PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tribute to Steve kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gresham
vs
Irwin

173 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Outback Jack's House of Crack

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gresham is looking to clinch.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin misses with a wild combination.

Irwin clinches.
Irwin avoiding damage as Gresham throws knees to the body.

Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gresham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gresham prevents Irwin from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irwin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gresham tries to stand and escape but Irwin is controlling the position.
Gresham uses his free foot to push down on Irwin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Irwin.
Gresham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gresham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Gresham looking to secure an arm triangle but Irwin defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin wants to get back to his feet.
Gresham tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gresham looking to secure an arm triangle but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Irwin is trying to escape the mount.
Irwin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Gresham looking to secure an arm triangle but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to stand back up.
Irwin looks gassed!

Irwin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gresham.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gresham has his arm under Irwin's chin here. Game over son! Gresham squeezes tightly and Irwin is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sloat Gresham!