PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem O Wheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vahaber comes to the cage accompanied by Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. Kareem O Wheet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vahaber
vs
O Wheet

190 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Valhalla War Gear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ara Vahaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem O Wheet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vahaber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vahaber misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Wheet misses with a head kick.
Vahaber scores with a decent looking hook.
Vahaber could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Wheet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vahaber stuns O Wheet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vahaber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vahaber scores with a hook to the body. O Wheet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Wheet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Wheet tries to close the distance and clinch but Vahaber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

O Wheet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Wheet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vahaber is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Wheet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vahaber because O Wheet loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Wheet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Wheet landing strikes from the mount.

Vahaber is rocked!
Vahaber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Vahaber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Wheet misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vahaber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Wheet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Wheet thowing shots but they're missing.

(x)
O Wheet looking for a guillotine from mount but Vahaber is having none of it.
O Wheet looking to ground and pound but Vahaber is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Wheet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Wheet misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vahaber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Wheet on the ground.
Vahaber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Wheet throwing strikes here but Vahaber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

(x)
O Wheet with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
O Wheet looks gassed!
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.
Vahaber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Wheet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Wheet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Wheet throwing strikes here but Vahaber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
O Wheet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Wheet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Wheet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
O Wheet unloads with some shots from mount but Vahaber bucks and avoids them well.
O Wheet looking to ground and pound but Vahaber is blocking nicely.
O Wheet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Wheet thowing shots but they're missing.
O Wheet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Wheet looking to ground and pound but Vahaber is blocking nicely.
Vahaber seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vahaber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Wheet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vahaber tries to hold on but O Wheet postures up.
A nice elbow there by O Wheet.
Poor strikes thrown by O Wheet there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
O Wheet punching from mount but Vahaber doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vahaber tries to reverse the position but O Wheet maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet tries to control but Vahaber wriggling away.
O Wheet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vahaber hang on?
Vahaber wants to control but O Wheet is having none of it.
O Wheet lands with some strikes.
O Wheet lands a heavy elbow.
Vahaber tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

O Wheet wants to finish this one by submission but Vahaber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Wheet.
Vahaber wants to hold on but O Wheet pushes him away.
O Wheet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vahaber tries to hold on but O Wheet pushes him away.
Vahaber is trying to escape the mount.
O Wheet raining down shots from the mount!
O Wheet landing strikes from the mount and Vahaber is in trouble!
O Wheet can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vahaber is looking to escape.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet is landing with some decent strikes but Vahaber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Wheet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vahaber tries to hold on but O Wheet pushes him away.
O Wheet trying to control but he's not successful this time.

O Wheet swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kareem O Wheet!

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