PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhardt Greenholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Lattimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Greenholt
vs
Lattimer

185 cm
19
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reinhardt Greenholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Lattimer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattimer doesn't manage to clinch there - Greenholt circles away.
Lattimer scores with a nice head shot.
Greenholt blocks a low kick nicely.
Lattimer closes the distance and clinches up with Greenholt, looking for a takedown. Lattimer pushes Greenholt against the cage but Greenholt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Lattimer finds it's target.
Greenholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lattimer defends it nicely.

Lattimer gets caught flat footed, as Greenholt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenholt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lattimer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greenholt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenholt wants to stand but Lattimer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lattimer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Greenholt slips nicely into half guard.
Greenholt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lattimer is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greenholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greenholt not doing much here.
Greenholt works his way into full mount!
Lattimer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greenholt manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lattimer to take his back!
Greenholt tries to get the hooks in deep but Lattimer pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenholt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lattimer can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greenholt has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lattimer's body.
We've been informed that Lattimer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lattimer covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greenholt throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lattimer!

Greenholt looking for the RNC.
Lattimer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greenholt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greenholt has good solid back control here.

Lattimer is trying to defend against the choke here but Greenholt has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Greenholt Tightens the hold and Lattimer taps out furiously! Greenholt displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reinhardt Greenholt!