PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfes Turners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfes Turners has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turners
vs
Fatton

175 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfes Turners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fatton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fatton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Turners is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fatton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fatton misses with the ground and pound.
Fatton working the ground and pound but Turners is defending the strikes.
Turners takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fatton is trying to get an arm triangle but Turners is defending well.
Turners tries to bench press Fatton off him but Fatton keeps the position.
An elbow from Fatton crashes against the mat.

Fatton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turners tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fatton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Fatton!