PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between grimli fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Praegitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

fiendish
vs
Praegitzer

179 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, grimli fiendish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Praegitzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fiendish wants to clinch up but Praegitzer keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Praegitzer as fiendish shoots in.

Praegitzer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Praegitzer showed some decent athleticism there.
Praegitzer trying to control from half guard but fiendish is working away.
fiendish trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Praegitzer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, fiendish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Praegitzer trying to mount his opponent but fiendish defends it.
Praegitzer content to control rather than advance.
fiendish is staying active underneath Praegitzer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Praegitzer seems to be working for a kimura but fiendish defends the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fiendish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Josh Praegitzer has been cut.
fiendish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
fiendish tries to close the distance and clinch but Praegitzer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Praegitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
fiendish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
fiendish fails in his attempt to clinch.
fiendish fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fiendish moves in looking to clinch but Praegitzer pushes him off.
Praegitzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from fiendish.
Praegitzer swats away the attempt to clinch by fiendish.
fiendish misses with a takedown

and Praegitzer counters with a single leg into guard. fiendish didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

fiendish working for a triangle but Praegitzer defends it easily.
fiendish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
fiendish can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Praegitzer controls the pace.
fiendish keeping moving, preventing Praegitzer from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer passes fiendish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Praegitzer wants to pass the guard but fiendish is defending well.
fiendish is not content to let Praegitzer control the position.
fiendish is trying to stand up here but Praegitzer is controlling him well.
fiendish is breathing heavily.
Praegitzer wants to pass to mount but fiendish is defending the position.

Praegitzer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Praegitzer stalling away here and it's allowed fiendish to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Praegitzer has gone for a leg lock! fiendish slips out almost immediately though and dives into Praegitzer's guard.

Praegitzer is working an open guard so fiendish takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from fiendish does no damage.
fiendish looks to clinch

and Praegitzer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in fiendish's guard now.
fiendish controls Praegitzer momentarily but Praegitzer frees himself.

fiendish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Praegitzer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fiendish looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Praegitzer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Praegitzer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Praegitzer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Praegitzer showed some decent athleticism there.
Praegitzer is stalling here. fiendish is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Praegitzer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and fiendish has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Praegitzer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
fiendish trying to control the action but Praegitzer is working from the bottom.
fiendish working away.
Praegitzer tries to buck fiendish off but fiendish is having none of it.
Praegitzer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Praegitzer trying to control from the bottom.
fiendish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Praegitzer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Praegitzer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer trying to control from the bottom.

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

and Praegitzer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for fiendish!

Praegitzer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
fiendish tries to hold on but Praegitzer postures up.
fiendish is wriggling around trying to escape.
Praegitzer wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
fiendish is looking to improve his position but Praegitzer isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fiendish tries to lock up and control but Praegitzer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Praegitzer moves to the back.
fiendish tries to roll but Praegitzer sticks to his back.
Praegitzer wants to control but fiendish manages to buck him off and is now in Praegitzer's guard! Nice work there by fiendish!
fiendish trying to control but Praegitzer is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Praegitzer is on top in guard.
Praegitzer content to stall in guard here.
Praegitzer trying to control but fiendish is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

fiendish had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Praegitzer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. fiendish Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Praegitzer's back instead.

fiendish tightening his grip on Praegitzer, looking for the choke.
fiendish tries to get the hooks in deep but Praegitzer pushed the leg off.
Praegitzer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
fiendish trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant 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.
fiendish is really struggling to control Praegitzer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Josh Praegitzer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Praegitzer is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Praegitzer rolls, trying to escape but fiendish keeps control of the position.

fiendish patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Praegitzer is trying to break free.

Praegitzer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Praegitzer wants to control his opponent's hands but fiendish gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Praegitzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Praegitzer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Praegitzer with a lazy takedown attempt
and fiendish counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
fiendish darts in trying to clinch

and Praegitzer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in fiendish's guard.
fiendish working a defensive guard here.
Praegitzer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Praegitzer passes fiendish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Praegitzer trying to control from half guard but fiendish is working away.
Praegitzer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
fiendish is looking to control Praegitzer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can fiendish avoid being mounted?

fiendish actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fiendish wants to get back to full guard.
Praegitzer stops fiendish from getting back to his feet.
Praegitzer wants to take a breather but fiendish is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
fiendish wants to improve his position but Praegitzer is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Praegitzer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Praegitzer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Praegitzer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Praegitzer looking for a guillotine from mount but fiendish is having none of it.
fiendish tries to lock up and control but Praegitzer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer wants to take his opponent's back but fiendish doesn't allow it.
Praegitzer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Praegitzer moves to back control.
Praegitzer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Praegitzer has his arm under fiendish's chin here. Game over son! Praegitzer squeezes tightly and fiendish is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Praegitzer!