PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xplicit Powerhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bobby jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that bobby jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Powerhouse
vs
jones

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xplicit Powerhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bobby jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhouse looks for a takedown but jones sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from jones. No joy for Powerhouse on that attempt.
Powerhouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xplicit Powerhouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powerhouse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming jones to the mat! jones manages to get full guard.
Powerhouse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powerhouse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Powerhouse is looking to work some ground and pound but jones has wrist control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - jones has eaten all the pies!
Powerhouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. jones is keeping the position for now.
jones is looking to stand back up but Powerhouse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powerhouse seems to be looking for submissions.
Powerhouse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powerhouse working over jones with some ground and pound. jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Powerhouse is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Powerhouse throwing shots but jones is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
jones is trying to stand.

Powerhouse seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhouse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Powerhouse is trying to work for a kimura but jones is defending well.
jones won't allow Powerhouse to pass to mount.
Powerhouse is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Powerhouse is looking for a kimura but jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Powerhouse to get the leverage.
jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Powerhouse stops jones from getting back to his feet.
Powerhouse thows a huge punch but jones dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powerhouse throwing shots but jones is blocking nicely.
jones is trying to stand back up but Powerhouse is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xplicit Powerhouse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

jones swinging wildly here.
jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Powerhouse backs up against the cage.

It looks like Xplicit Powerhouse has been cut.

Powerhouse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming jones to the mat! jones manages to get full guard.
jones wants to stand but Powerhouse is controlling the position.

Powerhouse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Powerhouse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

jones wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Powerhouse's closed guard. He's half up but Powerhouse has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Powerhouse pivots and extends the arm, jones falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Powerhouse! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xplicit Powerhouse!