PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sladderben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bisonrouge Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sladderben
vs
Jr

185 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Sladderben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bisonrouge Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sladderben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jr looks for a takedown but Sladderben sprawls well.
Sladderben doesn't manage to clinch there - Jr circles away.

Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jr jumps guard.

Sladderben stands up and waves to Jr to follow him.

Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sladderben keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sladderben won't allow Jr to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladderben controlling the position for now.
Jr trying to advance position but Sladderben counters by regaining guard.

Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sladderben has a closed guard, preventing Jr from standing up.
Jr wants to control from the top but Sladderben keeps moving.

Sladderben throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladderben lands a decent punch to the body there.
Jr wants to control from the top but Sladderben keeps moving.
Sladderben is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sladderben throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jr wanted to stand there but Sladderben had control of the position.
Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Sladderben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sladderben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sladderben wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Jr trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sladderben closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Sladderben seems to be working for a kimura but Jr defends the submission attempt.

Sladderben looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sladderben is breathing heavily.
Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sladderben is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to get back to full guard.

Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jr keeping control of the position.
Sladderben passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sladderben dominated that round.
That's time! Sladderben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jr shoots and misses

so Sladderben counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Sladderben is proving a slippery customer.
Sladderben trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sladderben is one step ahead there.
Jr trying to strike off his back.
Sladderben wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Sladderben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sladderben darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jr wants to get back to full guard but Sladderben has mounted him!

Sladderben working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Sladderben wants to finish this one by submission but Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sladderben.
Sladderben punching from mount but Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sladderben prevents Jr from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladderben throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sladderben looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sladderben throws some wild stikes that Jr manages to avoid easily.

Sladderben goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jr turns into him and now he's in Sladderben's guard.
Jr throwing strikes from guard but Sladderben blocks nicely.
Sladderben has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr trying to control but Sladderben is working from the bottom.
Sladderben is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Sladderben has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sladderben thows a big elbow that misses.
Sladderben preventing the sweep.
Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sladderben fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sladderben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Sladderben counters with a single leg into guard. Jr didn't expect that.

Jr is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sladderben has his hands clasped together but Jr extends an breaks Sladderben's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jr.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bisonrouge Jr!