PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldo Mcbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mcbride
vs
Njord

157 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnoldo Mcbride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milton Njord!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcbride shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcbride was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Njord sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Mcbride is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Njord makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Njord.
Njord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Njord manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcbride manages to get himself to full guard.
Njord looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mcbride wants to sweep here but Njord controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njord trying to control but Mcbride is working from the bottom.
Njord is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Njord trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcbride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Njord forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Njord seems content to control.

Njord is looking for a kimura but Mcbride is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Njord to get the leverage.
Njord prevents Mcbride from improving his position.
Mcbride has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Njord is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Njord is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Njord wants to pass the guard but Mcbride is defending well.
Njord not doing much here.
Njord works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcbride reaches up to try and control the position but Njord seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mcbride rolls and tries to escape and now Njord has his back!

Njord is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mcbride defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Njord is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Mcbride has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Njord has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Mcbride taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Njord doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Milton Njord!