PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Egans
vs
Crim

175 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

173 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egans misses with a few strikes there.
Crim connects with a nice looking jab.
Crim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crim lands a glancing blow to the side of Egans's head.
Egans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egans lands a two punch combo.
Egans misses with a combination

and Crim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crim throwing strikes from guard but Egans blocks nicely.
Egans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Egans wants to stand but Crim is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Egans working for a submission but Crim is keeping him at bay.
Egans controlling the position easily from mount.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Egans is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Crim is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerald Egans!