PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I stand alone - Godsmack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stone
vs
Scylla

180 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
166 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Scylla.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scylla off and has taken his back!
Stone keeps control of the position as Scylla tries to break free.
Stone struggling to keep hold of the position.
What can Scylla do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Stone doesn't have the hooks in and Scylla manages to turn into his guard.

Scylla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stone has escaped and now he's on top!
Stone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scylla is proving hard to escape from.
Stone wants to control from the top but Scylla keeps moving.
Scylla is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.

Scylla working for a triangle but Stone defends it easily.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Scylla looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Stone is defending well. Scylla quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Stone has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Scylla celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Scylla!