PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. The crowd seem to be enjoying House's choice of entrance music: Instruments of Destruction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bautista
vs
House

170 cm
27
158 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

173 cm
27
148 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James House!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bautista jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.

House looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

House is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bautista is just riding it out for now. House eventually gives up the hold.
Bautista tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House trying to mount his opponent but Bautista defends it.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautista's head.

House is looking for a kimura here.
Bautista blocking the ground and pound attempt from House.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

House in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bautista tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from House!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James House!
A very excited looking James House 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.