PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan has chosen It Comes and It Goes as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Corrigan
vs
Benjawan

175 cm
24
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Corrigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phan Benjawan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjawan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benjawan wants to clinch up but Corrigan keeps it at a distance.
Corrigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Benjawan counters with a left and a right that stings Corrigan.
Benjawan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Corrigan moves into range and clinches up with Benjawan.
Corrigan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benjawan to keep the fight standing.
Benjawan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Corrigan breaks the clinch.

Corrigan gets a takedown into half guard.
Corrigan is looking to advance position but Benjawan won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrigan is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjawan looks like he's trying to stand up.

Corrigan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Benjawan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Corrigan has cracked it and Benjawan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Corrigan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Corrigan!