PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kehoe
vs
Tuilagi

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Gojira Industries

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kehoe, right into the meat.

Tuilagi pushes Kehoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Kehoe tries to circle away but Tuilagi has him pinned against the cage.
Tuilagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kehoe up against the cage.
Kehoe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kehoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kehoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kehoe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tuilagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kehoe is trying to break the clinch but Tuilagi is controlling him.

Kehoe manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuilagi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kehoe!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuilagi is staying tight to Kehoe's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Tuilagi is working to tighten is grip on Kehoe's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kehoe has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tuilagi is really squeezing tight and eventually Kehoe passes out! Tuilagi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gojira Industries logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.