PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brashears comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Emerson has chosen Laurent Wolf - No Stress as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Brashears
vs
Emerson

170 cm
25
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Brashears!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Emerson as Brashears shoots in.
Brashears misses with a takedown
and Emerson counters with a left and a right that stings Brashears.
Brashears has his takedown stuffed
and Emerson counters with a left and a right that stings Brashears.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brashears. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Emerson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emerson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brashears blocking the ground and pound.
Brashears might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brashears has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Emerson working for the choke.

Emerson is persistently looking for the submission but Brashears is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears tries to escape but Emerson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Brashears staying busy and making it hard for Emerson to control.

Emerson is cranking Brashears's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Brashears! He's tightened the choke and Brashears is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Emerson!
Gabriel Emerson is the new welterweight champion!
Gabriel Emerson thanked the fans post fight for their support.