PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadilou Ankutse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into the arena with TNT blaring out of the sound system. Ankutse has chosen i ka kane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Ankutse

169 cm
25
157 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

168 cm
26
149 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KO Clothing

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aadilou Ankutse!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankutse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ankutse.
Washington works the jab nicely.
Ankutse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington counters with a leg kick.
Samuel Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aadilou Ankutse.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ankutse slips a straight right by Washington.
Ankutse has his takedown stuffed
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
Ankutse fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington takes a swing at Ankutse's ribcage but misses.
Ankutse throws a wild body kick that Washington sees coming a mile off.
Ankutse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Washington lands a jab.

Ankutse gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankutse is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington is trying to improve his position.
Washington struggling a bit here.
Washington is trying to get back to half guard.
Ankutse misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Ankutse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Ankutse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Washington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington trying to control but Ankutse postures up.
Ankutse is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington tries to roll over but Ankutse keeps him under control.

Ankutse is working for a kimura here but Washington manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ankutse's guard.

Ankutse working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Washington has passed into half guard!
Washington wants to free his trapped foot but Ankutse is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ankutse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Washington moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ankutse.
Ankutse is looking for a sweep.
Ankutse wants to control but Washington postures up.
Ankutse gets back to half guard.
Ankutse tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Washington has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Washington controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ankutse reaches up and pulls Washington towards him, trying to control the position. Washington manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Ankutse! Ankutse tries to roll over - now Washington is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Ankutse has to tap out! Great work there by Washington!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Washington!
Samuel Washington thanked the fans post fight for their support.