PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Floyd

176 cm
22
133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Floyd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

White decides to stand and escape the position.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White shoots in but Floyd avoids the takedown attempt easily.

White gets caught flat footed, as Floyd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White working a defensive guard here.
White keeping full guard, as Floyd tries to pass.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Floyd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Floyd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White wants to sweep here but Floyd controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White tries for a takedown but Floyd circles away easily

and Floyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Floyd.

Floyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White is breathing heavily.

Floyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Floyd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Floyd looking to pass the guard.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

White had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Floyd is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. White Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Floyd's back instead.
Floyd breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Floyd won't allow White to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Floyd fails with the takedown

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Floyd is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
White works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White moves into full mount!

White looking for a guillotine from mount but Floyd is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

White has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
White controlling the position well here. Floyd rolled but White kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

White looking for the choke but no joy.
White scores with punches to the body.
Floyd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Floyd wants to hold on but White pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

White quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for White but it's paid off an Floyd is forced to tap! Nice work by White.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank White!