PBP Commentary

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

Spider
vs
pink

193 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

202 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 London, Anderson Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pink!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pink swats away the attempt to clinch by Spider.
Spider fails with an attempt to clinch.
pink shoots for a double leg takedown but Spider sprawls well. He's pushed pink's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spider misses with a few strikes there.
Spider throws a right and a left that pink avoids nicely.
Spider fails to land with a series of punches.
Spider tries to clinch up.
Spider wants to clinch.

pink drives through with a takedown into guard.
pink trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as pink accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
pink slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for pink on the ground.

pink is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spider knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

pink tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pink moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
pink is looking to take a break and control but Spider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spider struggling a bit here.
pink lands a decent elbow from side control.
pink lands some shots froms side control.
Spider takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spider is working to avoid the ground and pound but pink connects with a decent elbow.

pink is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spider is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
pink looks gassed!
Spider takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
pink tries to advance to mount but Spider denies him.
Sloppy strikes there by pink.
pink has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spider wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Spider on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
pink working the strikes but Spider uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Spider trying to hold on to pink's head to control him but pink postures up.
Spider tries to get to full guard but pink has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spider keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pink keeps the fight on the outside.
Spider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pink closes the distance and clinches up with Spider, looking for a takedown. pink pushes Spider against the ropes but Spider circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

pink gets a takedown into half guard.
pink trying to control the action but Spider is working from the bottom.
Spider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from pink.

pink is looking for a kimura but Spider is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for pink to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pink looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
pink is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

pink is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

pink has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Spider defend it? pink steps over the head and cranks it - Spider is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for pink!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mr pink!