PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie McCraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Urbonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urbonas has chosen "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McCraken
vs
Urbonas

185 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
24
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Urbonas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urbonas tries to avoid it but McCraken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urbonas to the ground. Urbonas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Urbonas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCraken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urbonas as he jumps to the side.
Ernie McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie McCraken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCraken looks for a takedown but Urbonas sprawls well.

McCraken shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCraken was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

McCraken looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McCraken prevents Urbonas from getting the reversal.
McCraken avoids the attempt from Urbonas to control.

McCraken has hold of Urbonas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Urbonas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Urbonas is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCraken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Urbonas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McCraken working away.
Urbonas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Urbonas trying to hold on to McCraken's head to control him but McCraken postures up.
McCraken is stalling here. Urbonas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McCraken seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Urbonas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McCraken might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCraken tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Urbonas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urbonas controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken is looking for a sweep.
Urbonas is staying tight to McCraken's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorge Urbonas.
McCraken fails with the takedown.

Urbonas gets the takedown into side control.
McCraken is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Urbonas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Urbonas prefers to stall for the moment though.
McCraken tries to improve position but can't.
McCraken is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken is working hard here to advance position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Urbonas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Urbonas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Urbonas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCraken misses with a takedown
and Urbonas counters with a low kick, right behind McCraken 's knee.
Urbonas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Urbonas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCraken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McCraken is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Urbonas scores with a leg kick.
McCraken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Urbonas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCraken!
Urbonas controlling from mount.
McCraken tries to hold on but Urbonas postures up.
McCraken is looking to get to half guard.
McCraken wants to control but Urbonas is having none of it.
Urbonas controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jorge Urbonas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCraken with a poor takedown

and Urbonas counters with a shoot takedown. McCraken fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCraken has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urbonas has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on McCraken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Urbonas controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Urbonas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McCraken is trying to escape and Urbonas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McCraken is forced to tap! Nice work there by Urbonas! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Urbonas!