PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fogman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arska Paska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Fogman's chin.

Fogman
vs
Paska

200 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Fogman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arska Paska!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska tries for a takedown but Fogman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paska shoots in but Fogman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paska has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Fogman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arska Paska.
Fogman wants to clinch up but Paska keeps it at a distance.
Fogman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paska fails to land the takedown.
Paska shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fogman but Fogman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fogman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paska's waist but Paska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fogman off to one side.
Paska shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Fogman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fogman is breathing heavily.

Fogman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fogman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fogman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paska looking to control.
Fogman stopping the sweep attempt from Paska.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska is pulling down on Fogman's head to control his posture.
Fogman stopping the sweep attempt from Paska.
Fogman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Paska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paska controlling the position from side mount.
Fogman wants to control but Paska postures up.
Paska is looking to take a break and control but Fogman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogman can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paska with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fogman moves into the clinch.

Fogman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fogman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paska pinned against the cage. Paska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fogman shoots in for a takedown but Paska shows good takedown defense.
Fogman fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fogman duly obliges.

Fogman has Paska up against the cage in a clinch.
Fogman goes for a takedown attempt but Paska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paska doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fogman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fogman content to stall in guard here.
Paska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fogman manages to get himself to full guard.
Paska stays in close to Fogman's body and controls the position.
Paska keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fogman's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paska passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Paska.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Paska 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.
I looks like Paska might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Paska winds up and cracks Fogman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paska is tying to control. Fogman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paska passes into side control, despite Fogman's attempt to control the position.
Paska scoring with punches from side control.
Paska tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fogman's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogman being controlled for a moment.
Paska working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Fogman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fogman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fogman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paska's guard.
Paska thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Paska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fogman's guard.
Paska scoring with some ground and pound.
Paska sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paska chips away with some ground and pound.
Fogman being controlled here, momentarily.
Paska chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paska chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paska not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arska Paska just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fogman counters with a head kick. That will keep Paska thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Fogman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fogman lands in his opponent's guard.
Fogman trying to control but Paska is working from the bottom.
Paska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fogman is one step ahead there.
Paska keeping moving, preventing Fogman from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogman wants to stand but Paska has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paska lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paska is on top in guard.
Paska lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paska sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paska chips away with some ground and pound.
Paska sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paska stands and throws Fogman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paska in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska wants to control but Fogman is keeping him busy.
Paska happy to just control the position for now.
Paska is putting a hurting on Fogman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paska is putting a hurting on Fogman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Arska Paska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paska moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Paska working away.
Paska wants to control but Fogman is keeping him busy.
Fogman is trying to control Paska's posture but Paska avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogman being controlled for a moment.
Paska trying to control the position but Fogman is working away.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arska Paska just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fogman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fogman misses with a takedown attempt

and Paska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paska preventing the sweep.
Paska slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paska looking to sit in guard and control but Fogman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogman wants to pass the guard but Paska is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arska Paska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fogman misses with a double jab.
Fogman swings away with a body shot that misses

and Paska counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fogman's guard now.
Paska wants to control from the top but Fogman keeps moving.
Paska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fogman is keeping the position for now.
Paska lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paska distracts Fogman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fogman is trying to keep Paska in close.
Paska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Fogman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paska trying to control the position from guard on top but Fogman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paska scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fogman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fogman tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogman is looking to stand up but Paska isn't so interested in that idea.
Paska pushing down on Fogman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fogman is trying to control but can't.
Paska looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fogman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paska is working away from the top position though.
Fogman is refusing to be controlled, as Paska sits in half guard.
Paska prevents Fogman from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paska doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fogman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fogman has his takedown stuffed

and Paska counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Paska are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paska scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paska scoring with punches and elbows.
Paska just content to control the position.
Paska scores with punches from side control.
Fogman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Fogman is rocked!
Paska scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fogman to see if he's OK.
Oh Fogman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fogman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paska lands some shots froms side control.
Paska scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paska connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fogman some visible discomfort.

Paska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fogman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Paska but great work by Fogman.
Paska isn't going anywhere.
Paska gets back to half guard.
Paska is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Paska slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paska managing to control the position.
Fogman gets to his feet and stands over Paska, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Paska felt that one! Fogman unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Paska from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Fogman!