PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shitz n Giggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Almightie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Almightie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

n Giggles
vs
Almightie

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shitz n Giggles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Almightie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almightie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

n Giggles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. n Giggles showed some decent athleticism there.
Almightie tries to get to full guard but n Giggles has control of the leg.
n Giggles controlling the action here.

Almightie looking for subs from the bottom but n Giggles mounts him!
n Giggles lands a big elbow.

It looks like Bruce Almightie has been cut.
Almightie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by n Giggles.

Almightie is rocked!
n Giggles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

n Giggles has control of Almightie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almightie regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almightie can't escape the position.
Almightie is trying to reverse the position but instead n Giggles has taken his back - oops!
Almightie turns into n Giggles and is now in his guard.
Almightie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almightie wants to pass the guard but n Giggles is keeping the position.

n Giggles pushes Almightie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

n Giggles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
n Giggles is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
n Giggles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almightie wants to sweep but no luck.

Almightie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almightie looks gassed!

Almightie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead n Giggles passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
n Giggles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
n Giggles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Almightie for as long as he can get away with.
Almightie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but n Giggles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almightie wants to get back to full guard but n Giggles has passed into side control.
n Giggles lands a heavy elbow.
Almightie regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
n Giggles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

n Giggles stands up and beckons Almightie to join him on the feet.
Almightie with a lazy takedown attempt

and n Giggles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
n Giggles controlling the pace.
Almightie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Almightie works his way to full guard. Good work.

Almightie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Almightie keeping busy on the bottom but n Giggles has passed one foot through into half guard.
Almightie gets full guard.
Almightie keeping moving, preventing n Giggles from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Almightie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
n Giggles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almightie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almightie is trying to keep n Giggles in close.
Almightie looking for a sweep. Not yet Almightie, not yet.
Almightie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

n Giggles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - n Giggles lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
n Giggles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shitz n Giggles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Almightie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Almightie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and n Giggles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
n Giggles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Almightie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Almightie is looking for a triangle here but n Giggles uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Almightie looks to move to half guard but instead n Giggles has passed into mount! Damn!
Almightie is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almightie is trying to reverse the position but instead n Giggles has taken his back - oops!
n Giggles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almightie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
n Giggles blocks Almightie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Almightie manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almightie gets back to full guard.
Almightie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for n Giggles!
Almightie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
n Giggles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Almightie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Almightie 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.
Almightie looking to ground and pound but n Giggles is blocking nicely.
Almightie 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.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almightie looks to clinch

and n Giggles counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Almightie's guard now.
n Giggles postures up.
n Giggles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

n Giggles gets to his feet - Almightie follows without any prompting.
n Giggles throws a series of punches but Almightie avoids them all with ease.

n Giggles scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
n Giggles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Almightie is trying to escape the mount.
n Giggles is trying to control here but Almightie has managed to regain half guard.
Almightie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Almightie is looking to improve his position.
Almightie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, n Giggles has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almightie is looking to improve his position but n Giggles isn't that keen on the idea.
Almightie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

n Giggles wants to finish this one by submission but Almightie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from n Giggles.
n Giggles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Almightie is working to get back to half guard.
n Giggles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Almightie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
n Giggles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
n Giggles working the ground and pound effectively.
Almightie tries to hold on but n Giggles pushes him away.
Almightie tries to improve his position but instead n Giggles has taken his back!
n Giggles has the hooks in. Almightie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
n Giggles lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. n Giggles controlling the positon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
n Giggles has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Almightie turns into n Giggles and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shitz n Giggles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Almightie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

n Giggles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almightie tries to stall but n Giggles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
n Giggles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almightie backwards.
Almightie drops down looking for an ankle pick but n Giggles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce Almightie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

n Giggles clinches up with Almightie and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Almightie.
n Giggles has Almightie pushed against the cage.
Almightie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from n Giggles.
Almightie throws an elbow but it misses.
Almightie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almightie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

n Giggles is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Almightie can't fight it off and eventually n Giggles manages to take the fight to the floor. Almightie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
n Giggles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

n Giggles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Almightie, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

n Giggles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Almightie looking for a guillotine here but n Giggles defends easily.
Almightie keeping moving, preventing n Giggles from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
n Giggles controlling from the top position.
Almightie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in n Giggles's guard.
n Giggles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almightie won't allow n Giggles to sweep him here.
Almightie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almightie wants to control from the top but n Giggles keeps moving.

Almightie drops back, looking for a kneebar! n Giggles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. n Giggles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from n Giggles!
n Giggles lands some shots froms side control.
Bruce Almightie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almightie tries to buck n Giggles off but n Giggles is having none of it.
n Giggles gets to mount! Almightie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
n Giggles controlling from the full mount.

n Giggles is standing up, even though he is in mount.

n Giggles gets a clinch.

n Giggles turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and n Giggles manages to end up in side control.
Shitz n Giggles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almightie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

n Giggles has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Almightie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. n Giggles yanks on the arm and Almightie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by n Giggles.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shitz n Giggles!