PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laughing Panda (ranked 1891 p4p, 601 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 53 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Panda
vs
Nti

150 cm
26
130
5 - 6 - 0

172 cm
26
220
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laughing Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Panda gets a takedown into half guard.
Nti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panda is working away from the top position though.
Nti is refusing to be controlled, as Panda sits in half guard.
Nti is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Panda not doing much here.
Panda moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti is trying to get back to half guard.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Panda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nti is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.

Panda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nti has escaped the position, nice work there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nti can do anything to dispel that myth.

Panda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to control the position but Nti is working away.

Panda is trying to get an arm triangle but Nti is defending well.
Nti is not content to let Panda control the position.
Nti is trying to work for a sweep but Panda has mounted him!

Nti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Panda.
Nti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to control but Nti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nti tries to lock up and control but Panda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Panda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panda fails to take his opponent's back.
Nti tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to control but Nti is having none of it.
Panda controlling from the full mount.

Panda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nti has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Panda wants to control the pace but Nti is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nti is looking to escape.

Panda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laughing Panda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Panda shoots in but no luck this time.
Nti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panda. Panda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Nti scores with a takedown into Panda's guard.

Panda working for a triangle but Nti defends it easily.
Nti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Panda looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nti is defending well. Panda quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nti has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Panda celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laughing Panda!