PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mutant Chernobli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernobli comes into the arena with Slipknot-Waynd and Bleed blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Troopa's choice of entrance music: Koopa Troopa. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chernobli
vs
Troopa

175 cm
27
199 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
32
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mutant Chernobli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chernobli. That did some damage!
Chernobli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Troopa shoots in for a double leg but Chernobli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Chernobli gets caught napping as Troopa dives in and scores a takedown. Chernobli manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Troopa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Chernobli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Troopa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chernobli is looking to stand up but Troopa isn't so interested in that idea.
Chernobli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Troopa wants to control from the top but Chernobli keeps moving.
Troopa with a nice head shot there.
Troopa works over Chernobli with some ground and pound from guard.
Troopa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chernobli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troopa trying to control but Chernobli is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Troopa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chernobli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Troopa has managed to get both his arms back between Chernobli's legs - danger averted.
Chernobli is looking to stand up but Troopa isn't so interested in that idea.
Troopa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chernobli's head.
Troopa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chernobli's head.
Troopa stands up over Chernobli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Troopa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Troopa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Troopa lands a couple of digs.
Chernobli keeping moving, preventing Troopa from controlling successfully.
Troopa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chernobli's head.
Chernobli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chernobli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Troopa sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chernobli is looking for a kimura here.

Chernobli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Troopa gets back to full guard.
Chernobli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Troopa's guard.
Chernobli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Troopa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chernobli preventing the sweep.
Chernobli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Troopa is keeping the position for now.
Chernobli is working hard here to advance position.
Troopa looking to control.
Troopa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chernobli!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa landing strikes from the mount and Chernobli is in trouble!
Chernobli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Troopa with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troopa lands a couple of good shots and Chernobli has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Chernobli grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Chernobli is keeping busy.

Troopa has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Chernobli! Can he survive? No! He's out! Troopa gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Koopa Troopa!
A very excited looking Koopa Troopa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.