PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armando del Sexay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tally Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

del Sexay
vs
Ho

189 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando del Sexay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tally Ho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by del Sexay.
del Sexay stuffs the takedown attempt from Ho. Ho gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Armando del Sexay has been cut.
del Sexay stuffs the takedown.

Ho drives through and clinches with del Sexay against the cage.
Ho is looking to control del Sexay's arms but del Sexay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho has his back to the cage.

del Sexay pulls guard effortlessly.

del Sexay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ho misses with a takedown attempt - del Sexay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armando del Sexay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tally Ho.
del Sexay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho closes the distance and clinches up with del Sexay, looking for a takedown. Ho pushes del Sexay against the cage but del Sexay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Ho with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ho.
Ho connects with a nice looking jab.
del Sexay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tally Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho looks gassed!
Ho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.

Ho pushes del Sexay up against the cage in a clinch.
del Sexay tries to pull guard but Ho holds him up against the cage and eventually del Sexay drops back down to his feet.

del Sexay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. del Sexay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
del Sexay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. del Sexay is working away from the top position though.
del Sexay performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
del Sexay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

del Sexay is looking for a kimura but Ho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for del Sexay to get the leverage.
del Sexay is controlling the pace.
del Sexay passes into side control, despite Ho's attempt to control the position.
del Sexay grinds an elbow into Ho's temple.
del Sexay moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
del Sexay scoring with strikes but Ho is staying in there.

Ho has left one of his arms exposed and del Sexay doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ho screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armando del Sexay!