PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorilla Guerrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Coholic
vs
Guerrilla

202 cm
27
270 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

198 cm
25
295 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorilla Guerrilla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrilla tries to clinch but Coholic is having none of it.
Guerrilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coholic lands with a nice combination. Guerrilla backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Gorilla Guerrilla has been cut.
Coholic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Coholic looking to score a takedown here. Guerrilla is defending well but Coholic drives through and ends up in Guerrilla's guard.
Guerrilla trying to strike off his back.
Guerrilla controls Coholic momentarily but Coholic frees himself.
Coholic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Guerrilla working a defensive guard here.
Coholic wanted to stand there but Guerrilla had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrilla is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gorilla Guerrilla wasn't active enough on the ground.
Guerrilla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coholic is fending him off so far but Guerrilla persists. Nope, Coholic circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerrilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Coholic circles away.

Coholic drives through with a takedown into Guerrilla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coholic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coholic trying to control but Guerrilla is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Al Coholic.
Coholic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coholic counters with a left and a right that stings Guerrilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coholic has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrilla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coholic scoring well with a low kick there.
Coholic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Guerrilla counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Coholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrilla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coholic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coholic working hard to break the clinch.
Coholic has Guerrilla pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Guerrilla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Coholic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guerrilla avoids it.

Guerrilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla misses with a right hand
and Coholic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coholic throws a sloppy head kick and Guerrilla moves out of range easily.

Coholic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerrilla, pushing him back against the ropes.
Guerrilla has Coholic pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Coholic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Coholic jumps guard and drags Guerrilla to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Guerrilla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guerrilla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coholic is holding on to half guard well.

Guerrilla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coholic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guerrilla.
Guerrilla looks winded!
Coholic gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla lands a couple of digs.
Coholic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Coholic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrilla postures up.
Guerrilla with a flurry of punches that miss.

Coholic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrilla defends it easily.
Coholic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guerrilla controls the pace.
Coholic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coholic lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coholic trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrilla is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Al Coholic just wasn't active enough.
Coholic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerrilla checks it well.
Guerrilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Coholic circles away.
Guerrilla closes the distance but Coholic moves to the side
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Gorilla Guerrilla's cut even more.
Nice takedown defense from Guerrilla. No joy for Coholic on that attempt.
Guerrilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Coholic darts in and clinches Guerrilla up against the ropes.

Coholic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Guerrilla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Coholic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Guerrilla has Coholic in his guard.
Coholic wants to stand and escape but instead Guerrilla has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla stopping the sweep attempt from Coholic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coholic is looking for a triangle but Guerrilla pushes his legs off easily.
Guerrilla looking to sit in guard and control but Coholic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coholic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coholic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coholic wants to control from the top but Guerrilla keeps moving.
Coholic is really struggling to control Guerrilla but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Coholic stands up and waves to Guerrilla to follow him.
Guerrilla is looking to clinch.
Coholic shoots in but Guerrilla avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla moves in looking to clinch but Coholic pushes him off.
Guerrilla tries to clinch up but Coholic circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coholic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guerrilla is defending well.

Guerrilla breaks from the clinch.

Guerrilla moves into the clinch successfully.
Guerrilla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coholic stops a takedown attempt from Guerrilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coholic is defending well for now.
Guerrilla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coholic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coholic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coholic shoots for a takedown but Guerrilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Coholic gets tackled into the ropes by Guerrilla. Guerrilla maintains the clinch.
Guerrilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coholic.

Guerrilla breaks from the clinch.
Guerrilla tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Coholic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coholic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerrilla defends it nicely.

Guerrilla darts in and clinches Coholic up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coholic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guerrilla's defenses.
Guerrilla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Coholic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorilla Guerrilla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guerrilla throws a head kick but Coholic moves out of range.

Guerrilla clinches with his opponent.
Guerrilla keeps control of Coholic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Guerrilla throws an elbow but misses.
Coholic has had enough of the clinch but Guerrilla keeps him there for the moment.
Guerrilla is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Coholic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coholic wants a takedown but no success here.
Coholic is trying to pull guard but Guerrilla turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Coholic wants to break free but Guerrilla has control.
Guerrilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coholic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coholic avoiding damage as Guerrilla throws knees to the body.
Coholic blocks an elbow strike from Guerrilla.
Guerrilla connects with a knee to the head.
Coholic wants to get back to striking at distance but Guerrilla won't allow it.
Coholic pushes Guerrilla back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrilla tries to work over Coholic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Guerrilla wants the takedown. Coholic is fighting it off but Guerrilla persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coholic's guard against the ropes.
Guerrilla is breathing heavily.
Coholic is trying to control the position but Guerrilla postures up.
Guerrilla trying to control but Coholic is working from the bottom.
Guerrilla preventing the sweep.

Coholic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guerrilla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guerrilla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coholic controls Guerrilla momentarily but Guerrilla frees himself.
Guerrilla slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coholic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guerrilla is controlling him well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coholic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coholic is pressing down on Guerrilla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Coholic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guerrilla is aware though and is defending well.

Coholic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guerrilla passes into side control.
Coholic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Guerrilla.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Coholic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Coholic is keen to just control but Guerrilla is a slippery customer.
Coholic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrilla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coholic lands strikes from half guard.
Al Coholic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Coholic decides to stand up.
Al Coholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla avoids the body shot from Coholic.
Coholic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guerrilla pinned against the ropes. Guerrilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Coholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coholic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrilla's waist but Guerrilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coholic off to one side.
Guerrilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coholic pinned against the ropes. Coholic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Guerrilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guerrilla misses the shot to the body.

Coholic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coholic lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coholic wants to control from the top but Guerrilla keeps moving.
Guerrilla controls Coholic momentarily but Coholic frees himself.
Coholic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Coholic looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla keeping moving, preventing Coholic from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Al Coholic wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Guerrilla moves into the clinch.
Guerrilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coholic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coholic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coholic managing to block the knees to the body from Guerrilla.
Guerrilla misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coholic gets underhooks to prevent Guerrilla's takedown attempt.
Guerrilla misses with an elbow over the top.

Coholic ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coholic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coholic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Guerrilla dives into side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla is trying to ground and pound but Coholic uses the momentary lack of control by Guerrilla to regain half guard.
Guerrilla is thwarting Coholic's attempts to control the position.

Coholic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coholic is trying to control but can't.
Coholic gets back to full guard.
Coholic pulls Guerrilla in close to his closed guard and prevents Guerrilla from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guerrilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coholic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Coholic has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Guerrilla should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Coholic has tightened it up now! Guerrilla should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Al Coholic!
Al Coholic took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.