PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between cliff clipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and qrg ewg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

clipper
vs
ewg

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 15 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, cliff clipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, qrg ewg!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
clipper misses with a takedown attempt - ewg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
ewg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ewg wants it to stay on the feet.
ewg stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cliff clipper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from clipper.
clipper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ewg swivels and escapes.
clipper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ewg is fending him off so far but clipper persists. Nope, ewg circles away and we're back to standing.
clipper misses with a takedown attempt - ewg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ewg.
ewg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from clipper.
No luck for ewg with that takedown attempt.
clipper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and ewg counters by moving into the clinch.
clipper is breathing heavily.

clipper has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but ewg regains guard immediately.
ewg is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

clipper has gone for a leg lock! ewg slips out almost immediately though and dives into clipper's guard.
ewg trying to control the position from guard on top but clipper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
ewg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
clipper keeping full guard, as ewg tries to pass.
ewg is pushing down on clipper's leg trying to pass to half guard. clipper is fighting to maintain full guard but ewg has managed to sneak the leg through.
ewg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but clipper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - ewg has eaten all the pies!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ewg tries to pass the half guard into mount. clipper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

ewg is looking to stall in half guard but clipper is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! ewg taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). cliff clipper!