PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Lolata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Midas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Midas
vs
Lolata

213 cm
19
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Midas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Lolata!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lolata fails with a takedown attempt.

Lolata 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.
Midas pulls Lolata in close to his closed guard and prevents Lolata from doing any damage or advancing position.
Midas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Midas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Midas working a defensive guard here.
Midas keeping full guard, as Lolata tries to pass.
Midas wants to sweep here but Lolata controlling him for the moment.
Lolata wants to stand but Midas is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lolata trying to control but Midas is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lolata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Midas!
Lolata controlling from the full mount.
Lolata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Midas is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midas tries to lock up and control but Lolata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Midas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lolata sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Midas gets back to full guard.
Midas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lolata trying to control the position from guard on top but Midas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midas working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lolata wants to stand but Midas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lolata is looking to work some ground and pound but Midas has wrist control.

Lolata drops back, looking for a kneebar! Midas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Midas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Midas!
Lolata manages to work his way to half guard, despite Midas's best efforts.

Midas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Midas is breathing heavily.

Lolata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lolata is positioning himself well to prevent Midas advancing to mount.
Lolata wants to get back to full guard.
Midas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Midas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lolata is trying to stand.

Lolata kicks off Midas and gets to his feet.
Midas misses with a takedown attempt

and Lolata counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lolata stands up and beckons Midas to his feet.
Lolata doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Midas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lolata!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Lolata dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lolata fails with a takedown attempt.

Lolata 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.
Lolata trying to control the position from guard on top but Midas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midas controls Lolata momentarily but Lolata frees himself.
Lolata preventing the sweep.

Lolata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lolata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Midas wants to control the position but Lolata says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lolata is working for a kimura but Midas is defending it quite comfortably.
Lolata sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Lolata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Midas sees it coming and defends easily.
Lolata drops an elbow to the side of Midas's head.
Lolata winds up and cracks Midas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Midas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lolata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midas is keeping the position for now.
Lolata postures up.
Lolata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lolata connects with a couple of short punches.
Lolata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Midas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lolata slips nicely into half guard.

Lolata is trying for a kimura here. Midas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lolata wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Lolata!