PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Under A T Rex Bottom (ranked 4897 p4p, 464 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 3562 p4p, 381 weight class). A T Rex Bottom comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Kotori. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Under A T Rex Bottom
vs
Aurelius

170 cm
20
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

A T Rex Bottom gets caught flat footed, as Aurelius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A T Rex Bottom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but A T Rex Bottom keeps moving.

A T Rex Bottom working for a triangle but Aurelius defends it easily.
Aurelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A T Rex Bottom looking for a sweep. Not yet A T Rex Bottom, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius controls from within his opponent's guard.
A T Rex Bottom is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but A T Rex Bottom keeps moving.
Aurelius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelius throws a big elbow that misses.

Aurelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and A T Rex Bottom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aurelius has managed to get both his arms back between A T Rex Bottom's legs - danger averted.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but A T Rex Bottom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A T Rex Bottom tries to pull guard but Aurelius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aurelius.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius looking for a takedown.
Aurelius working aggressively here.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius wants to take the fight to the mat but A T Rex Bottom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

A T Rex Bottom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A T Rex Bottom changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelius. That snapped A T Rex Bottom's head back.
Aurelius with a nice cross.
Aurelius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as A T Rex Bottom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aurelius has a takedown stuffed.
A T Rex Bottom tries to counter with a takedown but Aurelius is quick to defend against it.
Snake Under A T Rex Bottom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Aurelius.
Aurelius is looking to clinch but A T Rex Bottom is avoiding it.
A T Rex Bottom tries to counter with a takedown but Aurelius is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks a nice hook into A T Rex Bottom's ribs.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius throws a body shot but no joy.
A T Rex Bottom feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. A T Rex Bottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A T Rex Bottom was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelius.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A T Rex Bottom was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelius.
A T Rex Bottom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. A T Rex Bottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A T Rex Bottom feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A T Rex Bottom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Aurelius instigates a clinch.
Aurelius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Aurelius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
A T Rex Bottom is looking to control Aurelius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can A T Rex Bottom avoid being mounted?
Aurelius trying to control from A T Rex Bottom's half guard. A T Rex Bottom has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A T Rex Bottom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelius's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.

Aurelius looking for a guillotine here but A T Rex Bottom defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

A T Rex Bottom is controlling Aurelius's posture.
A T Rex Bottom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelius is one step ahead there.
A T Rex Bottom is working hard here to advance position.
Aurelius trying to control but A T Rex Bottom is working from the bottom.

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.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to keep Aurelius in close.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control the position.
A T Rex Bottom keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
Aurelius stopping the sweep attempt from A T Rex Bottom.

Aurelius is sitting in close to A T Rex Bottom's body. A T Rex Bottom has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Aurelius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Aurelius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by A T Rex Bottom.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
Snake Under A T Rex Bottom looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Orange Do Oh Hope just whooped your ass, hooray I won! Keyboard warriors!'.
The defeated Marcus Aurelius had this to say: 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear'.