PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Too Eazy (ranked 2918 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunk Li (ranked 2348 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eazy
vs
Li

179 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
206 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Too Eazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chunk Li!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eazy gets a takedown into half guard.

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

Eazy seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
Li wants to control but Eazy is keeping busy.
Li gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eazy manages to get himself to full guard.

Li looking to sit in guard and control but Eazy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Eazy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eazy wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Eazy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Li manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Eazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Li is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.

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.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Eazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Eazy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Eazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eazy holds on and takes a little breather.
Li showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eazy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Li wants to control from the top but Eazy keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Li closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eazy tries to roll over but Li keeps him under control.
Eazy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.

Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eazy is looking to improve his position.
Li not doing much here.
Eazy wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eazy is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Li wants to control from the top but Eazy keeps moving.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Eazy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chunk Li will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eazy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Eazy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.

Li gets caught flat footed, as Eazy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eazy trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Eazy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.

Eazy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Li is not content to let Eazy control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li trying to control but Eazy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is pressing down on Eazy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eazy trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Eazy tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Eazy won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Li keeping moving, preventing Eazy from controlling successfully.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eazy wants to get back to full guard but Li has mounted him!
Eazy tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eazy is looking to escape.

Li is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Eazy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Eazy!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Eazy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Li looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Li looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Li!

Li tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Li has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chunk Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eazy is trying to work for a sweep but Li has mounted him!

Li quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Li but it's paid off an Eazy is forced to tap! Nice work by Li.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chunk Li!
A very excited looking Chunk Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.