PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day has chosen Hifana - Wamono as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gresham
vs
Day

173 cm
21
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

171 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Good Day!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Gresham slams his shin into Day's torso.
Day looks to throw a body kick
and Gresham counters with a nice leg kick.
Gresham throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gresham manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Day misses
and Gresham counters with a body kick that stops Day in his tracks momentarily.
Day throws a body punch but Gresham moves out of range.
Gresham throws a head kick that misses.
Gresham tries a head kick but it misses.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch but Day swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gresham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Gresham.
Gresham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gresham checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Gresham.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gresham throws the kick towards the body but Day avoids it.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Gresham misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gresham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gresham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Day to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Day looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Day avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Day lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Day trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gresham 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.

Gresham has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Day doesn't defend quickly enough and Gresham has managed to lock this one up! Can Day escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gresham on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sloat Gresham!
Sloat Gresham is the new lightweight champion!