PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sweet and Sour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweet and Sour has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

and Sour
vs
Beard

150 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sweet and Sour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, No Beard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sour shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sour tries to control but Beard wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sour is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Beard is surviving well by controlling Sour's body position as best he can.
Beard working to try and regain half guard.
Beard tries to hold on but Sour pushes him away.
Sour wants to take Beard's back here but Beard is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Beard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard is refusing to be controlled, as Sour sits in half guard.
Beard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Beard actively working from the bottom here.
Sour trying to control from half guard but Beard is working away.
Beard is pressing down on Sour's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sour missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beard trying to control the position.
Sour tries to free his leg and advance position but Beard is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beard wants to sweep here but Sour controlling him for the moment.

Beard looking for a guillotine here but Sour defends easily.
Beard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sour trying to control but Beard is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beard stuffs the takedown.
Sour is breathing heavily.
Sour doesn't manage to clinch there - Beard circles away.
No Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Beard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sour's guard.
Beard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sour is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sour might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sour keeping moving, preventing Beard from controlling successfully.
Beard sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beard has his takedown stuffed

and Sour counters with a takedown into side control.
Sour really is a fat lump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard is looking to regain half guard here but Sour keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Beard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sour's best efforts.
Beard wants to control but Sour is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beard is looking to improve his position.
Sour is tying to control. Beard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beard is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beard shoots and misses

and Sour counters with a shoot takedown. Beard fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beard pulls Sour in to control the position.
Sour throwing strikes from guard but Beard blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sweet and Sour dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beard showed some decent athleticism there.
Beard wants to take a breather but Sour is having none of it.
Sour is trying to control but can't.

Beard is trying to work for a kimura but Sour is defending well.

Beard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sour is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). No Beard!