PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wendys Nuts (ranked 3909 p4p, 6942 weight class) and Jay Ross (ranked 353 p4p, 473 weight class). Nuts comes to the ring accompanied by Face. Wendys Nuts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nuts
vs
Ross

160 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
145
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wendys Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Ross!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nuts on his heels. He'll look to pass Nuts's guard now, I'm sure.

Ross drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nuts dives on top into guard.

Ross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Ross working for a triangle but Nuts defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ross is looking for a triangle but Nuts pushes his legs off easily.
Nuts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.

Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nuts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.

Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nuts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nuts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Ross looking for a guillotine here but Nuts defends easily.
Nuts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.
Ross looks winded!

Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuts is aware though and is defending well.
Nuts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nuts with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nuts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Nuts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nuts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nuts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nuts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuts with a nice head shot there.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Ross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nuts defends it easily.

Ross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nuts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuts has managed to get both his arms back between Ross's legs - danger averted.
Nuts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nuts chips away with some ground and pound.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.

Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuts defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nuts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nuts defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nuts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Ross gets a takedown into half guard.

Nuts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Nuts gets caught flat footed, as Ross shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Nuts is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Ross presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ross works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Nuts is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Ross presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nuts is pressed up against the ropes. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nuts down to the mat. Nuts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ross throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nuts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ross is in Nuts's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Ross drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nuts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nuts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nuts!

Ross manages to get back to half guard.

Ross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuts pulls his head out easily.
Nuts has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nuts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Nuts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ross sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nuts.

Ross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nuts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Nuts has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ross is working to get back to half guard.

Nuts has hold of Ross's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ross manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nuts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Nuts has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nuts is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ross to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ross shrugs it off.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to reverse the position but Nuts maintains control.
Ross regains half guard.

Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Nuts thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Nuts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nuts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nuts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ross's head.

Ross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Nuts uses his free foot to push down on Ross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ross.
Nuts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nuts breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross is looking to improve his position but Nuts isn't that keen on the idea.
Ross is trying to reverse the position but instead Nuts has taken his back - oops!

Nuts is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ross has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nuts has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ross taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nuts doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wendys Nuts!
Wendys Nuts opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.