PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Viarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and This Amateur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This Amateur looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Viarl
vs
Amateur

188 cm
25
289 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Test Viarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, This Amateur!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viarl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amateur looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Amateur jumps guard but Viarl stands there with Amateur around his waist. Amateur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Viarl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amateur takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like This Amateur has been cut.
Viarl lands a knee to the body.
Viarl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viarl scores a nice knee to the body.
Viarl 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.
Viarl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Viarl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viarl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viarl working Amateur over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viarl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Viarl.
Viarl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amateur's coach down at ReEvolution MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Amateur's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viarl lands an elbow just above Amateur 's eye.
Viarl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Viarl.
Amateur letting Viarl take a breather here.
Viarl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Viarl looking to throw knees to the head but Amateur is blocking nicely.
Amateur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Viarl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viarl is pushing Amateur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Viarl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viarl stalling.
Viarl lands an elbow just above Amateur 's eye.
Amateur takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Viarl obliges.
Viarl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Viarl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viarl tries a knee to the head but Amateur blocks it.
Viarl scores with a knee to the head.
Viarl landing knees to the head.
Viarl has Amateur pushed against the cage.
Viarl lands an elbow inside.
Viarl unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viarl lands an elbow just above Amateur 's eye.
Viarl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amateur is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Viarl to keep the fight standing.
Viarl lands an elbow that stopped Amateur in his tracks for a moment.
Viarl scores a nice knee to the body.
Viarl tries to land knees in the clinch but Amateur avoids the damage to the body.
Viarl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amateur blocks an elbow strike.
Viarl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amateur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Amateur gets control of Viarl's arms and successfully pulls guard. Amateur will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Amateur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viarl is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viarl prevents Amateur from getting back to his feet.
Amateur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amateur trying to control the position.
Amateur might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Viarl haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Amateur looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Viarl is defending well. Amateur quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Viarl has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Amateur celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). This Amateur!