PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Descartes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Out
vs
Descartes

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rene Descartes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Descartes but Descartes pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Out looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Descartes wants to get back to full guard.
Descartes trying to control from the bottom.
Descartes tries to get to full guard but Out has control of the leg.
Descartes trying to hold on to Out's head to control him but Out postures up.
Out is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Descartes is not content to let Out control the position.
Descartes tries to get to full guard but Out has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Descartes scores with a kick to the body.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Out gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Descartes successfully pulls guard.
Descartes wants to stand up but Out is controlling him.
Descartes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Out puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Out is keen to just control but Descartes is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out working Descartes over with strikes.
Descartes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Out working over Descartes with some ground and pound. Descartes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Out wants to pass the guard but Descartes is defending well.
Descartes wants to control but Out is keeping busy.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Out there.
Still in half guard, Out seems content to control.
Out tries to pass the half guard into mount. Descartes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Out wants to stand up but Descartes is controlling the position.
Out landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Descartes is looking to improve his position.
Descartes looks gassed!
Out performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descartes wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Out trying to mount his opponent but Descartes defends it.
Out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Descartes's head.
Descartes is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Descartes wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Out controlling the action here.
Descartes manages to get to full guard.
Descartes looking to control.
Out postures up and lands a big shot to Descartes's brow.
Descartes being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Out dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Descartes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Out connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Descartes moves out of range as Out throws a body kick.
Descartes fails with a takedown attempt.
Out swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Super Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Out fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Descartes sprawls well initially but Out persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Out passes to full mount!
Out lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Descartes is squirming around, avoiding Out's attempts to control the action.
Descartes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Descartes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Descartes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Descartes trying to control the position.
Descartes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Descartes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Out swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Descartes content to stall in guard here.
Descartes with a nice head shot there.
Descartes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Descartes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Descartes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Out's head.
Descartes pushes down on Out's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes moves into full mount! Out won't be happy about that!
Out is in all sorts of trouble here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Out here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Descartes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Out gets back to half guard.
Descartes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Out is trying is best to control the position here.
Out wants to get back to full guard.
Out is pressing down on Descartes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Out is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Out wants to free his trapped foot but Descartes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Super Out overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Descartes tries to get to full guard but Out has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Out is trying to control the action in half guard but Descartes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Descartes trying to control here.
Descartes has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Out there.
Descartes tries to roll over but Out keeps him under control.
Out controlling the pace.
Out wants to lay and pray for a moment but Descartes keeps working.
Descartes is trying to get back to full guard.
Descartes wants to control but Out is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Descartes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Out is thwarting Descartes's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Out tries to clinch up.
Descartes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Descartes clinches up against the cage.
Descartes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Descartes is trying to stall.
Descartes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Out gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick lands from Descartes.

Out looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Descartes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Descartes working a defensive guard here.
Descartes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.
Out working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Descartes's head.
Out preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out sitting in guard here, content to control.
Out wants to pass the guard but Descartes is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Descartes is pulling down on Out's head. It's preventing any offense from Out, at least for the moment.
Out throwing strikes from guard but Descartes blocks nicely.
Descartes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Out controls from within his opponent's guard.
Out pushes down on Descartes's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two 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.
Descartes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Out is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Descartes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Out trying to control from Descartes's half guard. Descartes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Descartes looking to control.
Out preventing the sweep.
Out is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Descartes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descartes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Descartes looking to sit in guard and control but Out gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Out postures up.
Descartes keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
Out postures up and lands a big shot to Descartes's brow.
Descartes is trying to keep Out in close.
Out pushing down on Descartes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Out takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Descartes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Out scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Out trying to control from Descartes's half guard. Descartes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Descartes keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
Descartes looking to control.

Descartes is looking for a triangle but Out pushes his legs off easily.
Descartes trying to control the position.
Descartes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Out is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rene Descartes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Out throws a right and a left that Descartes avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Super Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Out, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Out!