PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Beastler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Clayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Beastler
vs
Clayman

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Beastler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Clayman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clayman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Clayman raining down shots from the mount!

Clayman looking for a guillotine from mount but Beastler is having none of it.
Clayman lands a heavy elbow.
Beastler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Clayman lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clayman blocks Beastler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Clayman controlling the pace for now.
Beastler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Beastler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Clayman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beastler is looking to escape.
Clayman landing strikes from the mount and Beastler is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayman controlling from mount.

Beastler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Clayman.
Beastler tries to reverse the position but Clayman maintains control.
Beastler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Beastler is breathing heavily.
Clayman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beastler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clayman on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beastler is squirming around, avoiding Clayman's attempts to control the action.
Clayman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beastler looks a forlorn figure.
Clayman trying to control but Beastler is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayman blocks Beastler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Beastler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Clayman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Beastler is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Beastler flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Clayman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Beastler and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Clayman slips an arm under Beastler chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Clayman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Clayman is squeezing on Beastler like an anaconda would it's prey. Beastler fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Clayman!