PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley comes to the cage accompanied by The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano . Bill Cutty has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ripley
vs
Cutty

190 cm
29
225 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Das Labor
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cutty!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cutty throws a nice looking combination but Ripley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripley fails to land with a series of punches.
Cutty misses with a few strikes there.
Cutty throws a right and a left that Ripley avoids nicely.
Cutty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ripley misses with a wild combination.
Cutty throws a series of punches but Ripley avoids them all with ease.
Ripley closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bill Cutty has been cut.
Cutty falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ripley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cutty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ripley looking to ground and pound but Cutty is blocking nicely.
Ripley tries to control but Cutty wriggling away.
Ripley controlling the pace for now.
Ripley trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ripley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cutty to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cutty shrugs it off.

Ripley working for a guillotine from mount but Cutty is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripley looking to control but Cutty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Ripley looking for a guillotine from mount but Cutty is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ripley looking for a guillotine from mount but Cutty is having none of it.
Ripley content just to control the position here.

Ripley quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ripley but it's paid off an Cutty is forced to tap! Nice work by Ripley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Ripley!
Mr Ripley made sure to mention his sponsor, Das Labor in his post fight interview.