PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnet Futadores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lot has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Futadores
vs
Lot

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnet Futadores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lot throws a hook to the side of Futadores's head but Futadores sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Futadores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lot.

Lot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Futadores's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lot throwing shots but Futadores is blocking nicely.
Lot sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Lot 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lot lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lot trying to control from Futadores's half guard. Futadores has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Futadores keeping moving, preventing Lot from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futadores working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lot.
Lot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lot wants to control from the top but Futadores keeps moving.
Lot stands and throws Futadores's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lot passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Futadores!
Lot looking to ground and pound but Futadores is blocking nicely.
Lot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lot lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lot with a couple of short strikes.
Lot unloading with bombs!
Futadores swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Futadores is squirming around, avoiding Lot's attempts to control the action.

Lot looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Futadores is trying to escape the mount.
Lot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lot looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lot cracks Futadores with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lot looking to control but Futadores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lot unloading with bombs!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Futadores is looking to escape.
Futadores wants to hold on but Lot pushes him away.
The referee warns Futadores that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Futadores is in a horrible position here. Lot smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lot lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Futadores is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lot with a couple of short strikes.
Futadores takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lot unloading with bombs!
Futadores keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lot with the ground and pound from mount.
Lot controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Futadores that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lot punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lot landing punches.
Lot looking to finish Futadores with some ground and pound. This is bad for Futadores!
Futadores is bucking up trying to escape but Lot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lot looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lot prevents Futadores from getting the reversal.
Futadores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lot on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lot working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lot has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Futadores's face.
Lot working Futadores over with strikes here.
Lot looking to control but Futadores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Lot wants to finish this one by submission but Futadores is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lot controlling the position easily from mount.
Lot unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lot looking to control but Futadores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gawain Lot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Futadores misses the jab.
Futadores throws a one two combo.
Futadores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Futadores moves in looking to clinch but Lot pushes him off.
Lot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Futadores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Lot is rocked!
Futadores avoids the body shot from Lot.

Lot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Futadores has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lot but great work by Futadores.
Sloppy strikes there by Futadores.
Lot tries to buck Futadores off but Futadores is having none of it.
Lot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Futadores's best efforts.
Lot wants to get back to full guard.
Futadores throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Futadores is looking to advance position but Lot won't allow it.
Futadores is stalling here. Lot is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Futadores seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lot has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lot cracks Futadores with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Futadores taking a bit of punishment here - Lot scoring with strikes.
Futadores is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lot connects with a decent elbow.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lot advances to full mount.
Lot is landing with some decent strikes but Futadores is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lot landing strikes from the mount and Futadores is in trouble!
Futadores in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lot landing strikes from the mount and Futadores is in trouble!
Lot dominating with strikes here.

Lot is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Futadores is surviving well by controlling Lot's body position as best he can.
Lot looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Futadores is looking to escape.
Lot scoring with strikes but Futadores is staying in there.
Lot landing punches.
Futadores takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lot looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lot controlling his opponent.
Lot lands a big elbow.
Lot controlling from the full mount.
Lot landing punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lot has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Futadores's face.
Lot lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Futadores that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Futadores is bucking up trying to escape but Lot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lot cracks Futadores with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lot lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lot controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lot is landing with some decent strikes but Futadores is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lot controlling his opponent.
Lot with a couple of short strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lot with a couple of short strikes.
Futadores tries to hold on but Lot pushes him away.
Lot punishing his opponent with strikes.
Futadores is bucking up trying to escape but Lot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lot with shots to the head and body - Futadores looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lot landing strikes from the mount.
Lot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Futadores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lot working the ground and pound effectively.

Lot has isolated one of Futadores's arms. Futadores looking to fight him off but Lot twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gawain Lot!
Gawain Lot gave a mention to Pirates Powder in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).