PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Squirtle Blastoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blastoise comes to the ring accompanied by The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil. Garelli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Patriarch on a Vespa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blastoise
vs
Garelli

192 cm
33
200 lbs
12 - 8 - 2

180 cm
35
184 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Squirtle Blastoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blastoise tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garelli defends well and Blastoise ends up having to push Garelli into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Garelli lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blastoise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garelli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garelli is looking to advance position but Blastoise has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Garelli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blastoise wants to control the pace but Garelli is squirming around nicely.
Garelli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blastoise swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Garelli is now in Blastoise's guard. A big mistake from Blastoise there, giving up the dominant position!
Garelli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Blastoise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise looking for a sweep. Not yet Blastoise, not yet.

Blastoise has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Garelli should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Blastoise has tightened it up now! Garelli 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 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Squirtle Blastoise!
During a confident post fight interview, Squirtle Blastoise thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.