PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Pogi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pogi
vs
Estima

185 cm
24
203 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogi digs a good hook to Estima's body.
Pogi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estima moves away.

Pogi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Estima is controlling Pogi's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Pogi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Estima has managed to free his arm - good work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Estima has eaten all the pies!
Pogi drops an elbow to the side of Estima's head.
Estima taking some punishment here, with Pogi in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pogi is looking for a kimura here.

Pogi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogi stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pogi is stalling here. Estima is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pogi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Estima has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pogi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pogi can't do much from the bottom here.
Pogi regains half guard.
Estima passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pogi!
Pogi manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima trying to advance position but Pogi counters by regaining guard.
Estima stopping the sweep attempt from Pogi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pogi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pogi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Estima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pogi working Estima over with strikes.
Pogi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pogi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pogi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pogi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Estima sees it coming and defends easily.
Pogi is keen to just control but Estima is a slippery customer.
Pogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pogi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Estima is refusing to be controlled, as Pogi sits in half guard.
Estima trying to get back to full guard but Pogi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pogi is landing with some decent strikes but Estima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pogi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pogi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Estima is now in Pogi's guard. A big mistake from Pogi there, giving up the dominant position!
Estima wants to control from the top but Pogi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogi strikes from his own guard.
Estima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pogi is keeping the position for now.
Estima postures up.
Estima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pogi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pogi looking for subs off his back but Estima has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pogi is doing well to control the position and prevent Estima from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pogi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pogi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pogi looks to score with a jab to the body but Estima is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pogi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Estima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Estima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pogi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Estima checks a leg kick.
Estima walks into a straight right hand from Pogi.
Estima checks a leg kick.

Estima dives in and scores a takedown into Pogi's guard.
Pogi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Estima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pogi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estima has managed to get both his arms back between Pogi's legs - danger averted.
Pogi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pogi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Estima is defending well. Pogi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Estima has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pogi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Pogi!