PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes to the cage accompanied by "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Florian
vs
Gresham

178 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Elite Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Florian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Florian blocks the low kick.
Gresham tries to clinch there but Florian circles away.
Florian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gresham at a distance.
Gresham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gresham throws a sloppy head kick and Florian moves out of range easily.
No luck for Gresham with that takedown attempt.
Gresham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florian connects with a high kick.
Florian throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian wants to clinch up but Gresham keeps it at a distance.
Sloat Gresham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Florian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gresham avoids a kick to the body.
Gresham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Florian.
Florian swings for the body but Gresham moves out of range.
Gresham throws a head kick but Florian moves out of range.
Alan Florian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian throws a head kick that misses

and Gresham counters with a takedown into side control.
Florian wants to get back to his feet but Gresham drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gresham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gresham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Florian gets back to half guard.
Gresham frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Florian trying desperately to get to his feet.
Florian trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Florian wants to control but Gresham is having none of it.
Gresham trying to control but Florian is having none of it.

Gresham get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gresham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gresham closes the distance but Florian moves to the side
and Florian counters with a good, hard body kick but Gresham shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Gresham misses
and Florian counters with an inside leg kick.
Gresham tries to clinch but Florian moves away
and Gresham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Florian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gresham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick by Gresham misses
and Florian counters with a head kick. That will keep Gresham thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gresham looks to clinch
and Florian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Florian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham misses with a takedown
and Florian counters with a head kick.

Gresham is rocked!
Gresham looks gassed!
Florian swinging wilding here.
Gresham is still on wobbly legs! Can Florian finish him?
Florian fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gresham to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gresham looks to clinch but Florian throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gresham taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alan Florian!
Alan Florian retains his lightweight title!