PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes into the arena with Harlem Shake blaring out of the sound system. Daniello Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ross
vs
Pablo

187 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

175 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irvin Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy left from Ross finds it's target.

Ross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pablo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pablo seems keen to control Ross's posture.
Pablo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pablo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablo lands strikes from half guard.

Pablo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Pablo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Pablo trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pablo into the cage.
Pablo is working for takedown but Ross is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pablo has clasped his hands together around Ross's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pablo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ross pushes Pablo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pablo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo working the head with strikes.
Ross is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pablo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ross is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pablo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ross down.
Pablo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pablo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ross on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Pablo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Pablo is working to tighten his grip on Ross's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ross has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pablo is really squeezing tight and eventually Ross passes out! Pablo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniello Pablo!
Daniello Pablo made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.