PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 511 p4p, 53 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 1946 p4p, 214 weight class). Sigit comes into the arena with Gie blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Sigit
vs
Midget

173 cm
36
163 lbs
29 - 18 - 2

160 cm
32
160 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

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 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sigit clinches up against the cage.

Sigit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Midget has hold of Sigit's hands but Sigit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sigit working Midget over with strikes.
Sigit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sigit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Midget is just riding it out for now. Sigit eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sigit connects with a nice short shot to Midget's temple.

Midget looking for submissions off his back.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sigit pulls his head out easily.
Sigit drops an elbow to the side of Midget's head.

Sigit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midget trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sigit there.

Sigit wants to work for an arm triangle but Midget is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Midget is trying to maintain the position but Sigit is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing that Sigit has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sigit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Midget looking for submissions off his back.
Midget works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sigit passes Midget's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sigit pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigit lands a nice short elbow.
Midget taking some punishment here, with Sigit in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Sigit.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Midget does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sigit wants to free his trapped foot but Midget is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sigit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Midget defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sigit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sigit pulls his head out easily.

Sigit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Midget has managed to free his arm - good work.

Sigit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Midget is defending against the submission attempts here by Sigit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Midget taking some punishment here, with Sigit in his half guard.
Midget has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sigit is working away from the top position though.
Sigit working Midget over with strikes.
Sigit is pressing down on Midget's thigh, looking to free his foot. Midget is holding on for now.

Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigit lands a nice short elbow.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigit 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.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sigit pulls his head out easily.
Midget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sigit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sigit there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sigit seems to be looking for submissions.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Sigit is nestled in close to Midget, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigit drops an elbow to the side of Midget's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sigit working Midget over with strikes.
Midget told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Sigit is working for a kimura but Midget is defending it quite comfortably.

Sigit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Midget sees it coming and defends easily.
Midget works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sigit landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sigit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sigit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sigit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sigit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sigit is chipping away with strikes.
Sigit landing strikes.
Midget is trying to improve his position.
Midget is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sigit connects with a decent elbow.
Sigit in side control lands a decent elbow.
Midget tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Midget tries to bench press Sigit off him but Sigit keeps the position.
Sigit cracks Midget with a big elbow.
Sigit working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midget gets back to half guard.
Midget is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sigit slips a nice elbow through Midget's hands, connecting with Midget's forehead.

Sigit 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit is nestled in close to Midget, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sigit is trying for a kimura here. Midget looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sigit wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Sigit!
In his post fight interview, The Sigit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.