PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Custer
vs
Lloyd

189 cm
24
197 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Custer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lloyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Custer wants to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lloyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Lloyd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lloyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lloyd drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lloyd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Custer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lloyd has managed to get both his arms back between Custer's legs - danger averted.
Custer looking for a sweep. Not yet Custer, not yet.

Lloyd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Custer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lloyd has managed to get both his arms back between Custer's legs - danger averted.
Lloyd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lloyd 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.
Lloyd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Custer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Custer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lloyd defends well.
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Custer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Custer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Custer is breathing heavily.

Custer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lloyd is aware though and is defending well.

Lloyd 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.

Lloyd 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.
Lloyd passes Custer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Custer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Custer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lloyd is looking for a kimura but Custer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lloyd to get the leverage.

Lloyd is looking for a kimura here.
Custer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Custer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lloyd frees his head nicely. Oh but Custer has switched to an armbar! Lloyd is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jesse Custer!