PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between PoP Payll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Payll
vs
Andrews

181 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PoP Payll!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Andrews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Payll to the mat! Payll manages to get full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Payll looking for a sweep. Not yet Payll, not yet.
Payll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.
Andrews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Payll is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andrews is aware though and is defending well.
Payll tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payll is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrews with a lazy takedown attempt

and Payll counters with a single leg into guard. Andrews didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrews looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Payll preventing the sweep.
Andrews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews looking to control.
Payll thows a big elbow that misses.
Payll landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Payll tries for a takedown but Andrews circles away easily

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payll won't be happy with that.

Andrews has hold of Payll's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Payll seems comfortable defending it but Andrews has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Payll is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Payll is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Andrews couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dexter Andrews!
Dexter Andrews is the new lightweight champion!