PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nash
vs
Rock

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Rock!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock slips under a jab.

Rock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nash to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nash controlling from the top position.
Nash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nash is controlling him.
Nash sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rock's guard.
Nash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nash.
Nash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nash is controlling the pace.
Nash works his way into side control.

Nash tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nash has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nash controlling the position from side mount.
Nash sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nash is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nash scoring with punches and elbows.
Rock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rock is trying to escape the position but Nash is controlling the position.
Nash advances nicely into full mount.
Nash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rock is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nash looking to finish Rock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rock!
Nash content just to control the position here.
Nash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nash landing strikes, looking to finish!

Nash throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rock has his hands clasped together but Nash breaks the hold and Rock is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Nash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brutus Nash!