PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Regliant (ranked 4303 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Emmanuel Couture (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.

Regliant
vs
Couture

166 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 The Island, Paul Regliant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emmanuel Couture!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Regliant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Couture to the mat! Couture manages to get full guard.
Regliant prevents Couture from getting back to his feet.
Regliant wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Regliant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Regliant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regliant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Regliant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regliant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regliant looking to pass the guard.

Regliant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regliant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regliant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Regliant is proving a slippery customer.

Regliant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Regliant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regliant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Regliant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Regliant drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Regliant off! Regliant jumps back into Couture's guard.
Couture wants to stand but Regliant is controlling the position.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Regliant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Couture is trying to keep Regliant in close.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Regliant trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regliant is really struggling to control Couture but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Regliant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Regliant from controlling successfully.

Regliant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Regliant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Regliant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Couture's guard.

Regliant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couture defends it well.

Regliant seems to be looking for submissions.

Regliant is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Couture is defending against the submission attempts here by Regliant.

Regliant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Couture sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Regliant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Couture shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Regliant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Regliant working a defensive guard here.
Couture trying to control but Regliant is working from the bottom.
Couture might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Regliant haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Regliant is looking to cinch up a triangle. Couture throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Regliant's body to avoid the submission. Regliant has instead reached around Couture's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Regliant arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Regliant!