PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ryan malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yates's choice of entrance music: I Stand Alone - Godsmack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

malone
vs
Yates

225 cm
22
287 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ryan malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Yates!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates slaps away a takedown attempt from malone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

malone moves into range and clinches up with Yates.
malone is trying to drag Yates to the mat but Yates just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yates is working for takedown but malone is calmly controlling the position for now.
malone is trying to break free.
malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
ryan malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Yates.
Yates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

malone pulls Yates into guard.

malone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yates must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yates tries to free his leg and advance position but malone is retaining full guard.
Yates is looking to stand up but malone won't let him.

malone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Yates got a little sloppy there for a moment and malone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yates has managed to get both his arms back between malone's legs - danger averted.
Yates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

malone looking for a guillotine here but Yates defends easily.

Yates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
malone is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
malone has a closed guard, preventing Yates from standing up.
Yates throwing strikes but missing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). ryan malone!