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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed BruceLee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chewbacca Noise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammed BruceLee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Bacca! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bacca shoots in for a double leg but BruceLee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Bacca looking to score a takedown here. BruceLee is defending well but Bacca drives through and ends up in BruceLee's guard. Bacca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. It looks like Bacca might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Bacca decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Bacca shoots in looking for a takedown but BruceLee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bacca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A decent looking cross lands there for BruceLee.
It looks like Chew Bacca has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bacca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Bacca seems to be working for a kimura but BruceLee defends the submission attempt. Bacca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks BruceLee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. BruceLee is looking to escape. Bacca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. BruceLee wants to get back to his feet. Bacca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and BruceLee defends it well. Bacca content to control rather than advance. Bacca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bacca is trying to work for a kimura but BruceLee is defending well.
BruceLee is defending against the submission attempts here by Bacca.
Bacca is trying to work for a kimura but BruceLee is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bacca is taking a breather. BruceLee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bacca looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
BruceLee is trying to stand back up but Bacca is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BruceLee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Bacca is trying to work for a kimura but BruceLee is defending well.
Bacca sitting and controlling from the half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bacca connects with a nice short shot to BruceLee's temple. Bacca slows the pace down in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bacca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
BruceLee is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bacca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bacca stalling. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bacca prevents BruceLee from standing back up.
BruceLee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bacca on the ground. Bacca trying to control the pace. Let's hope that Bacca has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Bacca lands strikes from half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bacca prevents BruceLee from standing back up.
Bacca performing his best blanket impression for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Bacca dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BruceLee throws a head kick that misses. Bacca has a takedown stuffed. BruceLee gets caught flat footed, as Bacca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Bacca controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Bacca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bacca controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chew Bacca was stalling too much, according to the referee. Bacca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Bacca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. BruceLee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BruceLee really wants to buck Bacca off and get back to his feet. Bacca with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BruceLee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Bacca scoring with strikes but BruceLee is staying in there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bacca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Bacca with good strikes from the mount here! BruceLee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bacca landing strikes from the mount. Bacca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. BruceLee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BruceLee wants to try and get back to his feet. Bacca looking to control and managing it successfully. Bacca working away from the top, dropping strikes. Bacca looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bacca swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chew Bacca! Chew Bacca spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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