PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ulak iwanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

iwanna
vs
Spackman

180 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ulak iwanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Spackman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iwanna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
iwanna closes the distance and clinches up with Spackman, looking for a takedown. iwanna pushes Spackman against the cage but Spackman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
iwanna fails in his attempt to clinch.

Spackman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. iwanna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spackman wants to lay and pray for a moment but iwanna keeps working.
iwanna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if iwanna tries to get out of the position.
iwanna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
iwanna struggling a bit here.
iwanna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Spackman.

Spackman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, iwanna has escaped the position, nice work there.
iwanna has control of an arm but Spackman manages to advance to Spackman's back!

Spackman is persistently looking for the submission but iwanna is defending it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
iwanna tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Spackman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spackman with the ground and pound from mount.
Spackman prevents iwanna from getting the reversal.
iwanna is working hard here to advance position.

Spackman working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. iwanna looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Spackman! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Spackman!