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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jose arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Focker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jose arias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Focker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
arias is looking to clinch but Focker is avoiding it.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Focker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
arias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch but Focker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jose arias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
arias wants to clinch up but Focker keeps it at a distance.
arias doesn't manage to clinch there - Focker circles away.
arias wants to clinch up but Focker keeps it at a distance.
arias is looking to clinch.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch but Focker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
arias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Focker avoids it really well and circles away.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Focker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
arias tries to clinch but Focker is having none of it.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Focker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Focker closes the distance and clinches up with arias, looking for a takedown. Focker pushes arias against the cage but arias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Focker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Focker or perhaps it was just good defense by arias which made him look bad.
arias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Focker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Focker.
jose arias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Focker.
arias is looking to clinch.
arias with a poor takedown
and Focker counters with a nice double leg into side control. arias won't be happy with that.
Focker trying to control the action but arias is working from the bottom.
Focker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Focker prevents arias from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Focker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Focker looks gassed!
Focker is trying to get an arm triangle but arias is defending well.
arias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Focker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Focker is trying to get an arm triangle but arias is defending well.
arias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Focker on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
arias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Focker trying to control the action but arias is working from the bottom.
arias is pushing Focker's head away, looking to escape. Focker manages to hold on to the position though.
Focker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but arias is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Focker tries for a kimura but arias is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
arias is pushing Focker's head away, looking to escape. Focker manages to hold on to the position though.
Focker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Focker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
arias is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Focker is trying to get an arm triangle but arias is defending well.
Focker trying to control the action but arias is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
arias wants to get back to his feet but Focker drags him back down.
Focker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but arias is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Focker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Focker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
arias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Focker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
arias tries to clinch
and Focker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Focker.
arias wants to get back to his feet but Focker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Focker 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.
Focker passes into half guard.
arias pushes Focker off looking to stand but Focker dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Focker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
arias is trying to stand up here but Focker is controlling him well.
John Focker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Focker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. arias doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Focker.
Focker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and arias defends it well.
Focker trying to control from half guard but arias is working away.
arias is in trouble now - Focker has advanced to mount!
arias wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Focker is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Focker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Focker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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