PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hales Tigris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Valdez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Juan Valdez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tigris
vs
Valdez

163 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hales Tigris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez slips under a jab.
Tigris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tigris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Tigris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tigris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Tigris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valdez has escaped the position, nice work there.

Tigris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valdez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tigris stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Tigris gets the takedown into side control.

Tigris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Valdez looks gassed!
Tigris trying to control the action but Valdez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigris is working Valdez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valdez prevents Tigris from improving position.

Tigris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tigris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valdez has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hales Tigris!