PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Champion. Christian Block has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Block
vs
Dray

195 cm
28
208 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Block!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Dray!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Block looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Block tries to bench press Dray off him but Dray keeps the position.
Block manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Block looking for submissions off his back.

Block looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Block looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Block actively working from the bottom here.

Block has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dray escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dray!
Block is looking to reverse the position.
Block manages to get back to half guard.

Block looking for submissions off his back.

Block is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dray pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Block looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Block is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dray pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Block has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dray escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dray!
Block is trying to improve his position.
Block sneaks back into half guard.
Block wants to get back to full guard.
Block slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Block will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Block working for a triangle but Dray defends it easily.

Dray is sitting in close to Block's body. Block has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dray is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dray is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Block.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian Block!
Christian Block is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Christian Block took to the microphone: 'I want my TITLE REMATCH LETS GO!'.