PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payakaroon Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saplin has chosen Invincible as his entrance music. Marcus Saplin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bot
vs
Saplin

181 cm
20
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Payakaroon Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saplin has a takedown stuffed.
Saplin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bot slaps away a takedown attempt from Saplin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saplin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saplin closes the distance and clinches up with Bot, looking for a takedown. Saplin pushes Bot against the cage but Bot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Payakaroon Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
Bot throws a leg kick

and Saplin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saplin trying to control but Bot is working from the bottom.
Saplin advances position into side control!

Saplin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bot has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saplin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bot has escaped the position, nice work there.

Saplin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Saplin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two 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.

Saplin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Saplin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saplin working the ground and pound from side control.

Saplin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bot has escaped the position, nice work there.

Saplin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saplin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saplin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bot keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saplin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saplin throws a strike aimed at the side of Bot's head but Bot avoids it well.

Saplin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bot, who protects the arm well.

Saplin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Saplin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Saplin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saplin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saplin misses with a takedown attempt - Bot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saplin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Payakaroon Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Saplin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saplin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saplin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saplin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bot circles away.
Saplin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bot is fending him off so far but Saplin persists. Nope, Bot circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot keeps the fight on the outside.
Bot throws a leg kick but Saplin checks it.
Bot misses with a leg kick

and Saplin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saplin passes to side control.

Saplin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bot, who protects the arm well.
Saplin misses with the ground and pound.

Saplin has hold of Bot's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bot seems comfortable defending it but Saplin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bot is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bot is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Saplin couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Saplin!