PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robot Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Um Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Joe
vs
Bark

180 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robot Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark scores with a nice right hand.
Bark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bark scores with a jab to the head.
Joe fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bark.
Bark looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Joe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Joe seems to be working for a kimura but Bark defends the submission attempt.

Joe is working for a kimura here but Bark manages to reverse the position and he's now in Joe's guard.
Bark wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.

Bark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bark 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.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joe grinds an elbow into Bark's temple.
Bark can't do much from the bottom here.
Bark gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Joe looking to isolate an arm here. Bark doesn't see it coming and as Joe extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Joe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robot Joe!