PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between john couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and scott tremmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). scott tremmer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

couture
vs
tremmer

180 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, john couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, scott tremmer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from couture.
tremmer doesn't manage to clinch there - couture circles away.

tremmer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than tremmer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

tremmer working for a submission but couture is keeping him at bay.

tremmer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, couture has managed to escape the submission attempt.
tremmer avoids the attempt from couture to control.
tremmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
couture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
couture tries to hold on but tremmer postures up.
couture is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
tremmer wants to control the pace but couture is squirming around nicely.
couture wants to control but tremmer is having none of it.
tremmer tries to control but couture wriggling away.

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.
tremmer with good strikes from the mount here!
tremmer avoids the attempt from couture to control.
couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if couture tries to get out of the position.
couture reaches up and holds on to tremmer to control the position.
couture is in all sorts of trouble here.
couture is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
tremmer prevents couture from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
couture really is a fat lump.
tremmer landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
couture is working to get back to half guard.
couture tries to hold on but tremmer pushes him away.
couture is controlling an arm, preventing tremmer from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
tremmer tries to control but couture wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
couture is trying to reverse the position but instead tremmer has taken his back - oops!
couture is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - tremmer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
couture is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scott tremmer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

couture closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. tremmer did well to prevent couture getting side control.
couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
tremmer tries to roll over but couture keeps him under control.
tremmer moves into full guard.
couture is in close to tremmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
tremmer seems keen to control couture's posture.
tremmer trying to keep a closed guard but couture is proving a slippery customer.
couture tries to free his leg and advance position but tremmer is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
couture is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
tremmer has his hands on couture's head, controlling the position.
couture trying to control but tremmer is working from the bottom.
couture throwing strikes from guard but tremmer blocks nicely.
couture won't allow tremmer to get back to his feet.
couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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.
tremmer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
couture is looking to stand up but tremmer won't let him.
couture trying to control but tremmer is working from the bottom.

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

and couture counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for tremmer!
couture controlling the pace for now.
tremmer is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
couture content just to control the position here.
tremmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
tremmer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
couture misses with some ground and pound and tremmer recovers position to half guard.

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.
tremmer tries to roll over but couture keeps him under control.
tremmer trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
tremmer moves out of range of the body kick.
couture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
couture throws a head kick but tremmer moves out of range.

couture shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. couture showed some decent athleticism there.
tremmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john couture dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

tremmer clinches.
couture prevents a takedown attempt there.
couture working aggressively here.
tremmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by couture.
tremmer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. couture smiles and moves away.
tremmer misses with a takedown

and couture counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in tremmer's guard now.
john couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of scott tremmer.
tremmer controls couture momentarily but couture frees himself.
couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
tremmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
couture wants to control from the top but tremmer keeps moving.
tremmer wants to control the position but couture says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
tremmer is trying to stand back up but couture is controlling him
couture controlling the pace.
john couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
tremmer is trying to get back to full guard.
tremmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
couture trying to control the action but tremmer is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
tremmer tries to clinch up but couture circles away and keeps his distance.
tremmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by couture.

tremmer moves into the clinch.
couture tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. tremmer smiles and moves away.
tremmer closes the distance looking to clinch

and couture counters with a takedown into side control.
couture wants to control but tremmer is keeping him busy.
tremmer is looking to regain half guard here but couture keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremmer struggling a bit here.

couture has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
tremmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
couture sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
couture tries to stand and escape but tremmer is controlling the position.
couture trying to control from tremmer's half guard. tremmer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

tremmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
couture controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
john couture showed his dominance in that final round.
I think couture has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john couture!