PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Nggunou (ranked 25732 p4p, 310 weight class) and Im The (ranked 25551 p4p, 325 weight class). Im The has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nggunou
vs
The

193 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Nggunou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Im The!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nggunou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The.
Nggunou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The as he jumps to the side.
Nggunou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The gets caught napping as Nggunou dives in and scores a takedown. The manages to retain guard.
Nggunou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The wants to stand and escape but Nggunou is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Nggunou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nggunou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nggunou won't allow The to sweep him here.
Nggunou sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nggunou is looking to work some ground and pound but The has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nggunou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The misses with a two punch combination.
Nggunou tried to counter with a leg kick but The avoided it.
The misses with a wild body shot.
Nggunou avoids the body shot from The.
Nggunou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The.
Nggunou throws a head kick but The moves out of range.
Nggunou shoots for a takedown but The saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The misses with a wild combination.
The tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nggunou was well out of range. Poor timing from The.
The swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nggunou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The has a hand on Nggunou's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nggunou takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nggunou is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nggunou landing punches.
The tries to control the position but Nggunou now has his back.

Nggunou is looking for the choke from the back position but The is controlling his hands well.
Nggunou could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nggunou lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis Nggunou!