PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ike Cracy (ranked 3956 p4p, 5159 weight class) and Simmons Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cracy
vs
Black

179 cm
19
130
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
135
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ike Cracy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simmons Black!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a wild combination.
Cracy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cracy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cracy misses with a left hand

and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Cracy didn't expect that.

Black gets to his feet - Cracy follows without any prompting.
Black tries to clinch up.
Cracy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cracy slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cracy stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Cracy appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Black gets a clinch.

Black manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cracy trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Black is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cracy rolls with it to try and escape but Black cranks on the arm and Cracy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simmons Black!