PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wayne
vs
Andrews

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darrell Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andrews's calf.
Andrews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wayne closes the distance looking to clinch

and Andrews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wayne's guard.
Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.
Andrews controlling from the top position.
Wayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andrews slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews throwing shots but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Wayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andrews drops an elbow to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andrews tries to pass to full mount but Wayne defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andrews winds up and cracks Wayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andrews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Andrews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andrews working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andrews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andrews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Andrews is working for a kimura but Wayne is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Wayne is rocked!
Andrews trying to control the pace.
Oh Wayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andrews stops Wayne from getting back to his feet.

Andrews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrews takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wayne seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but Andrews has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andrews lands a big elbow - Wayne is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Andrews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Andrews!