PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Imbecile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fim Vrinzwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fim Vrinzwal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fim Vrinzwal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Imbecile
vs
Vrinzwal

153 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Imbecile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fim Vrinzwal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbecile shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vrinzwal as he avoids it easily.
Vrinzwal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vrinzwal throws a nice looking combination but Imbecile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Imbecile tries to counter with a takedown but Vrinzwal is quick to defend against it.

Vrinzwal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Imbecile to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Imbecile has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Imbecile controls from within his opponent's guard.

Vrinzwal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imbecile is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbecile looking to pass the guard.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vrinzwal is trying to control the position but Imbecile postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vrinzwal trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Imbecile is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Vrinzwal dives in and scores a takedown into Imbecile's guard.
Vrinzwal wants to control from the top but Imbecile keeps moving.
Imbecile really is a fat lump.
Imbecile managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile continues to stall.
Imbecile tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Imbecile throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Imbecile is looking to sweep but instead, Vrinzwal has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile tries to get to full guard but Vrinzwal has control of the leg.
Imbecile keeping hold of Vrinzwal's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Imbecile wants to get back to full guard.
Imbecile is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Imbecile wants to control but Vrinzwal is keeping busy.
Imbecile manages to get to full guard.
Imbecile on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Imbecile tries to get out of the position.
Vrinzwal stopping the sweep attempt from Imbecile.
Imbecile managing to control the position.
Vrinzwal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imbecile swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vrinzwal throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fim Vrinzwal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Imbecile misses with a straight left.

Imbecile closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vrinzwal quickly recovers to half guard.
Vrinzwal is trying to stand up here but Imbecile is controlling him well.
Imbecile controlling the pace.
Vrinzwal is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbecile seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinzwal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Imbecile is working away from the top position though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vrinzwal misses with a series of wild punches.

Imbecile scores with a takedown into Vrinzwal's guard.
Vrinzwal working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joe Imbecile overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Imbecile has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vrinzwal wants to stand up but Imbecile is controlling him.
Imbecile might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vrinzwal controls Imbecile momentarily but Imbecile frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Imbecile fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Imbecile looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Imbecile content to stall in guard here.
Imbecile prevents Vrinzwal from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vrinzwal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Imbecile slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imbecile moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Imbecile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Imbecile dominated that second round.
That's time! Imbecile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Imbecile decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Vrinzwal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Imbecile with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrinzwal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vrinzwal is in trouble now - Imbecile has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbecile tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imbecile's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vrinzwal is trying desperately to improve position.
Imbecile controlling from mount.

Imbecile is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vrinzwal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Imbecile controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile prevents Vrinzwal from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile content just to control the position here.
Vrinzwal tries to hold on but Imbecile pushes him away.
Imbecile controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vrinzwal is looking to get to half guard.
Imbecile controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imbecile seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vrinzwal for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Imbecile showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Imbecile has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Imbecile!