PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Metal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Metal
vs
bull

225 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Metal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bull looks to throw the jab but Metal is out of range.
Metal looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

bull drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
bull is stalling in the full guard.
bull throwing strikes but missing.
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.
bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
bull forces his way into half guard.
bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.

bull is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Metal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time bull.
bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
bull working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bull wants to work for an arm triangle but Metal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
bull lands strikes from half guard.

bull wants to work for an arm triangle but Metal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
bull is keen to just control but Metal is a slippery customer.
bull slips a nice elbow through Metal's hands, connecting with Metal's forehead.
bull working over Metal with some ground and pound. Metal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Metal is not content to let bull control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Metal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
bull thows a huge punch but Metal dodges it nicely.
bull passes the guard and advances to mount!
bull dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
bull lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Metal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bull scoring with strikes but Metal is staying in there.
Metal is squirming around, avoiding bull's attempts to control the action.
bull lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull working Metal over with strikes here.
bull content just to control the position here.
bull cracks Metal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
bull lands with some strikes.
bull cracks Metal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull trying to control but Metal is having none of it.
Metal is bucking up trying to escape but bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull with shots to the head and body - Metal looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by bull.
bull working Metal over with strikes here.
bull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

bull looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
bull postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metal looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bull looking to finish Metal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Metal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bull gets a takedown into half guard.
bull moves into full mount! Metal won't be happy about that!
bull looking to finish Metal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Metal!
bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
bull trying to control but Metal is having none of it.
bull postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metal looks a forlorn figure.
roy bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metal working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by bull.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull wants to control the pace but Metal is squirming around nicely.

bull working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Metal looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by bull! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). roy bull!