PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dick
vs
Ponjev

183 cm
31
179 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

185 cm
37
180 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Ponjev!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dick under the eye.

Dick gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick lands some shots froms side control.
Ponjev tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Dick is trying to get an arm triangle but Ponjev is defending well.
We've been hearing that Dick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Dick tries for a kimura but Ponjev is defending well.

Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ponjev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ponjev can't do much from the bottom here.
Dick lands an elbow.

Dick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ponjev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev gets full guard.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Dick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ponjev keeping full guard, as Dick tries to pass.
Dick stopping the sweep attempt from Ponjev.
Dick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dick working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Dick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dick misses with the ground and pound.
Ponjev regains half guard.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dick wants to work for an arm triangle but Ponjev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dick is looking for a kimura here.
Ponjev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dick passes into half guard.
Ponjev trying to control from the bottom.
Ponjev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ponjev keeping full guard, as Dick tries to pass.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sam Ponjev!
A very excited looking Sam Ponjev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.