PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hurt
vs
Marquez

178 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Marquez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquez scores with a takedown into Hurt's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marquez trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Marquez advances position into side control!
Marquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hurt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hurt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurt keeps Marquez under control for a moment.
Hurt can't do much from the bottom here.

Marquez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hurt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt struggling a bit here.
Hurt parries the strikes from Marquez easily there. Marquez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hurt to escape.

Marquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Marquez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hurt is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Marquez!