PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Cholley (ranked 4165 p4p, 6494 weight class) and Izanagi Machi (ranked 453 p4p, 577 weight class). Gerard Cholley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Izanagi Machi's chin.

Cholley
vs
Machi

193 cm
19
251
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
230
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Cholley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagi Machi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cholley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cholley with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Machi. Those never looked like landing.

Machi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cholley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cholley is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Machi has his hands clasped together but Cholley extends and breaks Machi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cholley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerard Cholley!