PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aronoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes the Pain by Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark Aronoff acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Muhammad
vs
Aronoff

185 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Aronoff!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aronoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aronoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muhammad is keeping the position for now.
Muhammad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aronoff on the ground.

Aronoff is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aronoff is looking to advance position but Muhammad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Aronoff is desperately trying to improve his position but Muhammad has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammad looking to control but Aronoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aronoff is trying to escape the mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Aronoff has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff looks gassed!
Aronoff is squirming around, avoiding Muhammad's attempts to control the action.
Aronoff is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aronoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muhammad tries to control but Aronoff wriggling away.
Aronoff can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff regains half guard.
Aronoff moves into full guard.
Aronoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muhammad manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad can't keep his opponent in guard - Aronoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aronoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Muhammad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Muhammad is defending against the submission attempts here by Aronoff.

Aronoff is looking for a kimura but Muhammad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aronoff to get the leverage.
Muhammad won't allow Aronoff to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Aronoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muhammad defends it well.
Muhammad looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Aronoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Muhammad throws a leg kick which misses Aronoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Aronoff tries to avoid it.
Muhammad misses with a kick to the body.
Muhammad looks to land a combination but Aronoff avoids it well.
Muhammad tests Aronoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Muhammad does no damage.
Muhammad swinging wilding here.
Muhammad fails with the takedown

so Aronoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Aronoff stops Muhammad from standing up.
Aronoff pushes down on Muhammad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aronoff prevents Muhammad from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aronoff is trying for a kimura here. Muhammad looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aronoff wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Aronoff!