PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zac Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zac Dane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dane
vs
Spider

181 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Spider!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane wants to clinch up but Spider keeps it at a distance.

Dane clinches up against the cage.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spider avoids it.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Spider avoids the damage to the body.
Spider is trying to break the clinch but Dane is controlling him.
Spider is trying to push Dane away but Dane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spider blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spider avoids it.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Spider managing to block the knees to the body from Dane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane tries to pull guard but Spider won't allow it.
Spider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane prevents Spider from breaking the clinch.
Spider is looking to break free of the clinch but Dane has double underhooks.
Dane misses with a knee strike.
Spider wants to get back to striking at distance but Dane won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spider breaks the clinch.
Dane dives in and grabs Spider's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spider pushes down on Dane's head and hops out.
Dane shoots in looking for a takedown. Spider tries to sprawl out of it but Dane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spider manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Dane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dane throws a leg kick but Spider checks it.

Dane shoots in and bounces Spider off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Spider pushes a forearm under Dane's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dane is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Spider!