PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rilgard Relson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Owen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Owen
vs
Relson

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

GREEN!160

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rilgard Relson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen throws a combination. Relson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Relson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Relson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Relson trying to work for an americana but Owen has managed to regain full guard.
Relson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Owen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Relson manages to mount him!
Relson blocks Owen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Relson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Relson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rilgard Relson!