PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qwis Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Janari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey comes into the arena with It's Raining Men blaring out of the sound system. Janari has chosen Airbourne - Let's Ride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rey
vs
Janari

192 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

EQN - Extreme Quality Nutritions

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwis Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Janari!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rey throws a left that rocks Janari and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rey dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Janari regain composure!

Janari is rocked!

It looks like Hendo Janari has been cut.
Janari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Janari is still in real trouble! Can Rey finish him?
Janari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Janari tries to improve position but can't.
Rey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Janari some visible discomfort.

Rey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Janari has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rey avoids the strikes from the bottom by Janari.
Rey avoids the strikes from the bottom by Janari.
Janari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Janari seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Janari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Janari tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rey in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janari is trying to improve his position.
Janari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rey is looking to take a break and control but Janari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rey shoots in but Janari avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janari.
Janari throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Janari is trying to get back to full guard.
Rey blocks the strikes from Janari.
Janari is looking to improve his position.
Rey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Janari trying to control from the bottom.
Janari striking from the bottom.
Janari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Janari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Janari lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Janari.
Janari throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rey gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rey gets back to full guard.
Rey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rey looking to control.
Rey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rey is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey preventing the sweep.
Rey stays in close to Janari's body and controls the position.
Janari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rey trying to control the action but Janari is working from the bottom.
Janari regains half guard.
Janari wants to get back to full guard.
Janari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Janari trying to control here.
Janari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Janari is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Janari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rey backs up against the cage.
Janari throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Qwis Rey has been cut.
Janari works over Rey's head and body with a nice combination.
Hendo Janari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rey swats away the attempt to clinch by Janari.
Janari misses with a few strikes there.
Janari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Janari swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Janari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qwis Rey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Janari moves into range and clinches up with Rey.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Janari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rey clinches but Janari breaks the clinch

and Janari counters by clinching up.
Janari wants to get back to striking at distance but Rey won't allow it.
Rey is working for takedown but Janari is calmly controlling the position for now.

Janari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rey tries for a takedown but Janari circles away easily
and Janari counters with a series of strikes. Rey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rey looks for a takedown but Janari sprawls well.

Janari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Janari stands up.
Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Janari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Janari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Janari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rey counters with a nice body shot.
Janari fails with the takedown

and Rey counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey moves into full mount!
Janari is looking to improve his position but Rey isn't that keen on the idea.

Rey is working for a guillotine from mount but Janari frees his head quite easily.
Janari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rey lands a big shot there that rocks Janari but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Janari can't escape the position.
Rey lands a big elbow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Janari throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rey. What's that going to do exactly?
Rey content just to control the position here.
Rey landing strikes from the mount and Janari is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Rey.
Rey trying to control but Janari is having none of it.
Janari is working to get back to half guard.

Rey working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Janari turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Rey off and cradles Janari's limp body as Rey celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Qwis Rey!