PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgio Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sublime Paralytic comes to the cage accompanied by Chop Suey. Georgio Socrates is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

The Sublime Paralytic
vs
Socrates

190 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
32
169 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Nan's Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgio Socrates!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
Socrates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from The Sublime Paralytic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Socrates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Socrates fails with a takedown attempt.
The Sublime Paralytic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a shot from downtown. Socrates moves away and avoids it.
Socrates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The Sublime Paralytic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Sublime Paralytic wants it to stay on the feet.
The Sublime Paralytic slaps away a takedown attempt from Socrates, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from The Sublime Paralytic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgio Socrates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sublime Paralytic stuffs the takedown attempt from Socrates. Socrates gets slowly back to his feet.
Socrates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Socrates was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Socrates darts in trying to clinch
letting The Sublime Paralytic counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Sublime Paralytic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Socrates staying out of range there.
Socrates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a series of punches but Socrates moves out of range.
It seemed like Socrates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Socrates shoots in for a takedown but The Sublime Paralytic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to throw the jab but Socrates is out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Socrates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Socrates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Socrates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Socrates moves into the clinch.
Socrates taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Socrates is working for takedown but The Sublime Paralytic is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Sublime Paralytic can't break the clinch.
Socrates is trying to drag The Sublime Paralytic to the mat but The Sublime Paralytic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Sublime Paralytic prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Sublime Paralytic stops a takedown attempt from Socrates.
The Sublime Paralytic prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Sublime Paralytic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Socrates.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Sublime Paralytic.

Socrates wants the takedown. The Sublime Paralytic is fighting it off but Socrates persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Sublime Paralytic's guard against the cage.
The Sublime Paralytic is trying to keep Socrates in close.
The Sublime Paralytic managing to control the position.
Socrates wants to pass the guard but The Sublime Paralytic is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Sublime Paralytic is looking to sweep but instead, Socrates has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Socrates jumps into side control!
The Sublime Paralytic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Sublime Paralytic tries to get out of the position.
Socrates working the ground and pound from side control.
The Sublime Paralytic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Socrates connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Socrates's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Sublime Paralytic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Socrates on the ground.
Socrates scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Sublime Paralytic to see if he's OK.
Socrates trying to control the action but The Sublime Paralytic is working from the bottom.
The Sublime Paralytic seems a little lost for a moment, as Socrates dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Socrates seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic 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.

The Sublime Paralytic cracks Socrates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
The Sublime Paralytic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socrates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut

and Socrates counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Sublime Paralytic won't be happy with that.
The Sublime Paralytic tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Socrates takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Socrates has isolated one of The Sublime Paralytic's arms. The Sublime Paralytic looking to fight him off but Socrates twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Georgio Socrates!
Georgio Socrates looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Big shoutout to SnapNapTap.wordpress.com for shining a light on what we do!'.
The defeated Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic had this to say: 'i won! i won! i won! fck dat shit!'.