PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuberculo Meningitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Purity by Slipknot as his entrance music. Sam Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meningitis
vs
Williams

200 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tuberculo Meningitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Meningitis shows good takedown defense.
Meningitis misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Meningitis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Meningitis working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.

Meningitis looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.

Meningitis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams prevents Meningitis from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Meningitis wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Meningitis.
Meningitis is breathing heavily.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Meningitis working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams has given up his back here. Will Meningitis look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Meningitis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Williams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Meningitis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.

Meningitis working for a submission but Williams is keeping him at bay.

Meningitis is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meningitis working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Williams looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Meningitis! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tuberculo Meningitis!