PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neville Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlatko Simovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Clipse - Kinda Like a Big Deal. Neville Douglas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Douglas
vs
Simovic

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neville Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlatko Simovic!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Simovic lands in his opponent's guard.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simovic controls from within his opponent's guard.

Simovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Simovic is looking to stand up but Douglas won't let him.
Simovic wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Simovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Douglas 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.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Simovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Simovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Douglas controls Simovic momentarily but Simovic frees himself.
Simovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Simovic stands up from Douglas's guard - Simovic perhaps looking for a knockout.

Douglas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Simovic is looking to sinch up a triangle. Douglas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Simovic's body to avoid the submission. Simovic has instead reached around Douglas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Simovic arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vlatko Simovic!