PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Badass (ranked 5567 p4p, 167 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 2381 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Badass
vs
Pablo

215 cm
18
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

196 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Total Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo throws the kick towards the body but Badass avoids it.
Pablo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badass at a distance.
Pablo connects with a single shot there.
Badass gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pablo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pablo tries to avoid it but Badass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pablo to the ground. Pablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pablo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Pablo cracks Badass with an uppercut from hell and Badass crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Pablo's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Badass is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pablo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Badass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pablo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Badass had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pablo defends it easily.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pablo wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Badass is trying to control the position but Pablo postures up.
Pablo cracks Badass with a solid left hand.
Pablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
Pablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badass can't keep his opponent in guard - Pablo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Badass looking for submissions off his back.
Badass has hold of Pablo's hands but Pablo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badass defending well though.
Pablo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pablo working over Badass with some ground and pound. Badass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Badass is trying to stand.
Pablo 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.
Pablo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Badass actively working from the bottom here.
Pablo working Badass over with strikes.
Pablo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pablo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pablo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pablo throws a nice looking combination but Badass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Pablo.
Juan Pablo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pablo lands a left and a right that sends Badass crashing to the canvas! Pablo dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Pablo! Badass is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Pablo!