PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guqin Sona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Traore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Traore's choice of entrance music: Stay Schemin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sona
vs
Traore

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guqin Sona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remi Traore!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Traore closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Traore lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Traore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sona trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sona pulls Traore in to control the position.

Sona working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Traore has passed into half guard!
Sona slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sona tries to strike from the bottom.
Sona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Traore.

Sona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sona working a defensive guard here.
Traore wants to control from the top but Sona keeps moving.
Sona keeping full guard, as Traore tries to pass.
Traore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Sona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Traore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Traore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Traore postures up.
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.
Traore tries to free his leg and advance position but Sona is retaining full guard.
Traore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Traore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Remi Traore has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sona stuns Traore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Traore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Traore counters with a head kick. That will keep Sona thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Traore misses with a lunging right hand
and Sona counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sona misses with a takedown attempt - Traore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sona misses with a takedown
and Traore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Guqin Sona has been cut.
Sona is breathing heavily.
Traore misses with an uppercut
and Sona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sona shoots in but Traore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guqin Sona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Traore misses with a body kick.
Sona tries for a takedown but Traore circles away easily

and Traore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traore postures up in Sona's guard and throws a big left but Sona blocks it.
Traore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Traore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Traore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Traore forces his way into half guard.
Traore looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sona won't allow Traore to pass to mount.
Sona trying to hold on to Traore's head to control him but Traore postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Traore.
Sona trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Traore seems content to control.
Traore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Traore lands strikes from half guard.
Sona has hold of Traore's hands but Traore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Guqin Sona's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traore working over Sona with some ground and pound. Sona looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Guqin Sona's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Traore working Sona over with strikes.

Sona is rocked!

Jeez, Guqin Sona's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guqin Sona's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remi Traore!
Remi Traore decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.