PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gucci Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mane has chosen My Kitchen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gucci Mane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rudy Fernandez's chin.

Fernandez
vs
Mane

175 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gucci Mane!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernandez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernandez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mane thows a left - swing and a miss!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mane smiles and moves away.

Fernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fernandez showed some decent athleticism there.
Fernandez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fernandez working the ground and pound effectively.
Fernandez with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Fernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Fernandez looking to secure an arm triangle but Mane defends it well.
Mane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Mane frees his head quite easily.
Mane is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mane wants to hold on but Fernandez pushes him away.
Mane wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez landing strikes, looking to finish!

Fernandez looking to secure an arm triangle but Mane defends it well.
Fernandez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Gucci Mane has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That has opened up Gucci Mane's cut even more.

Fernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Mane frees his head quite easily.
Mane wants to hold on but Fernandez pushes him away.

Fernandez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mane stuffs the takedown.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Mane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mane as he jumps to the side.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mane as he jumps to the side.
Mane misses the shot to the body.

Fernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mane wants to get back to his feet.

Fernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez working away.
Mane is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fernandez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mane is trying to control Fernandez's posture but Fernandez avoids it.

Fernandez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mane, who protects the arm well.
Mane gets back to half guard.
Mane is trying to stand back up but Fernandez is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mane tries to roll over but Fernandez keeps him under control.
Mane tries to kick Fernandez off but Fernandez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gucci Mane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fernandez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Fernandez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mane can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fernandez looking to control but Mane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rudy Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fernandez is working for a guillotine from mount but Mane frees his head quite easily.
Fernandez wants to take his opponent's back but Mane doesn't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fernandez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mane is surviving well by controlling Fernandez's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mane tries to hold on but Fernandez pushes him away.
Mane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Mane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fernandez.
Fernandez raining down shots from the mount!
Mane is looking to improve his position but Fernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
Fernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mane is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mane tries to reverse the position but Fernandez maintains control.
Fernandez controlling the pace for now.
Fernandez avoids the attempt from Mane to control.

Fernandez has isolated one of Mane's arms. Mane looking to fight him off but Fernandez twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rudy Fernandez!