PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hotsauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bimer
vs
Hotsauce

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Bimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Hotsauce!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bimer rushes Hotsauce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hotsauce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotsauce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bimer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bimer fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Hotsauce as Bimer shoots in.
Bimer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bimer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bimer.

Bimer moves into the clinch.
Bimer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hotsauce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bimer jumps guard but Hotsauce stands there with Bimer around his waist. Bimer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotsauce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bimer tries to avoid it but Hotsauce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bimer to the ground. Bimer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hotsauce moves out of range of the leg kick from Bimer.
Bimer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bimer is looking to clinch but Hotsauce is avoiding it.

Bimer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bimer breaks the clinch.

Bimer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hotsauce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hotsauce distracts Bimer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hotsauce postures up and lands a big shot to Bimer's brow.
Hotsauce connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bimer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hotsauce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bimer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hotsauce on the ground.
Bimer is trying to keep Hotsauce in close.
Hotsauce with a nice head shot there.
Hotsauce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hotsauce wants to control from the top but Bimer keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hotsauce is working Bimer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bimer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Bimer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hotsauce defends it easily.
Hotsauce postures up and lands a big shot to Bimer's brow.
Bimer keeping moving, preventing Hotsauce from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bimer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hotsauce is aware though and is defending well.
Bimer is breathing heavily.
Bimer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hotsauce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bimer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hotsauce is working Bimer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bimer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hotsauce scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hotsauce has gone for a leg lock! Bimer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hotsauce's guard.
Hotsauce wants to stand up but Bimer is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bimer looking to sit in guard and control but Hotsauce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hotsauce works over Bimer with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hotsauce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hotsauce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hotsauce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hotsauce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bimer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hotsauce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bimer somewhat.
Bimer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hotsauce sprawls well. Hotsauce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bimer gets slowly back to his feet.

Hotsauce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bimer trying to hold on to Hotsauce's head to control him but Hotsauce postures up.
Hotsauce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bimer is looking for a sweep. Hotsauce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotsauce working the head and body with strikes.
Hotsauce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bimer trying to hold on to Hotsauce's head to control him but Hotsauce postures up.
Bimer is looking to improve his position.
Hotsauce prevents Bimer from standing back up.

Bimer is defending against the submission attempts here by Hotsauce.
Hotsauce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hotsauce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotsauce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bimer is looking to get back to is feet but Hotsauce passes into side control.
Hotsauce lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Hotsauce scoring with punches and elbows.
Hotsauce working the ground and pound.
Bimer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bimer is trying to control Hotsauce's posture but Hotsauce avoids it.
Bimer wants to get back to his feet.
Bimer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bimer tries to get out of the position.
Bimer is looking for a sweep.

Hotsauce tries for a kimura but Bimer is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bimer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Hotsauce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bimer can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnny Hotsauce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bimer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hotsauce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bimer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bimer is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotsauce cracks Bimer with a big right hand but Bimer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bimer struggling a bit here.
Hotsauce in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hotsauce works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hotsauce working the head with strikes.

Hotsauce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Hotsauce seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hotsauce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hotsauce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bimer as he avoids it easily.
Bimer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hotsauce is fending him off so far but Bimer persists. Nope, Hotsauce circles away and we're back to standing.

Hotsauce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hotsauce with a nice head shot there.

Hotsauce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hotsauce throwing strikes but missing.
Hotsauce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bimer has Hotsauce pulled in close to control his posture.
Hotsauce passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotsauce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hotsauce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hotsauce trying to control from half guard but Bimer is working away.

Bimer looking for subs from the bottom but Hotsauce mounts him!
Hotsauce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hotsauce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bimer's face.
Hotsauce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hotsauce with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Bobby Bimer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotsauce won't let Bimer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hotsauce lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bimer hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hotsauce wants to finish this one by submission but Bimer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hotsauce.
Hotsauce looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hotsauce lands a couple of good shots and Bimer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hotsauce lands shots from the back.
Bimer is trying to remain composed but Hotsauce is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hotsauce has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bimer.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hotsauce.
Hotsauce landing with strikes.
Hotsauce landing with strikes.

Hotsauce sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Bimer taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Hotsauce!