PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between max sub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andoy care (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sub has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

sub
vs
care

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, max sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, andoy care!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sub fails with a takedown attempt.
sub fails with the takedown.
sub is breathing heavily.

care forces sub back against the cage and clinches.
sub changes levels and goes for a takedown here. care fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for max sub. That's going to take a lot out of him.

care feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

care 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.
care wants to stand but sub is controlling his posture from full guard.
care must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
care is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

care stands up from guard. Let's bang!

care moves into the clinch.

sub is fighting off a takedown attempt but care is just too persistent for him and manages to trip sub to the mat. sub regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

care drops back looking for a leg! sub is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sub manages to kick care off! care jumps back into sub's guard.
care wanted to stand there but sub had control of the position.

care drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and care jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
care looking to pass the guard.
sub 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

care decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on sub, up you get!
care shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and sub counters with a takedown into side control.
care is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
care looks to move to half guard but instead sub has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
sub is landing with some decent strikes but care is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
care is trying to stand up.
care is trying desperately to improve position.

sub working for a submission but care is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
care is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
care regains half guard.

care actively working from the bottom here.

care kicks off sub and gets to his feet.

sub gets caught flat footed, as care shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sub has his hands on care's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

care postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! sub is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of care, into his guard.

care is looking for a triangle but sub pushes his legs off easily.
care keeping moving, preventing sub from controlling successfully.

care looking for submissions from the bottom but instead sub passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
care is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

andoy care dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

sub with a lazy takedown attempt

and care counters with a shoot takedown. sub fights it but they end up in guard.
care tries to free his leg and advance position but sub is retaining full guard.
andoy care has got the better of the ground game so far.

care drops back looking for a leg! sub is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sub manages to kick care off! care jumps back into sub's guard.
care looking to pass the guard.

sub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
care stopping the sweep attempt from sub.
care wanted to stand there but sub had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

care drops back, looking for a kneebar! sub looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. sub looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from sub!
care is trying to buck sub off.
care tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
care rolls, trying to escape but sub keeps control of the position.

care is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake sub off. It looks like it's working - sub slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! care displaying calm under pressure there.
sub tries to clinch

and care counters by moving into the clinch.

care manages to pull guard.
sub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. care is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sub got a little sloppy there for a moment and care has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sub has managed to get both his arms back between care's legs - danger averted.
sub trying to control the position from guard on top but care is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sub distracts care with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

sub got a little sloppy there for a moment and care has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sub has managed to get both his arms back between care's legs - danger averted.

sub thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

care looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! sub has picked care up and slammed him! care can't keep hold of the triangle and sub manages to pass to side control!
care tries to bench press sub off him but sub keeps the position.

care is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let sub take his back! Uh oh - sub has got a rear naked choke here! care is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). max sub!