PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - War Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Washington
vs
powell

183 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james powell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington takes a swing at powell's ribcage but misses.

powell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

powell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington tries to get to full guard but powell has control of the leg.

powell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Washington is looking for a sweep. powell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

powell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
powell prevents Washington from standing back up.

powell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Washington still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Washington has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
powell is trying to control Washington 's posture but Washington avoids it.
Washington tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington working the ground and pound.

It looks like james powell has been cut.
powell is trying to improve his position.
Washington working the head with strikes.
Washington trying to control the position but powell is working away.

Washington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
powell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
powell looks gassed!

powell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

powell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
powell taking some punishment here, with Washington in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for powell!
Washington working the ground and pound effectively.
Washington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as powell is looking to escape.
Washington landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington is in the full mount, landing strikes.

The cut above james powell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at james powell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Washington !