PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Snooker

195 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snooker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Snooker can't get the takedown.
Snooker has Gordon pressed against the cage, preventing Gordon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snooker wants a takedown.
Robert Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Snooker.
Snooker keeps control of Gordon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gordon breaks from the clinch.

Gordon moves into the clinch.
Snooker fails to pull guard.

Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Snooker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Snooker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but Snooker passes into half guard.
Snooker not doing much here.
Gordon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gordon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snooker on the ground.
Gordon tries to get to full guard but Snooker has control of the leg.

Snooker has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gordon defend it? Snooker steps over the head and cranks it - Gordon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Snooker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Snooker!