PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamil Figg Hoblyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veit Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Figg Hoblyn
vs
Gaul

213 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamil Figg Hoblyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Veit Gaul!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figg Hoblyn works Gaul's body with a nice hook.

Figg Hoblyn clinches up against the cage.
Gaul looking for a takedown.

Figg Hoblyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Figg Hoblyn scores a takedown into full mount!
Figg Hoblyn trying to control but Gaul is having none of it.

Figg Hoblyn has control of Gaul's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gaul regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Figg Hoblyn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gaul is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gaul and Figg Hoblyn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gaul wants to control but Figg Hoblyn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaul tries to improve position but can't.
Gaul is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gaul has hold of Figg Hoblyn's hands but Figg Hoblyn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Figg Hoblyn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gaul wants to control but Figg Hoblyn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gaul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Figg Hoblyn wants to control from the top but Gaul keeps moving.
Gaul 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.
Figg Hoblyn postures up and lands a big shot to Gaul's brow.
Gaul 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.
Gaul can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Figg Hoblyn controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gaul looks gassed!
Figg Hoblyn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Figg Hoblyn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Figg Hoblyn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Figg Hoblyn showed some decent athleticism there.
Gaul is trying to stand.
Gaul is staying active underneath Figg Hoblyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Figg Hoblyn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaul knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaul taking some punishment here, with Figg Hoblyn in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is trying to get back to full guard.
Figg Hoblyn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gaul!
Gaul is trying desperately to improve position.
Gaul is squirming around, avoiding Figg Hoblyn's attempts to control the action.
Figg Hoblyn controlling from mount.

Figg Hoblyn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Figg Hoblyn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gaul looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Figg Hoblyn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Figg Hoblyn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gaul is looking to escape.
Figg Hoblyn avoids the attempt from Gaul to control.
Figg Hoblyn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Figg Hoblyn landing strikes from the mount and Gaul is in trouble!
Gaul is desperately trying to improve his position but Figg Hoblyn has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamil Figg Hoblyn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Figg Hoblyn darts in and clinches Gaul up against the cage.

Figg Hoblyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaul takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Gaul is rocked!
Gaul closes the distance looking to clinch

and Figg Hoblyn counters with a shoot takedown. Gaul fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaul is still in real trouble! Can Figg Hoblyn finish him?

Gaul is working an open guard so Figg Hoblyn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gaul seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figg Hoblyn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Figg Hoblyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Figg Hoblyn.

Figg Hoblyn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gaul pushes Figg Hoblyn off and gets back to his feet.

Figg Hoblyn feints and as Gaul raises his hands in defense, Figg Hoblyn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaul being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Figg Hoblyn is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Figg Hoblyn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaul's guard.

Figg Hoblyn gets to his feet. Gaul looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gaul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Figg Hoblyn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gaul trying to hold on to Figg Hoblyn's head to control him but Figg Hoblyn postures up.
Gaul wants to get back to his feet.
Figg Hoblyn is just content to waste time from the top position. Gaul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gaul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaul is pulling down on Figg Hoblyn's head. It's preventing any offense from Figg Hoblyn, at least for the moment.
Gaul looking to control.
Figg Hoblyn tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaul is retaining full guard.
Figg Hoblyn lands a couple of elbows.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Figg Hoblyn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Figg Hoblyn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gaul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Figg Hoblyn is working away from the top position though.

Figg Hoblyn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gaul is just riding it out for now. Figg Hoblyn eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn trying to control the action but Gaul is working from the bottom.
Gaul won't allow Figg Hoblyn to pass to mount.

Figg Hoblyn wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Figg Hoblyn trying to control from half guard but Gaul is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaul closes the distance looking to clinch

and Figg Hoblyn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn is nestled in close to Gaul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Figg Hoblyn wants to take a breather but Gaul is having none of it.
Figg Hoblyn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Figg Hoblyn controlling the action here.
Gaul trying to hold on to Figg Hoblyn's head to control him but Figg Hoblyn postures up.

Figg Hoblyn is looking for a kimura but Gaul is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Figg Hoblyn to get the leverage.
Figg Hoblyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figg Hoblyn thows a huge punch but Gaul dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
Figg Hoblyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gaul counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamil Figg Hoblyn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Figg Hoblyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Figg Hoblyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaul as he avoids it easily.

Figg Hoblyn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaul tries to bench press Figg Hoblyn off him but Figg Hoblyn keeps the position.
Gaul stops Figg Hoblyn from passing to mount.
Figg Hoblyn controls the position.
Gaul gets back to half guard.
Gaul manages to get to full guard.
Gaul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Figg Hoblyn's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Figg Hoblyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gaul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn pulls Gaul in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Figg Hoblyn is on top in guard.
Tamil Figg Hoblyn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figg Hoblyn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Figg Hoblyn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Figg Hoblyn scores with a takedown into Gaul's guard.
Figg Hoblyn slips nicely into half guard.
Figg Hoblyn works his way into full mount!
Gaul tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaul bucks up and throws Figg Hoblyn to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Figg Hoblyn shoots in and bounces Gaul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaul manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figg Hoblyn gets back to half guard.
Figg Hoblyn tries to roll over but Gaul keeps him under control.
Gaul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Figg Hoblyn is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaul's back!
Gaul looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Good control from Figg Hoblyn.
Figg Hoblyn trying to control momentarily.
Gaul trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Figg Hoblyn go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four 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.
Gaul wants to control his opponent's hands but Figg Hoblyn gets his hands free.
Gaul looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Figg Hoblyn has Gaul flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gaul rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gaul gets full guard.
Gaul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Figg Hoblyn's guard.
Gaul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veit Gaul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Figg Hoblyn working for a triangle but Gaul defends it easily.
Gaul stopping the sweep attempt from Figg Hoblyn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamil Figg Hoblyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Figg Hoblyn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamil Figg Hoblyn!