PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killing Floor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Cling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Indistructable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Floor
vs
Cling

189 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killing Floor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Cling!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cling keeps the fight on the outside.

Cling closes the distance and clinches.

Cling has picked Floor up - he's going for a ride! Cling dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cling working the head and body with strikes.

Floor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Floor is looking to improve his position.
Cling tries to stand but can't do so whilst Floor controls his leg.
Cling trying to control the action but Floor is working from the bottom.
Floor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Floor keeping moving, preventing Cling from controlling successfully.
Cling advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cling's best efforts.

Floor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Floor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Floor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cling stays in close to Floor's body and controls the position.

Cling stands and steps away. Floor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Floor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cling's waist but Cling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Floor off to one side.
Floor is breathing heavily.
Cling throws a sloppy head kick and Floor moves out of range easily.

Floor instigates a clinch.
Floor tries for a takedown but Cling manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cling lands an elbow inside.
Floor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killing Floor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floor tries to break the clinch but Cling is controlling the position.

Cling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Floor slips a jab and a cross from Cling.
Floor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Floor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cling pinned against the cage. Cling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Cling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cling showed some decent athleticism there.
Floor tries to roll over but Cling keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Floor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Floor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cling is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Floor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cling's back instead.

Cling showing good submission defense here.

Floor is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cling has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Floor has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cling taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Floor doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Killing Floor!