PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trickle comes into the arena with Personal Jesus blaring out of the sound system. Cole Trickle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hard Core's chin.

Trickle
vs
Core

183 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Trickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hard Core!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle shoots in for a takedown but Core shows good takedown defense.
Core shoots in for a takedown but Trickle shows good takedown defense.

Core pushes Trickle up against the cage in a clinch.
Trickle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trickle stops a takedown attempt from Core.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Trickle.
Trickle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Trickle successfully pulls guard.
Core throws a strike but Trickle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Core escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trickle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Core has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Core is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Core is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Core seems to be working for a kimura but Trickle defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Core is keen to just control but Trickle is a slippery customer.

Core is trying to work for a kimura but Trickle is defending well.
Core sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trickle defending well though.
Core looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Core looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trickle trying to control from the bottom.
Core trying to mount his opponent but Trickle defends it.

Core is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Core is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trickle sees it coming and defends easily.

Core is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Trickle is just riding it out for now. Core eventually gives up the hold.
Trickle is trying to maintain the position but Core is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Core looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trickle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Core trying to control the action but Trickle is working from the bottom.
Core missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Core lands a nice short elbow.
Core looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Core lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Core is trying to work for a kimura but Trickle is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Core landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Core there.

Core is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hard Core!