PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway's entrance music is Respect. A fine choice. Lester has chosen Johnny Cash - Gods gonna cut you down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hemingway
vs
Lester

195 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lester!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hemingway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lester keeping full guard, as Hemingway tries to pass.
Hemingway with a nice head shot there.
Hemingway preventing the sweep.
Hemingway postures up.
Hemingway wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Hemingway advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lester can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hemingway landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hemingway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Hemingway's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Hemingway tries for a kimura but Lester is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.
Hemingway is chipping away with strikes.
Lester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Hemingway has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lester is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hemingway yanks on the arm and Lester is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hemingway.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Hemingway!
After the fight, James Hemingway was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.