PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Delmar Thrash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Datank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Delmar Thrash has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Delmar Thrash seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Thrash
vs
Datank

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Delmar Thrash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Datank!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datank misses with the combination.
Thrash looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Datank misses with a few strikes there.

Datank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Datank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Datank unloading with bombs!
Thrash working to try and regain half guard.
Datank working the ground and pound effectively.
Datank lands with some strikes.
Datank landing punches.

Thrash is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datank with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Thrash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Datank with the ground and pound from mount.
Datank landing shots from mount.
Datank lands a big shot there that rocks Thrash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Datank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Datank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thrash?
Datank lands a big shot there that rocks Thrash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Datank with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Datank connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Datank working the ground and pound effectively.
Datank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Datank raining down shots from the mount!
Datank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Datank postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thrash looks a forlorn figure.
Datank with a couple of short strikes.
Datank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Datank postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thrash looks a forlorn figure.
Datank lands a big elbow.
Datank is landing with some decent strikes but Thrash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Datank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Datank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Datank lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datank lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Datank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Datank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Datank looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Delmar Thrash has been cut.
Datank lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thrash hang on?
Datank lands a big elbow.
Datank has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thrash's face.
The referee warns Thrash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thrash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Datank unloading with bombs!
Datank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thrash?

Datank has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Thrash is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Datank!