PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Christ acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mathews
vs
Christ

170 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ slaps away a takedown attempt from Mathews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christ as he avoids it easily.
Christ with a poor takedown

and Mathews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mathews 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.
Christ is trying to keep Mathews in close.
Christ has Mathews pulled in close to control his posture.

Christ is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mathews has his hands clasped together but Christ extends an breaks Mathews's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Christ.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Christ!