PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Focker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

vs
Focker

170 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

172 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RIZZLA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Little Focker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Focker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Focker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Focker can do anything to dispel that myth.
working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Focker's head.

got a little sloppy there for a moment and Focker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, has managed to get both his arms back between Focker's legs - danger averted.
Focker keeping moving, preventing from controlling successfully.

Focker working for a triangle but defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Focker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by .

feints and as Focker raises his hands in defense, changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Focker tries to strike from the bottom.
has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

drops back looking for a leg! Focker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Focker manages to kick off! jumps back into Focker's guard.
stands and throws Focker's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
trying to control the action but Focker is working from the bottom.
lands a nice forearm strike.

wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Focker, who protects the arm well.
Focker is trying to control 's posture but avoids it.
throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Focker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Focker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Focker looks gassed!

is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Focker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Focker struggling a bit here.

tries for a kimura but Focker is defending well.
Focker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Focker is trying to control 's posture but avoids it.
Focker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Focker as he jumps to the side.
fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIZZLA . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Focker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. is trying to defend but Focker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

looking for submissions off his back.

is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Focker is tapping! Great win for !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). RIZZLA !