PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harsh Tewari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tewari comes to the cage accompanied by If Ya SMell. Caesar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Get Swoll" by Constantine (Big Con). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tewari
vs
Caesar

198 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 The Island, Harsh Tewari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hale Caesar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tewari is looking to clinch.

Tewari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Caesar sneaks back into half guard.
Tewari wants to pass to mount but Caesar is defending the position.
Caesar is trying to get back to full guard.

Caesar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caesar is looking for a sweep. Tewari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Caesar actively working from the bottom here.
Caesar is pressing down on Tewari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Caesar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar lands strikes from half guard.
Caesar 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.
Tewari tries to roll over but Caesar keeps him under control.

Caesar wants to work for an arm triangle but Tewari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caesar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tewari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caesar on the ground.
Caesar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Caesar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tewari is just riding it out for now. Caesar eventually gives up the hold.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Caesar has eaten all the pies!
Caesar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tewari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caesar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caesar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caesar uses his free foot to push down on Tewari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tewari.
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!
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caesar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Caesar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caesar looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a couple of short strikes.
Caesar lands a big shot there that rocks Tewari but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Caesar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Caesar controlling from mount.
Tewari tries to lock up and control but Caesar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caesar cracks Tewari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tewari is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Caesar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tewari is bucking up trying to escape but Caesar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tewari looks a forlorn figure.
Tewari is breathing heavily.
Caesar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Caesar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caesar lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Caesar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Caesar lands a big elbow.
Caesar with a couple of short strikes.
Caesar lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar unloading with bombs!
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hale Caesar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Caesar misses with a straight left.
Caesar swats away the attempt to clinch by Tewari.
A bone on bone clash there as Tewari blocks the leg kick.
Tewari tries to clinch there but Caesar circles away.
Caesar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caesar is standing up over Tewari. Tewari looks to escape but Caesar dives into side control.
Hale Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caesar is looking to take a break and control but Tewari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caesar has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tewari is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Caesar yanks on the arm and Tewari is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Caesar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hale Caesar!
Hale Caesar thanked the fans post fight for their support.