PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ness (ranked 2398 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Yellow Submarine (ranked 283 p4p, 296 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ness might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cocaine. Yellow Submarine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ness
vs
Submarine

194 cm
27
220
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
215
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yellow Submarine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ness closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Submarine quickly recovers to half guard.
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. Ness connects with a nice short shot to Submarine's temple.
Submarine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ness.
Ness 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.
Ness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ness controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ness lands a nice short elbow.
Ness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ness 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.
Ness trying to mount his opponent but Submarine defends it.
Ness definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness prevents Submarine from improving his position.
Ness not doing much here.
Submarine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
Ness throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ness throwing shots but Submarine is blocking nicely.
Submarine trying to hold on to Ness's head to control him but Ness postures up.
Ness tries to pass to full mount but Submarine defends it.
Ground and pound from Ness.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Submarine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ness takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ness throwing shots but Submarine is blocking nicely.
Ness is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Submarine wants to improve his position but Ness is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ness working the head and body with strikes.
Ness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ness controlling the pace.
Ness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ness controlling the pace.
Ness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ness slips a nice elbow through Submarine's hands, connecting with Submarine's forehead.
Still in half guard, Ness seems content to control.
Ness lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Ness connects with a nice short shot to Submarine's temple.
Ness is looking to advance position but Submarine won't allow it.
Ness not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ness landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ness scores with a big shot! Submarine's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Submarine! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ness!
Rick Ness thanked the fans post fight for their support.