PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Trias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by misteryo by slapshock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tom
vs
Trias

190 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karlos Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariano Trias!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trias looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tom drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trias trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tom wants to control from the top but Trias keeps moving.

Trias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tom passes Trias's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trias wants to get back to full guard but Tom has mounted him!
Trias throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tom. What's that going to do exactly?
Tom looking to control but Trias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trias is looking to improve his position but Tom isn't that keen on the idea.
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!
Tom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trias working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trias is still trying to improve position.
Tom trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Tom looking to secure an arm triangle but Trias defends it well.
Tom raining down shots from the mount!

Trias defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tom prevents Trias from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trias somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Trias looks for the body kick but Tom saw that one coming.

Trias gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trias passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tom!

Trias goes for an armbar but Tom turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tom.
Trias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trias looks winded!
Tom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trias's guard.
Tom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trias tries to roll over but Tom keeps him under control.
Tom tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Trias wants to get back to his feet.
Trias missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trias is looking for a sweep. Tom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tom controlling the pace.

Tom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trias defends it well.
Trias is looking to improve his position.
Tom drops an elbow to the side of Trias's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tom is looking for a kimura here.
Tom wants to control but Trias is keeping him busy.
Tom thows a huge punch but Trias dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trias makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trias.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trias is on top in guard.
Trias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tom trying to keep a closed guard but Trias is proving a slippery customer.
Trias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trias throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trias working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tom's head.
Trias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mariano Trias will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trias looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trias tries to escape but Tom is in control.
Trias tries to buck Tom off but Tom is having none of it.

Tom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trias, who protects the arm well.
Tom scoring with punches and elbows.
Trias tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Trias bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Trias closes the distance and clinches.

Trias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trias lands a high kick!

It looks like Karlos Tom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trias throws a head kick but Tom moves out of range.

Tom gets a takedown into half guard.
Trias moves into full guard.
Trias is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trias wants to sweep but no luck.
Tom trying to control but Trias is working from the bottom.
Tom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trias wants to sweep here but Tom controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tom chips away with some ground and pound.
Tom is in close to Trias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tom wants to control from the top but Trias keeps moving.
Karlos Tom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Trias is working an open guard so Tom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mariano Trias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trias sprawls well initially but Tom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trias wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Tom there.
Trias is not content to let Tom control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trias gets full guard.
Tom trying to control but Trias is working from the bottom.

Trias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Trias is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trias keeping moving, preventing Tom from controlling successfully.
Tom pushing down on Trias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Trias pushes Tom off looking to stand but Tom dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trias wants to improve his position but Tom is controlling well.

Tom in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Trias tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tom!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karlos Tom!