PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Saw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and josh fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saw
vs
fraser

200 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

201 cm
22
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Saw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, josh fraser!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fraser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saw looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
fraser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saw circles away.
fraser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Saw with that takedown attempt.
fraser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

fraser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
fraser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
fraser should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
fraser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Saw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of josh fraser.
fraser wants to break free but Saw has control.
fraser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saw is keeping busy.

fraser pulls guard.
fraser pulls Saw in close to prevent any damage.
Saw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
fraser lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saw!
fraser putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.

fraser working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Saw is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

fraser wants to finish this one by submission but Saw is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from fraser.
fraser cracks Saw with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! fraser connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
fraser lands a heavy elbow.
Saw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saw is trying to stand up.
fraser trying to control but Saw is having none of it.

fraser stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Saw has taken the fight to the clinch.

fraser wants the takedown. Saw is fighting it off but fraser persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saw's guard against the cage.
fraser works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fraser is keen to just control but Saw is a slippery customer.

fraser escapes and gets back to his feet.

fraser clinches up with Saw and pushes him back against the cage.
fraser looking to slow down the pace here.
fraser tries for a takedown but Saw manages to get underhooks.
fraser can't break the clinch.
Saw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from fraser.
fraser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saw has him pressed against the cage.

fraser ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. fraser no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
fraser trying to control the position.

fraser is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Saw has his hands clasped together but fraser extends an breaks Saw's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by fraser.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). josh fraser!