PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lunchmeat Sandwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sandwich
vs
King

180 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

171 cm
27
162 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

The Dark Side
Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lunchmeat Sandwich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandwich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tests Sandwich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sandwich lands a right hook to the body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandwich.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandwich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.

King breaks the clinch.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Sandwich looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Sandwich looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Sandwich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lunchmeat Sandwich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sandwich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sandwich showed some decent athleticism there.
Sandwich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sandwich seems to be working for a kimura but King defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.

Sandwich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sandwich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
Sandwich moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
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.
Sandwich working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but King slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
King is staying active underneath Sandwich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
King trying to control but Sandwich postures up.

King is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandwich.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandwich.
Sandwich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Sandwich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.

Sandwich is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandwich to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sandwich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sandwich looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

Sandwich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
Sandwich missing with punches from the back.

King defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sandwich's arms.

King defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sandwich's arms.
King covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sandwich wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Sandwich missing with punches from the back.
Sandwich 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sandwich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sandwich missing with punches from the back.
King staying busy and making it hard for Sandwich to control.

Sandwich is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but King has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
King trying to get back to his feet but Sandwich is in full control for now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Sandwich working for a choke but King is defending well.

Sandwich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. King defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Sandwich is looking for the choke from the back position but King is controlling his hands well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sandwich has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Sandwich looking for the choke from the back.

Sandwich working for the choke.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandwich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Sandwich trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure King doesn't escape.
Sandwich struggling to land strikes to the head as King covers up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

King is trying to defend against the choke here but Sandwich has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Sandwich Tightens the hold and King taps out furiously! Sandwich displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lunchmeat Sandwich!
Lunchmeat Sandwich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pirates Powder logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.