PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Rabi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jimmy Rabi looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Nasty
vs
Rabi

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Rabi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nasty rushes Rabi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rabi pulls Nasty into guard.
Nasty looking to sit in guard and control but Rabi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nasty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rabi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nasty wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rabi stands up over Nasty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rabi connects with a couple of short punches.
Nasty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rabi is one step ahead there.
Rabi is in close to Nasty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasty wants to sweep but no luck.
Nasty throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rabi preventing the sweep.
Nasty is trying to control the position but Rabi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabi landing some decent shots from guard.
Rabi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nasty wants to sweep here but Rabi controlling him for the moment.
Rabi working some strikes from top position.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rabi postures up in Nasty's guard and throws a big left but Nasty blocks it.
Rabi chips away with some ground and pound.
Rabi looks gassed!
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rabi wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.

Nasty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rabi defends well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nasty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rabi escapes and throws Nasty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rabi controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nasty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nasty tries to bench press Rabi off him but Rabi keeps the position.
Nasty tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rabi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nasty is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rabi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasty wants to hold on but Rabi pushes him away.
Nasty keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rabi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nasty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nasty is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is bucking up trying to escape but Rabi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rabi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nasty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rabi with the ground and pound from mount.
Nasty is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nasty is in a horrible position here. Rabi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rabi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rabi breaks from Nasty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rabi lands with some strikes.
Rabi dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty working to try and regain half guard.

Rabi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nasty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rabi unloads with some shots from mount but Nasty bucks and avoids them well.
Nasty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nasty tries to lock up and control but Rabi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty is looking to improve his position but Rabi isn't that keen on the idea.
Rabi cracks Nasty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nasty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Rabi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rabi blocks a head kick by Nasty.

Nasty gets a takedown into half guard.
Nasty looks to land a strike but Rabi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nasty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rabi wants to get back to his feet but Nasty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nasty throws and elbow that misses. Rabi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nasty's guard. Nice move by Rabi!
Rabi is breathing heavily.
Nasty wants to sweep here but Rabi controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is working hard here to advance position.
Rabi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nasty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasty tries to get out of the position.
Rabi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nasty wants to sweep but no luck.
Rabi cracks Nasty with a solid left hand.
Rabi wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Rabi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nasty is trying to control the position but Rabi postures up.
Nasty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rabi working some strikes from top position.
Nasty looking to control.

Rabi drops back looking for a leg! Nasty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nasty manages to kick Rabi off! Rabi jumps back into Nasty's guard.
Rabi wants to pass the guard but Nasty is keeping the position.
Rabi won't allow Nasty to sweep him here.
Rabi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasty's head.
Rabi throwing strikes from guard but Nasty blocks nicely.

Nasty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rabi is aware though and is defending well.
Nasty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabi on the ground.
Rabi postures up.
Rabi trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rabi.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nasty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rabi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nasty controls Rabi momentarily but Rabi frees himself.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing Rabi from controlling successfully.
Rabi stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
Jimmy Rabi has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nasty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty won't let Rabi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nasty scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nasty with a couple of short strikes.
Nasty lands a heavy elbow.
Nasty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasty is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rabi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rabi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nasty landing shots from mount.
Nasty with good strikes from the mount here!
Nasty tries to control but Rabi wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Nasty dominated that second round.
That's time! Nasty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nasty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rabi did well to prevent Nasty getting side control.
Nasty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nasty working the head and body with strikes.
Nasty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nasty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nasty thows a huge punch but Rabi dodges it nicely.
Nasty is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nasty is trying to control. Rabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nasty is trying to control. Rabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nasty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nasty is keen to just control but Rabi is a slippery customer.
Nasty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nasty is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nasty not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabi is not content to let Nasty control the position.
Nasty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nasty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rabi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nasty is trying to control. Rabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nasty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nasty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rabi is refusing to be controlled, as Nasty sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty slips a nice elbow through Rabi's hands, connecting with Rabi's forehead.
Rabi wants to get back to full guard.
Nasty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rabi's head.
Nasty tries to pass to full mount but Rabi defends it.
Nasty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nasty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rabi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nasty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasty drops an elbow to the side of Rabi's head.
Nasty working the head and body with strikes.
Nasty is looking to advance position but Rabi won't allow it.
Nasty thows a huge punch but Rabi dodges it nicely.
Nasty throwing shots but Rabi is blocking nicely.
Nasty thows a huge punch but Rabi dodges it nicely.
Nasty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nasty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nasty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rabi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Nasty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nasty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!