PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rav Kapur (ranked 1857 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Schlunckr Diesel (ranked 207 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kapur
vs
Diesel

225 cm
26
265
4 - 1 - 0

202 cm
26
265
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG WAREHOUSE

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rav Kapur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Schlunckr Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Diesel.
Kapur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kapur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kapur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kapur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Diesel.
Diesel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Kapur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kapur or perhaps it was just good defense by Diesel, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rav Kapur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kapur closes the distance and clinches up with Diesel, looking for a takedown. Kapur pushes Diesel against the cage but Diesel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Diesel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kapur.
Kapur goes for a double leg but Diesel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diesel continues to drive forward.

Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kapur gets the takedown into side control.

Kapur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diesel, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control but Kapur postures up.

Kapur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diesel, who protects the arm well.

Kapur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kapur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kapur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kapur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diesel is trying to escape the position but Kapur is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kapur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've been hearing good reports from Kapur's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kapur is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diesel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Kapur tries for a kimura but Diesel is defending well.

Kapur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapur trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kapur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diesel keeps trying to improve his position.

Kapur is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diesel has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diesel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kapur's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Kapur! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Diesel has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rav Kapur!
Rav Kapur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.