PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feta Kuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rex
vs
Kuli

200 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dr Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Feta Kuli!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rex looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kuli!
Kuli can't do much from the bottom here.
Rex scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kuli to see if he's OK.
Rex throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rex working the head and body with strikes.
Kuli is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex drops an elbow to the side of Kuli's head.
Rex prevents Kuli from improving his position.
Rex working over Kuli with some ground and pound. Kuli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuli.
Rex missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rex scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rex's guard.

Kuli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rex wants to stand but Kuli is controlling the position.
Kuli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuli on the ground.
Rex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuli is one step ahead there.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Kuli from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex is striking from the bottom but Kuli uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Rex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuli wants to take a breather but Rex is having none of it.
Kuli moves nicely into side control.
Rex is trying to buck Kuli off.
Rex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuli moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuli wants to control the pace but Rex is squirming around nicely.
Kuli unloads with some shots from mount but Rex bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Rex really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rex is looking to improve his position but Kuli isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Rex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rex throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuli blocks Rex's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rex throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rex working to try and regain half guard.

Kuli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Kuli.
Rex throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rex swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rex throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kuli. What's that going to do exactly?

Kuli looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rex is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rex flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rex keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Feta Kuli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kuli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rex to the ground. Kuli is now in Rex's guard.
Rex with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Kuli can't handle though.
Rex is looking to stand back up but Kuli counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rex.
Well, if Kuli is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kuli prevents Rex from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex is looking to get back to is feet but Kuli passes into side control.
Kuli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rex keeps working.

Kuli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuli tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rex's legs.
Rex is looking for a sweep.
Rex misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kuli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rex keeps working.
Feta Kuli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rex pushes Kuli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kuli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kuli tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kuli gets to mount! Rex was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rex is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rex is squirming around, avoiding Kuli's attempts to control the action.
Rex has given up his back.
Rex is really stuck here.
Rex is keeping busy.
Well, with Kuli on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rex is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kuli is hanging on to Rex's back as he tries to escape.
Rex looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kuli.
Rex turns into Kuli and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rex stands up over Kuli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuli might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rex haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Kuli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rex is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rex works over Kuli with some ground and pound from guard.
Rex is in close to Kuli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuli is breathing heavily.

Kuli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rex connects with a couple of short punches.
Rex throwing strikes from guard but Kuli blocks nicely.
Kuli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kuli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rex stands up over Kuli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex is in close to Kuli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rex passes Kuli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Feta Kuli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rex closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kuli quickly recovers to half guard.
Rex is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rex throwing shots but Kuli is blocking nicely.
Kuli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rex scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rex missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Rex connects with a nice short shot to Kuli's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rex lands a nice short elbow.
Rex not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rex throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rex is pressing down on Kuli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuli is holding on for now.
Kuli taking some punishment here, with Rex in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex drops an elbow to the side of Kuli's head.
Kuli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rex working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuli's head.
Rex has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rex works over Kuli with some ground and pound from guard.

Kuli has his feet on Rex's thighs here. He's pushed Rex off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rex screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Feta Kuli!