PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Jarven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kelades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Didi Jarven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jarven
vs
Kelades

178 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Didi Jarven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kelades!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelades tries to clinch up but Jarven circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelades is looking to clinch but Jarven is avoiding it.
Jarven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelades circles away.
Kelades tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelades tries to clinch up

and Jarven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelades's guard now.
Kelades keeping moving, preventing Jarven from controlling successfully.
Jarven works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Jarven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelades can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jarven has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kelades defend it? Jarven steps over the head and cranks it - Kelades is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jarven!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Didi Jarven!