PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos god (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Red has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kratos god's chin.

god
vs
Red

180 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Kratos god!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
god shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Red but Red pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Red shoots in and bounces god off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

god has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Red off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Red throws a series of punches but god avoids them all with ease.
god wants to clinch.

god 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.
god stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Red has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but god has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
god working away.
Red tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but god wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

god swings around for an armbar but Red sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into god's guard.
Red postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Red thows a big elbow that misses.
Red throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Red has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
god keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Red wants to pass the guard but god is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
god tries to clinch up.
god with a lazy takedown attempt

so Red counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

god looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Red passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
god is breathing heavily.
Red looking to control but instead god has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Red seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
god wants to get back to full guard.

Red is looking for a kimura but god is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Red to get the leverage.
Red is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Red there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
god has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Red is working away from the top position though.
Red seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
god is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Red scores with a couple of nice shots.
Red stops god from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Red there.
Red is controlling the pace.
Red is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Red lands strikes from half guard.
Red is keen to just control but god is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red working the head and body with strikes.
god taking some punishment here, with Red in his half guard.
Red is controlling the pace.
god is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Red scores with a couple of nice shots.
Red is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. god manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Red looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Red lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Red dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Red swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by god.
god with a poor takedown

and Red counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red.
Red working some strikes from top position.
Joe Red has got the better of the ground game so far.
Red working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of god's head.
Red is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Red landing with the ground and pound.
Red postures up and lands a big shot to god's brow.
Red is looking to work some ground and pound but god has wrist control.
god keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Red sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Red with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
god keeping full guard, as Red tries to pass.
god keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Red postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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.
Red pushing down on god's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Red looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks god with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Red is looking for a kimura but god is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Red to get the leverage.
god keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Red seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. god is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Red!