PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poto Tupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyaldo Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupu comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Of The Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tupu
vs
Ramon

182 cm
21
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
290 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Bullet Proof System

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poto Tupu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyaldo Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tupu.
Tupu keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramon scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Poto Tupu has been cut.
Ramon misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Tupu is avoiding it.
Ramon tries to clinch there but Tupu circles away.
Ramon throws out a loose jab but Tupu uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tupu dives in and scores a takedown into Ramon's guard.
Ramon is trying to keep Tupu in close.

Tupu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramon is keeping the position for now.
Ramon controls Tupu momentarily but Tupu frees himself.
Tupu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tupu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Tupu drops back looking for a leg! Ramon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramon manages to kick Tupu off! Tupu jumps back into Ramon's guard.
Ramon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tupu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tupu with a nice head shot there.
Tupu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramon trying to strike off his back.

Tupu drops back looking for a leg! Ramon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramon manages to kick Tupu off! Tupu jumps back into Ramon's guard.
Tupu postures up.
Ramon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Tupu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Tupu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupu is pushing down on Ramon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramon is fighting to maintain full guard but Tupu has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tupu seems to be looking for submissions.

Tupu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tupu is trying to control. Ramon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tupu works his foot free and advances to mount.

Tupu looking to secure an arm triangle but Ramon defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tupu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Tupu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ramon is surviving well by controlling Tupu's body position as best he can.
Ramon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tupu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramon tries to hold on but Tupu pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tupu is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tupu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Poto Tupu!
A relieved looking Poto Tupu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.