PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by Berserker. Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howlett
vs
Play

172 cm
31
176 lbs
20 - 3 - 1

180 cm
36
181 lbs
33 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)
Conquer

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play misses with a kick to the body
and Howlett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Play tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howlett moves away.
Howlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Play takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Play misses with a low kick.
Play gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howlett counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Play moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Play misses with a wild body shot.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foul Play seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Play off balance momentarily.
Howlett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Play has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Howlett misses with a wild body shot.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlett.
Howlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Play is just out of range.
Play lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Play waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
Howlett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Play is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Howlett rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Play throws the kick towards the body but Howlett avoids it.
Play keeps the fight on the outside.
Foul Play is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Play.
Play misses with a shot to the body

and Howlett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Play's guard now.
Howlett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Play wants to sweep but no luck.
Howlett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howlett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Play trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Play looking for a sweep. Not yet Play, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howlett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Howlett throws an elbow that misses. Play uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howlett's guard. Nice move by Play!
Howlett wants to sweep here but Play controlling him for the moment.

Howlett is looking for a triangle but Play pushes his legs off easily.

Howlett is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Play frees his head nicely. Oh but Howlett has switched to an armbar! Play is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). James Howlett!
James Howlett retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, James Howlett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.