PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Decimal (ranked 2033 p4p, 121 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 1954 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Decimal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Dewey Decimal Rap. Bjj Catch Wrestler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Decimal
vs
Catch Wrestler

150 cm
21
136 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Condemned

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)
Sportivité

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch Wrestler gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Decimal closes the distance and clinches.
Decimal stalling the fight.
Decimal throws a knee to the head but misses.

Catch Wrestler gets control of Decimal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Catch Wrestler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Catch Wrestler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Catch Wrestler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Catch Wrestler is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Decimal actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Decimal actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Catch Wrestler is looking for a kimura but Decimal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Catch Wrestler to get the leverage.
Decimal wants to control but Catch Wrestler is keeping busy.
Catch Wrestler working over Decimal with some ground and pound. Decimal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Decimal actively working from the bottom here.
Decimal tries to get to full guard but Catch Wrestler has control of the leg.
Decimal throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Catch Wrestler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Catch Wrestler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Decimal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Catch Wrestler on the ground.
Catch Wrestler not doing much here.
Catch Wrestler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Catch Wrestler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Decimal sees it coming and defends easily.
Catch Wrestler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Catch Wrestler wants to pass to mount but Decimal is defending the position.

Decimal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimal wants to improve his position but Catch Wrestler is controlling well.
Catch Wrestler passes to side control.
Catch Wrestler passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Decimal!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to hold on but Catch Wrestler pushes him away.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Decimal is having none of it.

Catch Wrestler is working for a guillotine from mount but Decimal frees his head quite easily.
Catch Wrestler manages to capitalize on a mistake by Decimal to take his back!
Decimal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Decimal is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Catch Wrestler gets his way!

Catch Wrestler working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Decimal is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Catch Wrestler has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Decimal taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bjj Catch Wrestler!
Bjj Catch Wrestler very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.