PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urso has chosen Big Ten Inch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gilmore
vs
Urso

180 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Firebird Designs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Urso!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urso throws a head kick that Gilmore semi-blocks.

It looks like Happy Gilmore has been cut.
A head kick misses from Urso.
Gilmore shoots in and drives through. Urso sprawls well.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Urso.
Gilmore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urso. That's going to slow Gilmore down.

Urso scores with a takedown into Gilmore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilmore working a defensive guard here.
Urso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gilmore is looking to sweep but instead, Urso has passed into half guard.
Urso wants to stand up but Gilmore has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Urso has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gilmore works to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Urso from controlling successfully.

Urso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urso wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
Gilmore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Urso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilmore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gilmore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gilmore is working hard here to advance position.
Gilmore has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urso has passed into side control.
Gilmore manages to get back to half guard.
Gilmore trying to control from the bottom.

Gilmore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Urso is working for a kimura but Gilmore is defending it quite comfortably.

Gilmore actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is looking for a sweep. Urso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urso tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Urso wants to take a breather but Gilmore is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urso misses with a head kick.
Urso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmore. That did some damage!

Urso rushes Gilmore and presses him up against the cage.
Urso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilmore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilmore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Urso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Urso lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Urso tries to land a knee to the head but Gilmore blocks with his arms.

Urso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore misses with a takedown
and Urso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urso tries a head kick but it misses.
Urso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urso throws a head kick that misses.
Gilmore shoots and misses
and Urso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gilmore really felt that one!

Gilmore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Urso looks gassed!

Urso has one foot on Gilmore's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Urso doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gilmore counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Urso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gilmore shoots in for a double leg but Urso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gilmore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gilmore wants to pass to mount but Urso is defending the position.

Gilmore is working for a submission of some sort.
Gilmore trying to control the action but Urso is working from the bottom.

Gilmore seems to be working for a kimura but Urso defends the submission attempt.
Urso is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilmore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Urso is staying active underneath Gilmore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Urso throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Urso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Urso misses with a head kick.
Gilmore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Urso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gilmore won't be happy with that.
Gilmore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is trying to control Urso's posture but Urso avoids it.
Urso wants to stand but Gilmore has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Urso preventing the sweep.
Urso is looking to stand up but Gilmore won't let him.
Gilmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Urso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilmore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Urso with a poor takedown

so Gilmore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gilmore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilmore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Urso for as long as he can get away with.

Urso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gilmore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Urso working a defensive guard but Gilmore manages to pass into side control anyway.
Urso is trying to control Gilmore's posture but Gilmore avoids it.
Urso sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urso is trying to stand back up but Gilmore is controlling him
Gilmore is looking to advance position but Urso won't allow it.
Urso is trying to maintain the position but Gilmore is very close to passing his half guard.

Gilmore is trying to work for a kimura but Urso is defending well.
Gilmore is thwarting Urso's attempts to control the position.
Happy Gilmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Urso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gilmore is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Urso pulls his head out easily.

Urso decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Gilmore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Urso is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gilmore dives into side control.

Gilmore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Urso is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gilmore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Urso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore trying to control the position but Urso is working away.

Gilmore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilmore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gilmore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gilmore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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.
You can see the frustration on Urso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gilmore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gilmore tries for a kimura but Urso is defending well.
Urso tries to buck Gilmore off but Gilmore is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gilmore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Urso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Urso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilmore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gilmore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urso gets back to half guard.
Urso tries to kick Gilmore off but Gilmore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gilmore is trying to work for a kimura but Urso is defending well.

Gilmore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Urso is just riding it out for now. Gilmore eventually gives up the hold.
Urso gets back to full guard.
Gilmore passes Urso's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gilmore stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Gilmore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gilmore gets a takedown into half guard.
Gilmore trying to pass the guard but Urso defending well.

Gilmore wants to work for an arm triangle but Urso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Urso controlling the position for now.
Urso is looking to escape.
Gilmore wants to take a breather but Urso is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore moves into full mount! Urso won't be happy about that!

Gilmore working for a submission but Urso is keeping him at bay.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urso is wriggling around trying to escape.

Urso defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gilmore.

Gilmore jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Urso is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Urso and Gilmore has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Urso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilmore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gilmore goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Urso rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gilmore's guard! Nice work there by Urso!
Urso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gilmore is proving hard to escape from.
Urso is pushing down on Gilmore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gilmore is fighting to maintain full guard but Urso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gilmore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gilmore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore pulls Urso in close to prevent any damage.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Urso from controlling successfully.

Gilmore is looking for a triangle but Urso pushes his legs off easily.

Gilmore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Urso is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gilmore has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Urso is looking to defend but Gilmore has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Urso! Gilmore pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Urso taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Happy Gilmore!
Happy Gilmore is the new light heavyweight champion!