PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Sabba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corbin Sambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sambers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monster- Skillet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sabba
vs
Sambers

168 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julian Sabba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corbin Sambers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sambers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sabba has a takedown stuffed.
Sabba with a nice cross.

It looks like Corbin Sambers has been cut.

Sambers rushes Sabba and presses him up against the cage.

Sambers has picked Sabba up - he's going for a ride! Sambers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sambers trying to control the action but Sabba is working from the bottom.
Sabba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sambers lands a nice short elbow.
Sambers is trying to control the action in half guard but Sabba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sabba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sambers on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sambers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambers working over Sabba with some ground and pound. Sabba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sambers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sabba defends it well.
Sambers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sabba!
Sambers with shots to the head and body - Sabba looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabba is breathing heavily.
Sambers controlling his opponent.
Sabba is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Cozad The Island that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sambers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sabba hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambers wants to control the pace but Sabba is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambers with shots to the head and body - Sabba looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sambers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sambers looking to control but Sabba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sambers with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Sambers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sambers tries to control but Sabba wriggling away.
Sambers lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambers with the ground and pound from mount.
Sambers breaks from Sabba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sambers controlling from mount.
Sambers with shots to the head and body - Sabba looks very uncomfortable down there.

Sambers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sambers extends the arm and Sabba is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corbin Sambers!
Corbin Sambers tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.