PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Angel
vs
Cage

185 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

186 cm
20
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriel Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage misses with a takedown
and Angel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jhonny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angel closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Angel's guard now.
Cage stops Angel from standing up.
Cage pushes down on Angel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cage wants to free his trapped foot but Angel is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Cage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Angel moves into full guard.
Cage passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angel is looking for a sweep. Cage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Cage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Angel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cage wants to work for an arm triangle but Angel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Angel has his hands clasped together around Cage's back. He's all about the action.
Cage tries to pass to full mount but Angel defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Angel wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.
Angel wants to get back to his feet.
Cage tries to pass to full mount but Angel defends it.

Cage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage passes to side control.

Cage working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Cage is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Angel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cage gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Angel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cage lets go of the hold and Angel can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Cage!