PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oshadha Looper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beetswatsi Longone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Looper
vs
Longone

200 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshadha Looper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beetswatsi Longone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Looper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longone stuffs the takedown.
Longone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Looper.
Longone misses with a wild body shot.
Looper throws a body kick that misses.

Longone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Looper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Longone lands a nice forearm strike.
Looper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Looper tries to get out of the position.
Longone tries to advance to mount but Looper instead regains half guard.
Longone is pressing down on Looper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Looper is holding on for now.
Looper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Longone tries to pass to full mount but Looper defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Longone is looking to advance position but Looper won't allow it.
Longone with the ground and pound but Looper uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Looper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Looper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Longone defends well.
Longone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Longone throws a big right hand that misses.
Longone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Looper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Looper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longone is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Looper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longone looking to sit in guard and control but Looper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Longone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Looper.
Looper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Looper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Longone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Longone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Looper trying to control the position from guard on top but Longone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Looper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Oshadha Looper wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Longone swinging wildly here.
Longone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Looper moves away.
Longone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Looper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longone throws an overhand right that lands on Looper's shoulder, as Looper tries to avoid the shot.
Looper blocks a jab.
Longone takes a swing at Looper's ribcage but misses.
Looper throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Longone gets a takedown into half guard.
Looper wants to improve his position but Longone is controlling well.
Looper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longone.
Looper wants to get back to his feet.
Longone wants to pass the guard but Looper is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Longone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Looper is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Longone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beetswatsi Longone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Looper tries to sprawl but Longone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Looper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longone.
Longone stops Looper from getting back to his feet.
Longone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Looper tries to kick Longone off but Longone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Longone is looking to take a break and control but Looper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Longone works his way into side control.
Looper regains half guard.
Looper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Longone is working away from the top position though.
Longone wants to pass to mount but Looper is defending the position.
Looper tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Looper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longone working over Looper with some ground and pound. Looper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Longone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Looper regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Longone.
Longone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Longone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Longone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Looper keeping moving, preventing Longone from controlling successfully.
Longone looking to sit in guard and control but Looper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Looper won't allow Longone to sweep him here.
Beetswatsi Longone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Looper tries to stand but Longone is controlling from the bottom.
Looper looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Looper throwing strikes but missing.
Looper looking to pass the guard.

Oshadha Looper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Longone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Looper on his heels. He'll look to pass Looper's guard now, I'm sure.
Longone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Looper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Looper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Longone defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Longone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Looper looking to sit in guard and control but Longone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Looper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Looper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Longone controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Looper is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beetswatsi Longone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Longone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Looper is trying to keep Longone in close.
Longone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Looper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Longone's guard.
Looper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Longone is keeping the position for now.
Longone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longone looking to finish Looper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Looper!
Longone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Longone with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Longone.
Longone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Longone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Looper is looking to escape.
Looper wants to hold on but Longone pushes him away.
Longone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Longone trying to control but Looper is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longone lands with some strikes.
Beetswatsi Longone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Longone landing strikes from the mount and Looper is in trouble!
Longone with the ground and pound from mount.
Longone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Longone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Looper wants to control but Longone is having none of it.
Longone lands a big shot there that rocks Looper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Longone with the ground and pound from mount.
Looper working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Longone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longone tries to control but Looper wriggling away.
Longone lands with some strikes.
Looper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Looper taking shots to the head.
Longone landing strikes from the mount.
Looper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Longone is trying to control here but Looper has managed to regain half guard.
Longone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Looper taking some punishment here, with Longone in his half guard.
Longone wants to pass to mount but Looper is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looper is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longone trying to mount his opponent but Looper defends it.
Looper tries to kick Longone off but Longone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Longone is trying to control the action in half guard but Looper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Longone trying to pass the guard but Looper defending well.
Looper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Looper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Oshadha Looper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Longone lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beetswatsi Longone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Longone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Beetswatsi Longone!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Beetswatsi Longone!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Beetswatsi Longone!

Beetswatsi Longone wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Beetswatsi Longone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.