PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thu Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarco McFlurry (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.

Pham
vs
McFlurry

166 cm
21
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thu Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMarco McFlurry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFlurry tries to clinch

and Pham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pham wants to work for an arm triangle but McFlurry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pham is controlling the pace.
Pham moves nicely into side control.
McFlurry is trying to escape the position but Pham is controlling the position.

Pham tries for a kimura but McFlurry is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McFlurry can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham controls the position.

Pham has hold of McFlurry's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McFlurry tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pham cranks the arm and McFlurry screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McFlurry, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thu Pham!