PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awesome comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Awesome
vs
Sakuraba

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakuraba showed some decent athleticism there.
Awesome is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Awesome avoid being mounted?
Awesome is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sakuraba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sakuraba tries to stand but can't do so whilst Awesome controls his leg.
Awesome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakuraba scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like Nigel Awesome has been cut.
Awesome trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba tries to stand and escape but Awesome actually recovers to full guard.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Awesome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Awesome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Awesome 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.
Sakuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Awesome wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Awesome stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Awesome from controlling successfully.
Awesome postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Awesome has his takedown stuffed

and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Awesome won't be happy with that.
Sakuraba tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Awesome tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Awesome gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Awesome is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awesome is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
Sakuraba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Awesome kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sakuraba wants to stand but Awesome has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Awesome is pressing down on Sakuraba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Sakuraba is posturing up here but Awesome has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sakuraba tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sakuraba has to tap! Slick submission there by Awesome!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nigel Awesome!