PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Channell
vs
Lotus

185 cm
31
182 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

186 cm
38
183 lbs
27 - 37 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Channell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lotus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lotus trying to control the action but Channell is working from the bottom.
Channell is looking for a sweep.
Channell is trying to work for a sweep but Lotus has mounted him!
Channell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lotus controlling the pace for now.
Lotus trying to control but Channell is having none of it.
Lotus controlling the position easily from mount.
Channell is controlling an arm, preventing Lotus from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Channell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lotus is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Lotus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lotus trying to control the position from guard on top but Channell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Channell wants to sweep but no luck.
Lotus looking to pass the guard.
Lotus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Lotus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Channell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lotus lands with a nice body punch.

Channell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Channell working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell is working Lotus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Channell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lotus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Channell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Channell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lotus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Channell but great work by Lotus.

Lotus has hold of Channell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Channell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lotus cranks the arm and Channell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Channell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tommy Lotus!
An out of breath Tommy Lotus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.