PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Funster (ranked 1798 p4p, 208 weight class) and Garth Wader (ranked 4504 p4p, 389 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chubby Funster has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chubby Funster seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Funster
vs
Wader

175 cm
26
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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 New York, Chubby Funster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garth Wader!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wader pushes Funster up against the cage in a clinch.
Wader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader prevents a body shot from Funster.
A head punch on the inside from Wader fails to land.
Wader misses with some punches.
Wader prevents a body shot from Funster.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Funster blocks it.
Wader missing with knees to the body.
Wader looking to stall.
Funster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wader scores with a knee to the head.
Funster lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader missing with knees to the body.
Funster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Funster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Funster misses with a body punch.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wader.
Funster misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Funster fails to land.
Funster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funster avoids it.
Wader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wader looks winded!
Funster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funster lands a nice shot to the body.
Funster works on Wader's body with a couple of short punches.

Funster pulls Wader into guard.

Funster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wader defends it easily.
Wader must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Funster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wader told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Funster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Funster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wader doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Funster is tightening it up a little... Wader has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wader reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wader taps out! Nice BJJ there by Funster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chubby Funster!
After winning the bout, Chubby Funster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.