PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bishop
vs
Riley

163 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Riley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Riley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riley working the ground and pound.

Riley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bishop rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Riley's guard! Nice work there by Bishop!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riley can do anything to dispel that myth.

Riley is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bishop has his hands clasped together but Riley extends an breaks Bishop's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Riley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Riley!
Ethan Riley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.