PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hagert's choice of entrance music: Romanimies laulaa. Hagert has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cutler
vs
Hagert

175 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
28
159 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rainer Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cutler steps into range and cracks Hagert with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Hagert flops backwards and Cutler dives into his guard looking to finish!

Hagert is rocked!

It looks like Rainer Hagert has been cut.
Hagert looks gassed!
Cutler is pushing down on Hagert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hagert is fighting to maintain full guard but Cutler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hagert is still in real trouble! Can Cutler finish him?

Cutler is looking for a kimura but Hagert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cutler to get the leverage.
Cutler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hagert seems to have recovered his senses.

Cutler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hagert sees it coming and defends easily.

Cutler wants to work for an arm triangle but Hagert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hagert won't allow Cutler to pass to mount.
Cutler wants to control but Hagert is keeping him busy.

Cutler is trying to work for a kimura but Hagert is defending well.

Cutler 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cutler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cutler trying to mount his opponent but Hagert defends it.
Hagert is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
Hagert wants to control but Cutler is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cutler seems to be looking for submissions.
Cutler works his way into side control.

Cutler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cutler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cutler is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hagert looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cutler gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hagert is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cutler lets go of the hold and Hagert can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Cutler!