PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fur Era (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Polidori
vs
Fur Era

188 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 London, Aristotle Polidori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Fur Era!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fur Era closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Polidori quickly recovers to half guard.
Fur Era seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Polidori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Polidori is looking for a sweep. Fur Era is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Polidori is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fur Era's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fur Era's back!
Polidori is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fur Era up.
Polidori just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fur Era rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Polidori is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fur Era defends it well.
Polidori with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Polidori scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Polidori looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polidori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Polidori is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fur Era looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polidori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Polidori landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Polidori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Polidori lands with a punch from half guard.
Polidori is keen to just control but Fur Era is a slippery customer.
Polidori has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fur Era is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Polidori scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fur Era wants to control but Polidori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fur Era has hold of Polidori's hands but Polidori slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Polidori lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polidori is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Polidori performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Polidori trying to control from half guard but Fur Era is working away.
Fur Era taking some punishment here, with Polidori in his half guard.
Polidori seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fur Era keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polidori throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Polidori working over Fur Era with some ground and pound. Fur Era looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fur Era is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Polidori scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fur Era is trying to control but can't.
Polidori is stalling here. Fur Era is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Polidori seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fur Era has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Polidori wants to get back to his feet.
Polidori is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fur Era off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Fur Era tries to escape but Polidori has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fur Era grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fur Era tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fur Era is covering up but some of the strikes from Polidori are getting through and doing damage.
Polidori lands shots from the back.
Fur Era grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polidori is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fur Era up.
Polidori is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fur Era. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fur Era grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Polidori has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Polidori cracks Fur Era with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Fur Era from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Polidori scores with punches and elbows.
Polidori trying to control momentarily.
Polidori lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristotle Polidori dominated that round.
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.

Polidori drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fur Era tries to buck Polidori off but Polidori is having none of it.
Check out the look on Polidori's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polidori is putting a hurting on Fur Era here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fur Era is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Polidori's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Polidori connects with a nice short shot to Fur Era's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polidori working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fur Era tries to kick Polidori off but Polidori keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fur Era wants to improve his position but Polidori is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polidori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fur Era is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Polidori scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polidori lands a nice short elbow.
Polidori working the head and body with strikes.
Polidori takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polidori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Polidori working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Polidori is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Polidori looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fur Era is trying to stand.
Polidori looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fur Era with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polidori slips a nice elbow through Fur Era's hands, connecting with Fur Era's forehead.
Polidori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polidori lands a nice short elbow.
Polidori tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fur Era knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Polidori slips a nice elbow through Fur Era's hands, connecting with Fur Era's forehead.
Fur Era is looking to improve his position.
Aristotle Polidori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polidori lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polidori working the head and body with strikes.
Fur Era makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fur Era.
Polidori postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fur Era can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polidori controls the pace.
Polidori throws a big elbow that misses.
Polidori trying to control but Fur Era is working from the bottom.
Polidori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Polidori chips away with some ground and pound.
Fur Era utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polidori is working Fur Era over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Polidori might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Polidori postures up and lands a big shot to Fur Era's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polidori trying to control the position from guard on top but Fur Era is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polidori landing some decent shots from guard.
Polidori pushing down on Fur Era's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Polidori scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fur Era is looking to improve his position.

Polidori seems to be looking for submissions.
Polidori slips a nice elbow through Fur Era's hands, connecting with Fur Era's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Fur Era looking for submissions off his back.
Polidori lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristotle Polidori dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Polidori manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fur Era on his heels. He'll look to pass Fur Era's guard now, I'm sure.
Polidori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Polidori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fur Era can do to turn this around?
Fur Era keeping moving, preventing Polidori from controlling successfully.
Polidori throwing strikes from guard but Fur Era blocks nicely.
Polidori wants to control from the top but Fur Era keeps moving.

Polidori is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fur Era has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Polidori is looking to defend but Fur Era has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Polidori! Fur Era pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Polidori taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jackson Fur Era!