PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Pittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and What The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pittman
vs
The

207 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domingo Pittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, What The!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The tries for a takedown but Pittman circles away easily

and Pittman counters by moving into the clinch.
The tries to circle away but Pittman has him pinned against the cage.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pittman avoids it.

Pittman successfully pulls guard.

Pittman has his foot on The's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The works his way back into a safe position though.
The wants to stand but Pittman is controlling his posture from full guard.
The looking to sit in guard and control but Pittman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pittman landing some decent shots from guard.
Pittman is in close to The's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pittman tries to stand but The is controlling from the bottom.
The looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pittman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman preventing the sweep.
Pittman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pittman cracks The with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pittman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pittman trying to stand up but can't free himself from The's guard.

Pittman gets to his feet. The looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The thows a body shot but no joy.

The forces Pittman back against the cage and clinches.

Pittman jumps into guard, dragging The to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Pittman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pittman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pittman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The wants to pass the guard but Pittman is keeping the position.
The postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The wanted to stand there but Pittman had control of the position.
Pittman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The throws a big elbow that misses.
The throws a big right hand that misses.
Pittman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The looking to control but Pittman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pittman is trying desperately to improve position.
The trying to control but Pittman is having none of it.
The fails to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The looking to control but Pittman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pittman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The stalling away here and it's allowed Pittman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pittman wants to sweep here but The controlling him for the moment.
Pittman has a closed guard, preventing The from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The stopping the sweep attempt from Pittman.
The wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Domingo Pittman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The gets tackled into the cage by Pittman. Pittman maintains the clinch.

Pittman drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The wants to stand but Pittman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The pushing down on Pittman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pittman to regain full guard.
The would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pittman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The has managed to get both his arms back between Pittman's legs - danger averted.
Pittman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The throws an elbow that misses. Pittman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The's guard. Nice move by Pittman!
Pittman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The is trying to control the action in half guard but Pittman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pittman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The's back!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of . Domingo Pittman!
What The was interviewed post fight and said 'What the'.