PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bald Martin (ranked 4185 p4p, 447 weight class) and Van Darkholme (ranked 24397 p4p, 675 weight class). Martin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I’m Bald And I Know It . Bald Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martin
vs
Darkholme

182 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very confident

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkholme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin feinted with a counter takedown.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darkholme lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Darkholme misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin slips a straight right by Darkholme.
A low kick from Darkholme misses

and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkholme looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Martin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkholme tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to advance to mount but Darkholme denies him.
Darkholme tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Darkholme is looking to get back to his feet here but Martin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Darkholme's back.
Darkholme is really stuck here.

Martin has the hooks in. Darkholme is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Martin passes his arm under Darkholme's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Darkholme taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bald Martin!
Bald Martin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.