PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tran Do Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie The Supreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Do Di
vs
The Supreme

170 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tran Do Di!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie The Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Supreme tries to close the distance and clinch but Di swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Supreme shoots in for a takedown but Di shows good takedown defense.

The Supreme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Di looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Di controls The Supreme momentarily but The Supreme frees himself.

Di is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Supreme defends well.
The Supreme looking to pass the guard.
The Supreme wanted to stand there but Di had control of the position.
The Supreme throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Supreme looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Di lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Supreme!
The Supreme wants to hold on but Di pushes him away.

Di goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now The Supreme is on top in guard.
The Supreme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Di swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Supreme wants to stand but Di has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Di is looking for a triangle here but The Supreme uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Di sneaks back into half guard.
Di is trying to maintain the position but The Supreme is very close to passing his half guard.

Di is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Supreme pulls his head out easily.
The Supreme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Di does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Di might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Di looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Di is pressing down on The Supreme's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Di isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Supreme stacks Di on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Supreme!

The Supreme stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Di looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Supreme!
Di tries to control but The Supreme wriggling away.

Di is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Supreme is surviving well by controlling Di's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Supreme is trying to escape the mount.

Di is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Supreme has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The Supreme really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Di avoids the attempt from The Supreme to control.

Di working for a guillotine from mount but The Supreme is in no mood to give up.
The Supreme tries to reverse the position but Di maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tran Do Di dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Di throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Supreme was covering up waiting for the punch and Di finishes the takedown easily into guard.

The Supreme kicks Di off and gets to his feet.
The Supreme has his takedown stuffed

and Di counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Di slips nicely into half guard.

Di is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Di is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Supreme is pressing down on Di's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Supreme can't keep his opponent in guard - Di advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Supreme tries to get to full guard but Di has control of the leg.
Di is trying to control. The Supreme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Di content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di passes to side control.

Di swings around for an armbar but The Supreme sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Di's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Supreme trying to control but Di is working from the bottom.

Di has an active guard here but The Supreme has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Supreme lands strikes from half guard.

Di looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Di works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Supreme wants to work for an arm triangle but Di is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Di trying to control from the bottom.

The Supreme 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.
Di works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Di looking for a sweep. Not yet Di, not yet.
The Supreme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Di swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The Supreme has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Di to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! The Supreme is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Di pulls down on the head and he's put The Supreme to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tran Do Di!