PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Outland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Outland
vs
McCracken

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Outland!
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, Paul McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Outland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier Outland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outland throws a sloppy body shot
and McCracken counters with a big head kick but Outland shrugs it off.
Outland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCracken defends it nicely.

Outland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Outland wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCracken keeps working.

Outland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Outland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Outland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCracken, who protects the arm well.

Outland tries for a kimura but McCracken is defending well.
Outland lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Outland is trying to get an arm triangle but McCracken is defending well.

Outland has hold of McCracken's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McCracken seems comfortable defending it but Outland has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McCracken is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McCracken is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Outland couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Outland!