PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Higgs (ranked 675 p4p, 96 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 1305 p4p, 169 weight class). Jormungand Bolverk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Higgs
vs
Bolverk

193 cm
26
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Higgs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bolverk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolverk lands with a good body shot.
Higgs with a poor takedown

and Bolverk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bolverk.

Higgs has picked Bolverk up - he's going for a ride! Higgs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Higgs is looking for a kimura but Bolverk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Higgs to get the leverage.
Bolverk wants to improve his position but Higgs is controlling well.

Higgs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Higgs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bolverk sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Higgs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bolverk is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Higgs!
Robert Higgs retains his middleweight title!