PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cod Captivating (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Captivating
vs
Levin

187 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cod Captivating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Levin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin keeps the fight on the outside.
Captivating tries to clinch up.
Captivating tries to clinch there but Levin circles away.
A head kick misses from Captivating.

Levin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Captivating napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Captivating is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Levin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Levin taking a breather here.
Captivating is trying to control Levin's posture but Levin avoids it.
Captivating takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Captivating prevents Levin from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Captivating is trying to get back to half guard.

Levin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Levin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Levin working the ground and pound.
Captivating avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Levin.
Levin scores with punches from side control.
Levin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Captivating is avoiding damage well.
Captivating tries to escape but Levin is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Levin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Levin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Levin wants to control but Captivating is keeping him busy.
Levin is chipping away with strikes.
Levin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Levin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Levin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Captivating down.
Captivating taking a bit of punishment here - Levin scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Captivating is not content to let Levin control the position.
Levin staying calm.
Levin is putting a hurting on Captivating here, landing some big shots from side control.
Captivating is working to avoid the ground and pound but Levin connects with a decent elbow.
Captivating tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin is chipping away with strikes.
Captivating taking a bit of punishment here - Levin scoring with strikes.
Levin scoring with punches from side control.
Captivating takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Captivating on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Levin staying calm.

Levin decides to stand back up. Levin steps back and let's Captivating get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Captivating tries to clinch there but Levin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Levin dominated that round.
That's time! Captivating's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Captivating wants to clinch.
Captivating tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Levin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Levin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Levin raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Captivating is working to get back to half guard.
Levin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Levin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Captivating's face.

Levin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Captivating is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Captivating flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Levin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Captivating and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Levin slips an arm under Captivating chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Levin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Levin is squeezing on Captivating like an anaconda would it's prey. Captivating fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Levin!