PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayeb Taheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Strathclyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Taheri
vs
Strathclyde

185 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

183 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayeb Taheri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Strathclyde!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taheri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Strathclyde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Strathclyde tries to buck Taheri off but Taheri is having none of it.
Strathclyde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taheri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Taheri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taheri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Strathclyde wants to control but Taheri postures up.
Taheri is looking to take a break and control but Strathclyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tayeb Taheri!