PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Elkins (ranked 4619 p4p, 4572 weight class) and Ben Ten (ranked 0 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.

Elkins
vs
Ten

170 cm
25
164
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Ten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elkins rushes Ten and presses him up against the cage.

Ten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ten digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Ten is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Elkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ten.
Elkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Elkins darts in and clinches Ten up against the cage.

Elkins jumps into guard, dragging Ten to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Elkins!