PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Snoozeman (ranked 3749 p4p, 440 weight class) and Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 3901 p4p, 458 weight class). Snoozeman comes to the cage accompanied by Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen. Marty Snoozeman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ludwig Von Mises's chin.

Snoozeman
vs
Von Mises

183 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Condemned

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Snoozeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snoozeman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Von Mises quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Snoozeman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Von Mises wants to get back to full guard.
Von Mises wants to control the action here but instead Snoozeman manages to pass to full mount!
Von Mises is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Mises is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Snoozeman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises tries to reverse the position but Snoozeman maintains control.
Snoozeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snoozeman prevents Von Mises from getting the reversal.
Von Mises felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises is still trying to improve position.
Von Mises tries to hold on but Snoozeman pushes him away.
Snoozeman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Von Mises tries to lock up and control but Snoozeman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snoozeman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Mises tries to hold on but Snoozeman pushes him away.
Snoozeman controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Mises can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snoozeman controlling from the full mount.
Snoozeman unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises is squirming around, avoiding Snoozeman's attempts to control the action.
Snoozeman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Von Mises is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Mises is desperately trying to improve his position but Snoozeman has a good base and remains in mount.
Snoozeman content just to control the position here.
Von Mises is working to get back to half guard.
Snoozeman controlling from mount.
Von Mises is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Snoozeman cracks Von Mises with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snoozeman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Von Mises tries to hold on but Snoozeman postures up.
Von Mises is squirming around, avoiding Snoozeman's attempts to control the action.
Von Mises tries to hold on but Snoozeman postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises is squirming around, avoiding Snoozeman's attempts to control the action.
Von Mises is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snoozeman controlling his opponent.
Von Mises is squirming around, avoiding Snoozeman's attempts to control the action.
Von Mises working to try and regain half guard.
Snoozeman landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snoozeman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snoozeman scoring with strikes but Von Mises is staying in there.
Von Mises is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Snoozeman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Snoozeman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snoozeman misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Mises counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Von Mises as Snoozeman shoots in.
Von Mises now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoozeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a hook
letting Snoozeman counter with a right hand.
Von Mises slips a jab from Snoozeman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoozeman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snoozeman backing away here, and Von Mises unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Von Mises's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Mises obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snoozeman, as that shot connected.
Snoozeman misses with a takedown attempt - Von Mises sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Von Mises. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Von Mises misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Snoozeman misses the target.
Snoozeman swings for the body but Von Mises moves out of range.
Snoozeman goes for a double leg but Von Mises avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Von Mises continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Snoozeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoozeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Mises avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Von Mises is predictable there

and Snoozeman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Von Mises is looking for a sweep. Snoozeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Snoozeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Mises is looking for a sweep. Snoozeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Mises is staying active underneath Snoozeman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snoozeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Von Mises wants to get back to full guard but Snoozeman has mounted him!
Snoozeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Mises is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoozeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman landing strikes from the mount and Von Mises is in trouble!
Von Mises wants to control but Snoozeman is having none of it.
Snoozeman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Von Mises looks a forlorn figure.
Von Mises is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Snoozeman looking to control but Von Mises is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Von Mises tries to hold on but Snoozeman pushes him away.
Von Mises slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Von Mises manages to get to full guard.
Von Mises can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snoozeman controls the pace.
Snoozeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snoozeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Snoozeman won't allow Von Mises to sweep him here.
Snoozeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Von Mises keeping moving, preventing Snoozeman from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Snoozeman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Snoozeman avoids the head kick by Von Mises.
Snoozeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Mises can do to turn this around?
Snoozeman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snoozeman misses with a straight right.
Snoozeman fails with the takedown.
Von Mises misses with an uppercut.

Snoozeman dives in and scores a takedown into Von Mises's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Mises keeping moving, preventing Snoozeman from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Von Mises pushes a forearm under Snoozeman's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Snoozeman is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ludwig Von Mises!
Ludwig Von Mises managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Marty Snoozeman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Listen, I Fought This Fight Sitting At About 30%. Everybody Knows What I'm Capable Of. I Was 30% Right There And I Still Got Dominated By A Tough So-Called Nonce'.