PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Horila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whom Shall I Fear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anselmi Horila looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Horila
vs
Williams

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anselmi Horila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Horila is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Horila actively working from the bottom here.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Horila trying to control here.
Williams with the ground and pound but Horila uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Horila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Horila's legs - danger averted.
Horila is breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Horila has wrist control.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Horila is keeping the position.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Horila has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Williams doesn't defend quickly enough and Horila has managed to lock this one up! Can Williams escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Horila on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anselmi Horila!