PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlady Vlado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollboss Drdre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vlado
vs
Drdre

222 cm
25
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vlady Vlado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pollboss Drdre!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drdre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vlado to the mat! Vlado manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vlado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drdre controls the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pollboss Drdre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vlado wants to clinch up but Drdre keeps it at a distance.

Drdre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drdre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drdre's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drdre stands and throws Vlado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vlado is trying to get back to half guard.

Drdre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drdre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drdre in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vlado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vlado misses with a strike from the bottom.
Drdre in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drdre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vlado is being controlled here.

Drdre is trying to get an arm triangle but Vlado is defending well.
Vlado trying to remain calm as Drdre controls from the top position.
Drdre gets to mount! Vlado was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Vlado is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vlado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drdre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Drdre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vlado is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vlado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vlado has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drdre controlling from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Drdre has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Vlado is in real trouble here. Drdre gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Vlado is tapping out! Drdre wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pollboss Drdre!