PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caelus Nox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gople Pokak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nox's entrance music is Why cant we be freinds. A fine choice. The key to victory for Caelus Nox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nox
vs
Pokak

189 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Caelus Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gople Pokak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pokak.
Nox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pokak throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Nox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pokak pulls his head out easily.

Nox looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pokak passes into side control!
Pokak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nox keeps working.
Pokak tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nox can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokak in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Pokak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pokak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pokak trying to control the position but Nox is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox is trying to get back to half guard.
Nox gets back to half guard.
Pokak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nox is refusing to be controlled, as Pokak sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pokak in particular looking to stall.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gople Pokak wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pokak shoots in but no luck this time.
Pokak wants to clinch.

Nox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pokak wants to get back to his feet.
Pokak tries to roll over but Nox keeps him under control.
Pokak gets full guard.

Pokak looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nox is defending well. Pokak quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nox has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pokak celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gople Pokak!
A relieved looking Gople Pokak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Caelus Nox had this to say: 'that guy only won because I let him..... did I mention I wasn't really trying? .....and that Im still drunk from last night?.....*runs away screaming*'.