PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Friedrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedrich has chosen Go hard or go home as his entrance music. The key to victory for De Bo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bo
vs
Friedrich

190 cm
27
284 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Friedrich!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bo avoids it really well and circles away.
Bo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Friedrich shoots in looking for a takedown but Bo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Friedrich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bo shoots in and gets a takedown into Friedrich's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Bo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Friedrich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Friedrich has escaped and now he's on top!

Bo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Friedrich frees his head nicely. Oh but Bo has switched to an armbar! Friedrich is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). De Bo!
De Bo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.