PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beat Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wrestler (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.

Me
vs
Wrestler

178 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 New York, Beat Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Beat Me has been cut.
Me closes the distance and clinches up with Wrestler, looking for a takedown. Me pushes Wrestler against the cage but Wrestler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wrestler as Me shoots in.
A head kick misses from Me.

Wrestler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Me fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beat Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wrestler breaks the clinch.
Wrestler dives in and grabs Me's left leg, looking for a takedown. Me pushes down on Wrestler's head and hops out.
Wrestler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Me avoids it really well and circles away.
Me throws a head kick but Wrestler moves out of range.
Wrestler dives in and grabs Me's left leg, looking for a takedown. Me pushes down on Wrestler's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Me.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wrestler closes the distance and clinches.
Wrestler prevents a takedown attempt there.

Wrestler pulls Me into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestler working a defensive guard here.
Me pushes down on Wrestler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Me tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wrestler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wrestler pushes Me off looking to stand but Me dives back in and keeps control.
Wrestler tries to roll over but Me keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is trying to control but Me passes into side control!
Wrestler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Me working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Me trying to control the action but Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Wrestler is looking for a sweep.
Me trying to control the position but Wrestler is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Me is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wrestler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Me cracks Wrestler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Me scoring with strikes but Wrestler is staying in there.
Wrestler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wrestler wants to hold on but Me pushes him away.
Wrestler can't escape the position.
Wrestler is squirming around, avoiding Me's attempts to control the action.
Wrestler tries to lock up and control but Me gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is in a horrible position here. Me smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wrestler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Me. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestler is trying desperately to improve position.
Wrestler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wrestler reaches up to try and pull Me in and control his posture, but Me latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Wrestler taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beat Me!