PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holla Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Spotwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jerry Spotwood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Back
vs
Spotwood

190 cm
22
262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holla Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Spotwood!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Back throws a nice looking combination but Spotwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Back looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Back misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Spotwood.

Spotwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spotwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Spotwood stands up and beckons Back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Back is trying to break the clinch but Spotwood has him pressed against the cage.
Back misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotwood.
Spotwood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Back gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Back misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spotwood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spotwood wants a takedown.
Back tries to stall but Spotwood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Spotwood gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Spotwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Back is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spotwood is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Back reverses the position - he's now on top in Spotwood's guard.
Spotwood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Back's guard.
Spotwood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Back keeping moving, preventing Spotwood from controlling successfully.

Spotwood has gone for a leg lock! Back slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spotwood's guard.
Spotwood working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spotwood wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Back is now in half guard.
Spotwood is pressing down on Back's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Spotwood is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Back has his hands clasped together but Spotwood extends an breaks Back's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Spotwood.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Spotwood!