PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahi Esta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Lavi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Esta
vs
Lavi

175 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahi Esta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lavi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Esta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Lavi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Esta's half guard.
Esta is trying to stand up here but Lavi is controlling him well.
Esta wants to improve his position but Lavi is controlling well.

Lavi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Esta is trying to stand back up but Lavi is controlling him
Lavi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lavi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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

Lavi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Esta is trying to defend but Lavi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi content to control rather than advance.
Lavi tries to stand and escape but Esta is controlling the position.

Lavi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Esta defends it well.

Esta kicks off Lavi and gets to his feet.
Lavi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Esta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lavi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Esta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavi is trying to ground and pound but Esta uses the momentary lack of control by Lavi to regain half guard.
Lavi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Esta trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lavi is thwarting Esta's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Lavi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Esta is trying to stand up here but Lavi is controlling him well.
Lavi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lavi throwing shots but Esta is blocking nicely.
Lavi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Esta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lavi on the ground.
Lavi is pressing down on Esta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esta is holding on for now.
Esta wants to control but Lavi passes into side.
What's Esta going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esta is breathing heavily.

Lavi is trying to get an arm triangle but Esta is defending well.
Esta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross Lavi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lavi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Esta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lavi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lavi controlling from mount.
Lavi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Esta is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lavi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lavi unloads with some shots from mount but Esta bucks and avoids them well.
Lavi controlling the pace for now.
Lavi looking to finish with strikes here!
Lavi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi controlling his opponent.
Esta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Esta is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Esta wants to control but Lavi is having none of it.
Esta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lavi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lavi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lavi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Lavi looking to secure an arm triangle but Esta defends it well.
Lavi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Esta wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lavi.
Lavi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esta wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Lavi is working for a rear naked choke. Esta is not defending it well and Lavi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Esta refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Esta's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cross Lavi!