PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norris Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - Why Don't You Get A Job. On his way into the cage it seems that Norris Cole has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Norris Cole seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cole
vs
Doom

191 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norris Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom lands the left hand.

Cole drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Doom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doom looking to control but Cole passes into half guard.
Doom is controlling Cole's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Doom wants to get back to his feet.
Cole has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doom stops Cole from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cole is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Doom has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Doom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cole is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Doom can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cole trying to control but Doom is having none of it.
Cole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Doom is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cole working for a submission but Doom is keeping him at bay.

Cole is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Doom has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doom is looking to escape.

Cole wants to finish this one by submission but Doom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cole has control of Doom's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Doom regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Doom is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cole locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Doom is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norris Cole!
A very excited looking Norris Cole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.