PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between You Submit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Merde's choice of entrance music: Mötorhead's Burner. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Submit
vs
Merde

195 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Random Name Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, You Submit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Merde fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Submit sprawls well initially but Merde persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Merde trying to control the pace.
Submit tries to roll over but Merde keeps him under control.
Submit wants to control but Merde is keeping busy.
Submit wants to get back to full guard.

Submit actively working from the bottom here.
Merde performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Submit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Submit is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Submit works over Merde's head and body with a nice combination.

Merde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Merde preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Merde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Submit controls Merde momentarily but Merde frees himself.
Submit wants to sweep here but Merde controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde stops Submit from standing up.
Merde is stalling in the full guard.
Merde tries to free his leg and advance position but Submit is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde wants to control from the top but Submit keeps moving.

Submit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merde doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merde manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Merde controls from within his opponent's guard.
Merde tries to stand but Submit is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Submit looking for a guillotine here but Merde defends easily.
Submit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Merde preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Merde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Submit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that You Submit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Submit misses with a takedown attempt

and Merde counters with a takedown into side control.
Merde is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Submit's shoulder. That is not cool.
Submit can't do much from the bottom here.
Merde trying to control the action but Submit is working from the bottom.
Submit seems a little lost for a moment, as Merde dominates the positioning.
Submit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Submit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Merde jumps into side control!
Submit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Merde's best efforts.
Merde slows the pace down in half guard.
Merde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Merde wants to take a breather but Submit is having none of it.
Merde is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Merde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Submit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merde prevents Submit from improving his position.

Submit actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Submit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Merde is working away from the top position though.
Merde scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Submit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Merde is controlling the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Merde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Merde must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submit keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.

Merde gets to his feet - Submit follows without any prompting.
Merde loads up on a big right hand but Submit slips the punch.
Submit shoots and misses

and Merde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Merde.
Merde is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Submit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merde is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Merde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Submit is keeping the position for now.
Merde preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Submit striking off his back but it's not causing Merde any problems.
Merde passes Submit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Submit is trying to stand up here but Merde is controlling him well.
Submit trying to control here.

Submit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Submit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Merde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Submit fails with the takedown

and Merde counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Submit!
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Submit wants to hold on but Merde pushes him away.
Submit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gerard Merde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Merde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Submit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Submit is working hard here to advance position.
Merde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Submit is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Submit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Merde content just to control the position here.
Submit is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submit tries to lock up and control but Merde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Submit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Merde wants to take a breather but Submit is having none of it.
Merde has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Submit tries to hold on but Merde postures up.
Merde sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four 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.
Merde landing punches.
Submit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Submit is looking to get back to full guard here but Merde has managed to pass to side control instead.
Merde controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Submit is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Merde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!