PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 494 p4p, 424 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 64 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

About Don
vs
Polus

180 cm
27
173
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
182
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don misses with a lunging right hand
and Polus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

About Don darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
About Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Polus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
About Don is thwarting Polus's attempts to control the position.
About Don not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
About Don looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Polus!
About Don content just to control the position here.
Polus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Polus tries to roll over but About Don keeps him under control.
About Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Polus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polus trying to control but About Don postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don working over Polus with some ground and pound. Polus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
About Don is looking to pass Polus's guard but actually Polus recovers to full guard.
About Don postures up in Polus's guard and throws a big left but Polus blocks it.
Polus looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
About Don slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Polus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus sneaks back into half guard.
About Don landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Polus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
About Don wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
Polus controls About Don momentarily but About Don frees himself.
Polus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polus is trying to control the position but About Don postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
About Don wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.

About Don avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

About Don looking to improve position, pressing down on Polus's thigh with his hand. Polus seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is About Don paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! About Don's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Polus picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raminus Polus!
An out of breath Raminus Polus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.