PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiang Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fields
vs
Li

198 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xiang Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li shoots in and drives through. Fields sprawls well.

Fields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Li looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Li can't do much from the bottom here.
Fields tries to move into full mount but can't pass Li's legs.
Fields throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Fields goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Li rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fields's guard! Nice work there by Li!
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to control but Fields is working from the bottom.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Fields is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Li closes the distance and clinches.
Fields takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Li breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch

and Fields decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Fields from controlling successfully.
Li wants to stand and escape but Fields is having none of it.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li looks gassed!
Fields wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fields is one step ahead there.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Li pulls Fields in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fields is looking to clinch.
Fields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Fields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Fields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li is looking to stand up but Fields isn't so interested in that idea.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fields controls the pace.
Fields prevents Li from getting back to his feet.
Fields throws a big right hand that misses.
Fields wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Li misses with a head kick.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fields shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fields works his foot free and advances to mount.

Fields jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Li manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacen Fields dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fields stops Li from standing up.
Fields slips nicely into half guard.
Fields is controlling the pace.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields is keen to just control but Li is a slippery customer.
Fields slows the pace down in half guard.

Fields is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Li has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fields wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li tries to roll over but Fields keeps him under control.
Fields has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fields is working for a guillotine from mount but Li frees his head quite easily.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields avoids the attempt from Li to control.
Li prevents Fields from taking his back.
Li tries to hold on but Fields pushes him away.
Fields controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
Li is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacen Fields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fields content just to control the position here.

Li defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fields.
Li is controlling an arm, preventing Fields from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

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.
Li is squirming around, avoiding Fields's attempts to control the action.

Fields is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Li has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
Fields manages to capitalize on a mistake by Li to take his back!

Li is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Fields on his back. Fields looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Li has to tap out to a very impressive submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacen Fields!