PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Tol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doncarlo Giani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tol
vs
Giani

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hubert Tol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doncarlo Giani!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tol gets caught flat footed, as Giani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tol looking for a sweep. Not yet Tol, not yet.
Giani wants to control from the top but Tol keeps moving.

Giani drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Giani jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giani won't allow Tol to get back to his feet.

Giani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giani prevents Tol from getting back to his feet.
Giani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giani wants to control from the top but Tol keeps moving.
Giani content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doncarlo Giani wasn't active enough on the ground.

Tol scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Giani struggling a bit here.
Giani manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tol's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giani punching from the bottom.

Giani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Giani looking for submissions off his back.

Giani looking for submissions off his back.
Giani wants to control but Tol is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tol frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Giani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Giani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Giani wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tol.
Giani sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Giani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Giani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Giani manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Tol closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Giani's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Giani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Giani is looking for a triangle but Tol pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Giani is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tol rolls with it to try and escape but Giani cranks on the arm and Tol is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doncarlo Giani!