PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prabowo Subianto (ranked 4645 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Man (ranked 4722 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.

Subianto
vs
Man

222 cm
23
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
294 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prabowo Subianto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tourney Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subianto is looking to clinch.
Subianto wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Subianto.
Subianto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Subianto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Subianto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Subianto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Subianto doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.

Subianto clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Subianto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Subianto missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subianto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subianto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subianto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subianto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subianto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to push Subianto away but Subianto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man tries to circle away but Subianto has him pinned against the cage.
Subianto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Subianto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Subianto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Subianto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Subianto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Subianto won't allow it.
Man is stalling here.
Subianto trying to land knees to the body.
Subianto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Subianto misses with a knee strike.
Subianto is breathing heavily.
Subianto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Subianto looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man just leaning against Subianto, taking a breather.
Subianto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Subianto has him pressed against the cage.
Subianto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Subianto has him pressed against the cage.
Subianto prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Subianto or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Subianto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man is pushing Subianto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Subianto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subianto tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Subianto is controlling him.
Man avoiding damage.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Subianto circles away quickly and effectively.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Subianto under the eye.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subianto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subianto.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Subianto is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Subianto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Subianto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Subianto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Subianto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a right hand that Subianto ducks under and follows up with a left that Subianto also avoids with ease.
Subianto ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
Subianto walks into a jab.

Subianto is rocked!
Man pounces like a tiger and cracks Subianto with a vicious hook! Subianto is down but not out! Man follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tourney Man!