PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Rameses XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool - Bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The Sun God Rameses XV has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sun God Rameses XV
vs
Van

190 cm
23
169 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, The Sun God Rameses XV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tremaine Van !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rameses XV fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rameses XV pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rameses XV really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Van tries to sprawl but Rameses XV drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rameses XV not doing much here.
Rameses XV tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rameses XV controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rameses XV looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van is trying to get back to full guard.
Rameses XV will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van is staying active underneath Rameses XV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Rameses XV looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rameses XV misses with a head shot. Van uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rameses XV trying to control the position from guard on top but Van is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rameses XV stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rameses XV's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rameses XV accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rameses XV controls the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rameses XV lands a couple of elbows.
Van has his hands on Rameses XV's head, controlling the position.
Rameses XV passes into half guard.
Van wants to improve his position but Rameses XV is controlling well.
Rameses XV is trying to control. Van wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rameses XV moves into full mount! Van won't be happy about that!
Rameses XV looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rameses XV throwing strikes here but Van is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Rameses XV is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Van is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Sun God Rameses XV!
Our winner, The Sun God Rameses XV, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Tremaine Van stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well done to Mark Holm. I'm very disappointed with that fight, I need to figure out what went wrong '.