PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Its The Final Countdown. Clegane has chosen Deftones - Engine # 9 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fen
vs
Clegane

222 cm
22
277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Knock Out Clothing-Vegas

Syndicate Drugs
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fen looks for a takedown but Clegane sprawls well.
Fen fails with the takedown.

Fen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clegane is looking to regain half guard here but Fen keeps moving and retains side control.
Fen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clegane's legs.
Fen happy to just control the position for now.
Fen is trying to move to mount but Clegane reverses beautifully and ends up in Fen's guard.

Fen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clegane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Fen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen keeping moving, preventing Clegane from controlling successfully.
Fen wants to sweep here but Clegane controlling him for the moment.

Fen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clegane stacks Fen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clegane!
Fen is breathing heavily.
Fen is looking to regain half guard here but Clegane keeps moving and retains side control.
Fen looking for a sweep but Clegane has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fen tries to reverse the position but Clegane maintains control.
Clegane controlling the position easily from mount.
Clegane looking to control but Fen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fen tries to control Clegane's body but Clegane pushes him off. Fen squirms to his side and now Clegane has his back!

Clegane tightening his grip on Fen, looking for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clegane tries to keep control of the position but Fen is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane doesn't have the hooks in and Fen manages to turn into his guard.
Clegane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clegane trying to control the position.
Fen looking to pass the guard.
Clegane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clegane looks to land a combination but Fen avoids it well.
Clegane throws a low kick, looking for Fen's leg but Fen calmly moves out of range.
Clegane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Fen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Sandor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clegane misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from Clegane misses.
Clegane connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
Clegane throws a low kick, looking for Fen's leg but Fen calmly moves out of range.
Clegane misses with a leg kick.
Clegane thuds his right hand into Fen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Clegane.
Clegane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clegane throws a right and a left that Fen avoids nicely.
Clegane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clegane swinging wilding here.
Fen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clegane pinned against the cage. Clegane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a wild body shot.
Fen shoots in for a takedown but Clegane shows good takedown defense.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Clegane as Fen shoots in.

Clegane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fen wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
Fen controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clegane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fen stands and throws Clegane's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Fen swings around for an armbar but Clegane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fen's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Fen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Fen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fen working for a triangle but Clegane defends it easily.
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.

Fen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Fen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Fen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Fen is looking for a triangle but Clegane pushes his legs off easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clegane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fen looking for a sweep. Not yet Fen, not yet.

Fen is looking to sinch up a triangle. Clegane throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fen's body to avoid the submission. Fen has instead reached around Clegane's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Li Fen!