PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olbap Rabocse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QQ WW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). QQ WW is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rabocse
vs
WW

218 cm
26
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 The Island, Olbap Rabocse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, QQ WW!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WW tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabocse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rabocse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rabocse lands in his opponent's guard.
Rabocse wants to stand and escape but instead WW has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Rabocse pulls WW in to control the position.

Rabocse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rabocse has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabocse has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
WW works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rabocse is refusing to be controlled, as WW sits in half guard.
WW is nestled in close to Rabocse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WW wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rabocse keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
WW is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rabocse is doing well to control the position and prevent WW from advancing to side control.

WW is working for a kimura but Rabocse is defending it quite comfortably.
Rabocse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for WW on the ground.

WW is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rabocse sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rabocse keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabocse is looking for a sweep. WW is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
WW working the head and body with strikes.

WW 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.
Rabocse desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WW passes the guard and advances to mount!
WW is landing with some decent strikes but Rabocse is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

WW working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rabocse looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by WW! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). QQ WW!