PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessup Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bravo
vs
Pike

195 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessup Pike!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike misses with a wild combination.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pike looks to land a body kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pike as he jumps to the side.
Bravo tries to clinch up.

Pike moves into the clinch.
Pike is working for takedown but Bravo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pike is looking to control Bravo's arms but Bravo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pike has his back to the cage.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Pike has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Pike manages to get underhooks.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Pike.

Bravo jumps into guard, dragging Pike to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo pulls Pike in close to his closed guard and prevents Pike from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Pike tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bravo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pike decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bravo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bravo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bravo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pike is looking to get to half guard.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pike is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bravo working the ground and pound effectively.

Bravo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bravo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bravo throwing strikes here but Pike is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pike can't escape the position.
Bravo tries to control but Pike wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pike shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pike showed some decent athleticism there.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike stops Bravo from getting back to his feet.

Pike seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bravo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bravo wants to control but Pike is keeping busy.
Pike thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pike forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pike prevents it.
Pike fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pike prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo is pressed up against the cage. Pike has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bravo down to the mat. Bravo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Pike circles away easily

and Pike decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pike wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Pike slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pike is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pike lands a nice short elbow.
Pike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pike trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bravo wants to improve his position but Pike is controlling well.
Pike uses his free foot to push down on Bravo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bravo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pike working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bravo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Pike! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jessup Pike!