PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Emanuel
vs
Fist

192 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahm Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brick Fist!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fist as he avoids it easily.

Emanuel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fist is trying to defend but Emanuel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emanuel prevents Fist from improving his position.
Emanuel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fist trying to control but Emanuel postures up.
Fist pushes Emanuel off looking to stand but Emanuel dives back in and keeps control.
Emanuel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fist is trying to get back to full guard.

Fist looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emanuel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emanuel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fist.
Fist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emanuel doesn't seem bothered though.
Fist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fist scores with a four punch combination!
Fist moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Fist ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Fist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emanuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Fist swinging wildly here.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Fist misses with the combination.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Emanuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emanuel lands a jab to the head.

Emanuel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emanuel is looking to take a break and control but Fist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emanuel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emanuel.
Fist is trying to improve his position.
Fist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel trying to control from half guard but Fist is working away.
Fist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emanuel.
Fist is trying to stand up here but Emanuel is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist stuffs the takedown attempt from Emanuel. Emanuel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahm Emanuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel shoots in for a double leg but Fist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Emanuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emanuel lands a jab.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fist swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emanuel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Emanuel is looking for a kimura but Fist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emanuel to get the leverage.
Fist is trying to control but can't.
Fist tries to kick Emanuel off but Emanuel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Emanuel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Emanuel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emanuel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.

Fist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Emanuel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fist has tightened it up now! Emanuel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brick Fist!