PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Umber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Logan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Umber's chin.

Umber
vs
Logan

210 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

207 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Umber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Logan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Logan tries to avoid it but Umber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Logan to the ground. Logan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Logan has his takedown stuffed

and Umber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Umber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Umber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Logan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Umber's guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Umber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Umber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Umber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Logan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Logan preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Umber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Umber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Logan. No joy for Umber on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Umber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Logan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Umber is breathing heavily.
Umber working the ground and pound from side control.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Logan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Umber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Logan manages to get to full guard.
Umber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Umber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Logan is trying to control the position but Umber postures up.
Umber postures up in Logan's guard and throws a big left but Logan blocks it.
Umber throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umber throwing strikes but missing.
Logan looking for a sweep. Not yet Logan, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Umber shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Umber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan shoots and misses

and Umber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Logan won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan is trying to improve his position.
Logan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Umber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Umber working Logan over with strikes.
Logan is pressing down on Umber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Umber is in close to Logan's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Logan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Logan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Umber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Umber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Umber lands a couple of digs.
Umber chips away with some ground and pound.
Logan wants to sweep but no luck.

Logan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Umber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Logan is tightening it up a little... Umber has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Umber reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Umber taps out! nice BJJ there by Logan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). King Logan!