PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Johnnie Lao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lao
vs
Archer

195 cm
23
209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnnie Lao!
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, Ace Archer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Archer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Archer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Johnnie Lao has been cut.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lao's defenses.
Archer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lao takes an elbow to the temple.
Archer lands an elbow inside.
Lao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lao's defenses.
Archer lands an elbow inside.
Archer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lao's defenses.
Archer lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Archer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Archer is going to stand back up.

Lao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lao manages to get to full guard.
Archer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lao is looking for a triangle but Archer pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to stand but Lao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer wanted to stand there but Lao had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Archer preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Archer wants to stand but Lao is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnnie Lao!