PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Blankenship will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Christmas
vs
Blankenship

185 cm
19
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

183 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lloyd Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas keeps the fight on the outside.

Blankenship gets a double leg takedown into Christmas's guard.

Christmas kicks Blankenship off and gets to his feet.

Blankenship shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blankenship showed some decent athleticism there.

Christmas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blankenship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christmas keeps working.
Christmas controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to take a breather but Christmas is having none of it.
Blankenship tries to stand and escape but Christmas is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blankenship tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christmas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christmas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenny Blankenship.
Blankenship wants to clinch up but Christmas keeps it at a distance.
Blankenship misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankenship looks gassed!

Christmas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Christmas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Blankenship is trying to escape and Christmas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Blankenship is forced to tap! Nice work there by Christmas! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lloyd Christmas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lloyd Christmas made sure he mentioned Nature's Edge Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.