PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronin Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blah Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blah has chosen Egg as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Ronin Samurai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ronin Samurai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Samurai
vs
Blah

195 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronin Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Blah Blah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai shoots for a takedown but Blah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blah scores with a jab to the body.
Samurai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blah keeps the fight on the outside.

Samurai clinches with his opponent.
Samurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blah blocks it with crossed arms.

Blah has hold of one of Samurai's legs. Samurai is fighting the takedown attempt but Blah gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Blah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samurai is keeping the position for now.
Blah pushes down on Samurai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blah wants to pass the guard but Samurai is defending well.
Samurai is looking for a sweep. Blah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Blah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samurai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samurai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blah is pushing down on Samurai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samurai is fighting to maintain full guard but Blah has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blah is pressing down on Samurai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samurai is holding on for now.
Blah works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samurai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Samurai gets back to half guard.
Blah passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blah moves to the back position.

Blah is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Samurai knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Samurai for a finish.
Samurai wants to escape the position.
Samurai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Blah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai wants to improve his position but Blah is controlling well.
Samurai gets full guard.
Blah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blah preventing the sweep.
Blah looking to pass the guard.

Samurai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samurai is breathing heavily.
Samurai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blah looking to pass the guard.
Blah passes Samurai's right leg, so he's now in half 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.

Blah is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Samurai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

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