PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 6123 p4p, 5786 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 663 p4p, 651 weight class). Unicorn Big Foot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Big Foot
vs
Thrawn

186 cm
26
179
5 - 8 - 1

195 cm
29
215
8 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Knock Out Sups

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Big Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thrawn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Big Foot wants to free his trapped foot but Thrawn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Big Foot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thrawn keeps working.
Thrawn is trying is best to control the position here.
Big Foot wants to free his trapped foot but Thrawn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot trying to control the pace.
Big Foot has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Big Foot trying to control the action but Thrawn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thrawn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Big Foot in particular looking to stall.
Thrawn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Big Foot is looking to take a break and control but Thrawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thrawn is trying to stand up here but Big Foot is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thrawn rushes Big Foot and presses him up against the cage.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Big Foot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thrawn misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn is pressed up against the cage. Big Foot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thrawn down to the mat. Thrawn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.

Big Foot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thrawn is trying to defend but Big Foot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Big Foot tries to pass to full mount but Thrawn defends it.
Thrawn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
Thrawn wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Big Foot seems to be looking for submissions.
Big Foot is looking to advance position but Thrawn won't allow it.

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

Big Foot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thrawn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Big Foot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Big Foot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Big Foot prevents Thrawn from improving his position.

Big Foot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thrawn is looking to control Big Foot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thrawn avoid being mounted?
Big Foot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Big Foot passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Big Foot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Big Foot is looking to take a break and control but Thrawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thrawn is trying to control Big Foot's posture but Big Foot avoids it.
Big Foot wants to control but Thrawn is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Big Foot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thrawn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Unicorn Big Foot dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Big Foot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Thrawn rushes Big Foot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Big Foot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
Big Foot shoots in for a double leg but Thrawn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Big Foot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thrawn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Big Foot looking to pass the guard.
Unicorn Big Foot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thrawn looking for a sweep. Not yet Thrawn, not yet.
Big Foot being controlled here momentarily.
Big Foot trying to control but Thrawn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Big Foot drops back looking for a leg! Thrawn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thrawn manages to kick Big Foot off! Big Foot jumps back into Thrawn's guard.
Thrawn looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot trying to control but Thrawn is working from the bottom.
Big Foot advances to half guard.
Big Foot is trying to control the action in half guard but Thrawn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Big Foot works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big Foot tries to control but Thrawn wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Big Foot has control of Thrawn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thrawn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Big Foot tries to control but Thrawn wriggling away.

Big Foot working for a submission but Thrawn is keeping him at bay.
Big Foot controlling the pace for now.
Thrawn is working to get back to half guard.

Big Foot with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Thrawn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Big Foot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Big Foot goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thrawn turns into him and now he's in Big Foot's guard.
Thrawn tries to stand but Big Foot is controlling from the bottom.

Thrawn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Big Foot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thrawn has managed to get both his arms back between Big Foot's legs - danger averted.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Big Foot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Big Foot seems keen to control Thrawn's posture.
Thrawn looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thrawn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Thrawn as Big Foot shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big Foot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Big Foot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Big Foot passes Thrawn's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Thrawn has one foot on Big Foot's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big Foot fails with the takedown.
Thrawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thrawn as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Unicorn Big Foot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Big Foot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thrawn defends it nicely.
Big Foot misses with a takedown attempt
and Thrawn counters with a flying knee that drops Big Foot! Thrawn dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.