PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Svenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenn comes to the cage accompanied by We Taking Over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svenn
vs
Huge

185 cm
22
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
179 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Svenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenn misses with a hook. Huge ducked under it nicely.

Huge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Svenn!
Svenn is desperately trying to improve his position but Huge has a good base and remains in mount.

Huge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Svenn is desperately trying to improve his position but Huge has a good base and remains in mount.

Huge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Svenn manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Huge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Svenn to the mat! Svenn manages to get full guard.
Svenn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Svenn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Huge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svenn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huge throws a big right hand that misses.

Svenn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Huge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Svenn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Huge's back instead.
I really don't envy Huge right now.

Svenn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Huge turns into Svenn and is now in his guard.
Huge throws a big right hand that misses.
Huge wants to control from the top but Svenn keeps moving.
Huge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Svenn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenn keeping full guard, as Huge tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huge trying to control the position from guard on top but Svenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Huge wants to pass the guard but Svenn is keeping the position.
Huge wants to control from the top but Svenn keeps moving.

Svenn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Svenn is tightening it up a little... Huge has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Huge reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Huge taps out! nice BJJ there by Svenn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tom Svenn!