PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karlic Tiberous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia has chosen Here comes the pain - Slayer as his entrance music. Michak Ropuia is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tiberous
vs
Ropuia

180 cm
26
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
152 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlic Tiberous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tiberous.
Ropuia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ropuia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiberous darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Tiberous misses.
Ropuia fails with the takedown.
Ropuia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiberous is fending him off so far but Ropuia persists. Nope, Tiberous circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Tiberous does no damage.
Ropuia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiberous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ropuia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberous stuffs the takedown attempt from Ropuia. Ropuia gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlic Tiberous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michak Ropuia.
Tiberous throws a series of punches but Ropuia avoids them all with ease.
Ropuia slips under a jab from Tiberous.
Ropuia tries for a takedown but Tiberous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tiberous misses.
Ropuia misses with a takedown attempt

and Tiberous counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiberous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiberous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tiberous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiberous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tiberous is breathing heavily.
Tiberous looking to pass the guard.

Tiberous got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ropuia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiberous has managed to get both his arms back between Ropuia's legs - danger averted.
Ropuia 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.

Tiberous is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tiberous wants to pass the guard but Ropuia is keeping the position.

Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiberous defends well.
Tiberous postures up in Ropuia's guard and throws a big left but Ropuia blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ropuia looking for a guillotine here but Tiberous defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiberous prevents Ropuia from getting back to his feet.

Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiberous defends well.

Ropuia 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! Tiberous rolls with it to try and escape but Ropuia cranks on the arm and Tiberous is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michak Ropuia!
Michak Ropuia is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Michak Ropuia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.