PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Recruit Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Recruit Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Three
vs
Four

194 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Recruit Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Recruit Four!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four is looking to clinch but Three is avoiding it.
Three is looking to counter the offense by Four and move into the clinch.
Three fails with a takedown attempt.

Four shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Four got a little sloppy there for a moment and Three has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Four has managed to get both his arms back between Three's legs - danger averted.
Four lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Three utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Four postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Four loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Four controlling from the top position.
Four in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Four trying to stand up but can't free himself from Three's guard.
Four loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Four trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Four trying to control the position from guard on top but Three is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck for Four with that takedown attempt.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Three paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three delivers a nice body kick.

Three shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Three controls from within his opponent's guard.
Three wants to stand but Four is controlling his posture from full guard.
Three is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three tries to stand but Four is controlling from the bottom.
Three is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Three preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four keeping moving, preventing Three from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Four throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Four lands a head kick. Three smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Recruit Three has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Four shoots in but no luck this time.

Four looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Three kicks off Four and gets to his feet.
Three jabs at Four's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Four or perhaps it was just good defense by Three, which made it look bad.
Recruit Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Recruit Four.
Three ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Three scores with a spinning back kick!
Four looks winded!
Three fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Four avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Recruit Three dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Recruit Three's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Three instigates a clinch.
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Four can do to turn this around?
Three lands an elbow that stopped Four in his tracks for a moment.

Three manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Four slips nicely into half guard.
Four seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Three misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four wants to control but Three is keeping him busy.
Four is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Three is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Four is tapping! Great win for Three!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Recruit Three!