PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Junior I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blippy Janks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior I comes to the cage accompanied by clear. Blippy Janks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Junior I
vs
Janks

225 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Junior I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blippy Janks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Janks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Janks lands in his opponent's guard.

Junior I isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Janks stacks Junior I on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Janks!
Janks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Janks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Junior I works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Janks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Janks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Janks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Junior I!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Janks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Junior I manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Janks staying calm.
Junior I is looking to reverse the position.

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.

Janks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Janks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Janks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior I, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Janks avoids the strikes from the bottom by Junior I.
Janks is chipping away with strikes.

Janks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior I is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Janks advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janks controlling the pace for now.
Janks landing strikes from the mount.
Janks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Janks unloads with some shots from mount but Junior I bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blippy Janks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Janks looks to land a combination but Junior I avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Junior I.
Janks keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior I doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Janks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Junior I's guard.
Janks slips nicely into half guard.
Janks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Janks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Junior I does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Janks prevents Junior I from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Janks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junior I is staying active underneath Janks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior I gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Janks counters with a single leg into guard. Junior I didn't expect that.
Junior I will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Junior I avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior I utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Janks drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Janks seems to have locked his on tight now - Junior I screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Janks, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Blippy Janks!