PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Donnelly

211 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabian Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ray tries to clinch there but Donnelly circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donnelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Donnelly closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Ray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ray misses with some punches.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Donnelly blocks with his arms.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donnelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Donnelly wants to break free but Ray has control.

Donnelly has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ray is trying to keep an underhook but Donnelly manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ray wants to get back to full guard.
Donnelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Ray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.
Donnelly looking to pass the guard.
Donnelly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donnelly wants to stand but Ray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donnelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ray keeping full guard, as Donnelly tries to pass.

Ray looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Donnelly is defending well. Ray quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Donnelly has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ray celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabian Ray!