PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ummer Iqbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Half (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iqbal comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Tom Half has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Iqbal
vs
Half

190 cm
23
150 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ummer Iqbal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Half!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iqbal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iqbal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Half.
Half has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Half there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iqbal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iqbal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Half was well out of range. Poor timing from Iqbal.

Half shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Half is working for a kimura but Iqbal is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Half is trying to work for a kimura but Iqbal is defending well.
Half is thwarting Iqbal's attempts to control the position.

Half looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Iqbal is holding on to half guard well.
Iqbal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Half on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iqbal trying to control but Half postures up.

Half is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Half is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Iqbal defends it well.

Half has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Iqbal defend it? Half steps over the head and cranks it - Iqbal is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Half!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Half!