PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frederic Tanner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tanner
vs
Giles

190 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frederic Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucious Giles!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Giles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanner wants to improve his position but Giles is controlling well.
Giles wants to free his trapped foot but Tanner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tanner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giles.

Giles seems to be looking for submissions.

Giles wants to work for an arm triangle but Tanner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Giles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tanner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Giles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanner defending well though.
Giles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Giles seems to be looking for submissions.
Tanner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giles thows a huge punch but Tanner dodges it nicely.
Tanner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Giles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Giles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Giles looks winded!
Giles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanner's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Giles has control of the leg.

Tanner makes his way to full guard, as Giles worked for a kimura.
Tanner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Giles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Giles drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tanner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Giles has Tanner in his guard.
Giles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanner lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Giles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
Tanner distracts Giles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanner connects with a couple of short punches.

Giles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tanner passes into side control.
Check out the look on Tanner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tanner cracks Giles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Giles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tanner's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tanner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tanner working over Giles with some ground and pound. Giles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Tanner there.
Giles missing with punches from the bottom.
Tanner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanner working over Giles with some ground and pound. Giles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Giles is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tanner is tapping! Great win for Giles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucious Giles!
After the fight, Lucious Giles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.