PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rado ADW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yates
vs
ADW

187 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

224 cm
22
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rado ADW!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ADW shoots in looking for a takedown. Yates tries to sprawl out of it but ADW keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick from ADW.
ADW has a takedown stuffed.
Yates could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Yates has taken the fight to the clinch.
ADW gets underhooks to prevent Yates's takedown attempt.
ADW stops a takedown attempt from Yates.
Yates has had enough of the clinch but ADW keeps him there for the moment.
Yates misses with a knee strike.

Yates has dropped down and is working for a takedown. ADW is trying to keep an underhook but Yates manages to get the takedown into half guard.
ADW slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
ADW is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yates preventing the sweep.
ADW is trying to control the position but Yates postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates distracts ADW with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

ADW wants to control position but Yates is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for ADW here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Yates!