PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Pokapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Pokapo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Green
vs
Pokapo

164 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jules Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owen Pokapo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pokapo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pokapo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Green really is a fat lump.
Green moves into full guard.
Pokapo stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pokapo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pokapo slips nicely into half guard.
Pokapo wants to stand up but Green is controlling the position.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pokapo throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokapo content to control rather than advance.
Green tries to get to full guard but Pokapo has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Pokapo seems content to control.

Pokapo seems to be looking for submissions.
Green won't allow Pokapo to pass to mount.
Pokapo controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green gets full guard.
Pokapo preventing the sweep.
Pokapo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green keeping moving, preventing Pokapo from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green tries to clinch up but Pokapo circles away and keeps his distance.

Pokapo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Green's guard.

Green throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pokapo uses it to pass to side control.
Pokapo is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pokapo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looks to move to half guard but instead Pokapo has passed into mount! Damn!
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green is breathing heavily.
Pokapo raining down shots from the mount!
Pokapo controlling from mount.
Green wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Green tries to escape but Pokapo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pokapo lands a shot to the body.
Pokapo is riding his opponent, not letting Green buck him off.
Green is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokapo trying to control momentarily.
Pokapo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Green haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pokapo biding his time, controlling Green.
Green can't escape the position.
Pokapo tries to keep control of the position but Green is staying busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pokapo controlling the positon.

Pokapo working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Pokapo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pokapo drives through with a takedown into Green's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pokapo wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Pokapo controlling from the top position.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Green wants to control from the top but Pokapo keeps moving.

Green drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pokapo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Green has Pokapo in his guard.

Pokapo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokapo won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pokapo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pokapo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pokapo working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Pokapo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Pokapo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pokapo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
More stalling from Pokapo.
Green wants to improve his position but Pokapo is controlling well.
Pokapo trying to control from half guard but Green is working away.
Pokapo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pokapo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pokapo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Pokapo working for a submission but Green is keeping him at bay.
Pokapo is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Pokapo's attempts to control the action.
Pokapo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Green to take his back!
Green is in bad spot here.
Pokapo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Green's head.
Owen Pokapo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pokapo on the ground.
Pokapo landing with strikes.
Pokapo is working the ground and pound. Can Green escape?
Green tries to break free.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Pokapo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pokapo is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Green has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Pokapo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Green taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Pokapo doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Owen Pokapo!