Pimp is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt og will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pimp tries to keep at a distance but og has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but og has him pressed against the cage.

og drags the fight down to the ground.
Pimp sitting in guard here, content to control.
og looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pimp puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The og overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pimp controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimp is keen to just control but og is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Pimp was stalling too much, according to the referee.

og shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
og wants to control the pace but Pimp is squirming around nicely.
Pimp tries to hold on but og pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
The og showed his dominance in that final round.
Well og has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The og!