PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olav Mazged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginggoy Bestrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazged has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ginggoy Bestrada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mazged
vs
Bestrada

198 cm
22
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Hilo, Olav Mazged!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ginggoy Bestrada!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bestrada.
Bestrada with a poor takedown

and Mazged counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mazged is breathing heavily.
Bestrada trying to control from the bottom.
Mazged will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bestrada makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bestrada is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Bestrada.
Mazged takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bestrada shoots for a double leg takedown but Mazged sprawls well. He's pushed Bestrada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bestrada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bestrada fails with a takedown attempt.
Olav Mazged has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ginggoy Bestrada.

Bestrada clinches.

Bestrada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bestrada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bestrada lands in his opponent's guard.
Mazged tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazged keeping moving, preventing Bestrada from controlling successfully.

Bestrada gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bestrada pushes Mazged up against the cage in a clinch.

Bestrada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bestrada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bestrada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mazged manages to get himself to full guard.
Mazged looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bestrada is one step ahead there.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Mazged keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bestrada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mazged's head.
Bestrada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mazged is proving hard to escape from.
Mazged wants to stand but Bestrada is controlling the position.
Mazged knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bestrada on the ground.
Bestrada wants to stand but Mazged has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mazged looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bestrada trying to control but Mazged is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ginggoy Bestrada was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Bestrada or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazged which made him look bad.

Bestrada closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bestrada lands in his opponent's guard.
Mazged preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazged keeping full guard, as Bestrada tries to pass.
Bestrada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bestrada is looking to stand up but Mazged won't let him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bestrada trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazged is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ginggoy Bestrada.

Bestrada has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginggoy Bestrada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mazged leaves Bestrada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bestrada has his takedown stuffed

and Mazged counters with a single leg into guard. Bestrada didn't expect that.
Mazged loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mazged postures up.
Bestrada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mazged.
Bestrada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mazged's guard.
Bestrada trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazged is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazged is looking to sweep but instead, Bestrada has passed into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bestrada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazged defending well though.
Ginggoy Bestrada has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestrada works his way into side control.
Bestrada looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mazged is avoiding damage well.
Bestrada trying to control the position but Mazged is working away.

Bestrada decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mazged to his feet.

Bestrada moves into range and clinches up with Mazged.

Bestrada pulls Mazged into guard.
Bestrada is trying to control the position but Mazged postures up.
Mazged stands up over Bestrada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazged postures up in Bestrada's guard and throws a big left but Bestrada blocks it.
Bestrada keeping moving, preventing Mazged from controlling successfully.
Mazged stopping the sweep attempt from Bestrada.
Bestrada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mazged!

Bestrada is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Bestrada rushes Mazged and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bestrada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bestrada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mazged looking to sit in guard and control but Bestrada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Mazged keeps moving.

Mazged looking for a guillotine here but Bestrada defends easily.
Bestrada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four 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.
Bestrada slips nicely into half guard.
Bestrada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bestrada works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bestrada with good strikes from the mount here!
Bestrada looking to control but Mazged is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mazged is looking to improve his position but Bestrada isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ginggoy Bestrada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bestrada pushes Mazged up against the cage in a clinch.
Bestrada tries to break free but Mazged pushes him back against the cage.
Mazged dodges an elbow strike from Bestrada.
Bestrada is trying to drag Mazged to the mat but Mazged just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Bestrada manages to pull guard.
Bestrada is looking to stand up but Mazged isn't so interested in that idea.
Mazged with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazged throwing strikes but missing.
Mazged throws and elbow that misses. Bestrada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mazged's guard. Nice move by Bestrada!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mazged looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bestrada puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestrada trying to control from half guard but Mazged is working away.
Bestrada moves into full mount! Mazged won't be happy about that!

Bestrada is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mazged can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bestrada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Bestrada is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mazged is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mazged flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bestrada anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mazged and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bestrada slips an arm under Mazged chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bestrada has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bestrada is squeezing on Mazged like an anaconda would it's prey. Mazged fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ginggoy Bestrada!