PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Mean is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Modric
vs
Mean

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Modric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Mean!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Modric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mean moves into the clinch successfully.
Modric wants to get back to striking at distance but Mean won't allow it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mean has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Modric breaks from the clinch.
Mean avoids the body shot from Modric.
Modric throws a series of punches but Mean moves out of range.
Modric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Modric drives through and clinches with Mean against the cage.
Modric managing to block the knees to the body from Mean.

Modric breaks the clinch.
Modric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Modric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Modric instigates a clinch.

Modric manages to break the clinch.
Modric scores with a sloppy right hand. Mean should have avoided that one.
Modric misses with a series of wild punches.
Modric misses with a double jab.

Mean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Modric punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Modric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Modric throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Mean manages to pass to side control.
Modric striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mean is putting a hurting on Modric here, landing some big shots from side control.

Mean is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Modric is trying to escape and Mean transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Modric is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mean! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Mean!
After winning the bout, Jim Mean thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.