PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beleg Kutalion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Franjy Izgrate has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Franjy Izgrate seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Izgrate
vs
Kutalion

190 cm
22
216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beleg Kutalion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izgrate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kutalion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Izgrate's waist but Izgrate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutalion off to one side.

Kutalion clinches.
Izgrate can't break the clinch.

Izgrate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutalion moves in looking to clinch but Izgrate pushes him off.
Kutalion is looking to clinch but Izgrate is avoiding it.

Izgrate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kutalion has gone for a leg lock! Izgrate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kutalion's guard.
Izgrate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kutalion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kutalion isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Izgrate stacks Kutalion 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 Izgrate!
Kutalion is looking for a sweep.
Kutalion trying to remain calm as Izgrate controls from the top position.
Kutalion is trying to improve his position.
Izgrate wants to stand but Kutalion is controlling his arm.
Kutalion wants to get back to his feet but Izgrate drags him back down.
Izgrate tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Izgrate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kutalion on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Izgrate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kutalion dodges the punch combination from Izgrate.
Kutalion wants to clinch.
Kutalion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kutalion shoots for a takedown but Izgrate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Izgrate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izgrate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kutalion looks gassed!
Izgrate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izgrate misses with a two punch combination.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but Kutalion keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Izgrate misses with a few strikes there.
Kutalion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Izgrate looks to land a combination but Kutalion avoids it well.
Izgrate misses with a head kick.
Izgrate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kutalion darts in trying to clinch

and Izgrate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Izgrate.

Kutalion pulls Izgrate into guard.
Kutalion lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Izgrate!
Kutalion trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutalion 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.

Kutalion working for a submission but Izgrate is keeping him at bay.
Izgrate stops Kutalion from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kutalion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutalion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Izgrate is looking to escape.
Izgrate really wants to buck Kutalion off and get back to his feet.
Kutalion prevents Izgrate from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Franjy Izgrate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kutalion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Izgrate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Kutalion or perhaps it was just good defense by Izgrate which made him look bad.
Kutalion tries to clinch up
and Izgrate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Izgrate throws a nice looking combination but Kutalion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutalion tries to clinch but Izgrate moves away
and Izgrate counters with a stiff right hand.
Kutalion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Izgrate counters with a leg kick.
Kutalion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Izgrate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kutalion avoids the head kick by Izgrate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Izgrate misses with a hook.
Izgrate misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kutalion has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kutalion.
Izgrate tries to break the clinch but Kutalion is controlling the position.
Izgrate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kutalion pushes off an throws an elbow but Izgrate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Izgrate cracks Kutalion with a nice body shot.
Kutalion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kutalion misses with an elbow over the top.
Kutalion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Izgrate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Izgrate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Izgrate gets underhooks to prevent Kutalion's takedown attempt.
Kutalion is trying to maintain a safe position but Izgrate gets an underhook and turns Kutalion into the cage.

Izgrate breaks the clinch.
Kutalion with a poor takedown
and Izgrate counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franjy Izgrate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beleg Kutalion.
Izgrate throws a combination. Kutalion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Izgrate tries to keep at a distance but Kutalion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Izgrate wants to get back to striking at distance but Kutalion won't allow it.

Izgrate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izgrate tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kutalion counters with a single leg into guard. Izgrate didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutalion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Izgrate's guard.
Kutalion stops Izgrate from standing up.
Izgrate working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Izgrate fending off the submission attempt from Kutalion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izgrate is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutalion is looking to control Izgrate but Izgrate is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kutalion might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Izgrate kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kutalion is controlling the position but Izgrate somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Kutalion is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Izgrate trying to control but Kutalion postures up.
Kutalion is trying to control the action in half guard but Izgrate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kutalion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kutalion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kutalion trying to control from Izgrate's half guard. Izgrate has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Kutalion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Izgrate looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Izgrate looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Izgrate!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Beleg Kutalion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Izgrate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutalion looks to clinch
and Izgrate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Izgrate misses with a series of wild punches.
Izgrate tries to bum rush Kutalion with a series of wild strikes but Kutalion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutalion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kutalion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kutalion trying to control but Izgrate is working from the bottom.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izgrate is working an open guard so Kutalion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kutalion gets a takedown into half guard.
Kutalion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kutalion trying to control the action but Izgrate is working from the bottom.
Kutalion stalling away here and it's allowed Izgrate to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kutalion wants to control from the top but Izgrate keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutalion wants to pass the guard but Izgrate is keeping the position.
Izgrate 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.
Kutalion wants to control from the top but Izgrate keeps moving.
Kutalion passes into half guard.
Kutalion stops Izgrate from getting back to his feet.

Kutalion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Izgrate is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Izgrate pushes Kutalion off and gets back to his feet.
Izgrate throws a right hand that Kutalion ducks under and follows up with a left that Kutalion also avoids with ease.
Izgrate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kutalion's sensitive parts.
Izgrate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Beleg Kutalion has been cut.

Kutalion moves into range and clinches up with Izgrate.

Kutalion wants the takedown. Izgrate is fighting it off but Kutalion persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Izgrate's guard against the cage.

Kutalion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Izgrate manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kutalion has Izgrate in his guard.

Kutalion is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Izgrate rolls with it to try and escape but Kutalion cranks on the arm and Izgrate is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beleg Kutalion!