PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Clint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Xylar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Clint has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Clint
vs
Xylar

187 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Clint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Xylar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xylar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clint.
Xylar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Clint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xylar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clint somewhat.
Xylar tries to clinch up but Clint circles away and keeps his distance.

Clint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clint throwing shots but Xylar is blocking nicely.
Clint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clint not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clint throwing shots but Xylar is blocking nicely.
Clint really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clint is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xylar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clint unloads with some shots from mount but Xylar bucks and avoids them well.
Clint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xylar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clint.
Clint sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Xylar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Xylar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clint.

Clint with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Clint in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Xylar blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clint throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clint landing strikes from the mount.

Xylar is rocked!
Clint controlling the pace for now.
Clint will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clint scoring with strikes but Xylar is staying in there.
Xylar is still in real trouble! Can Clint finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clint misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clint controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clint misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Xylar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clint.

Clint with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Clint raining down hammerfists from mount.

Clint with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Clint throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Xylar because Clint loaded up on that one.
Clint cracks Xylar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Xylar has left one of his arms exposed and Clint doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Xylar screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robin Clint!