PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucious Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Rhea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles comes to the cage accompanied by Jive Talkin'. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ross Rhea was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Giles
vs
Rhea

182 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucious Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giles fails with a takedown attempt.
Giles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rhea tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giles defends well and Rhea ends up having to push Giles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rhea after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucious Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rhea jumps into guard, dragging Giles to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rhea can't keep his opponent in guard - Giles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Giles is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rhea sees it coming and defends easily.
Rhea is trying to get back to full guard.
Giles moves into full mount! Rhea won't be happy about that!
Rhea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Giles with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhea is working to get back to half guard.

Giles looking for a guillotine from mount but Rhea is having none of it.
Giles moves to take his opponent's back.

Giles has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rhea has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Giles patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rhea is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Giles is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rhea trying to control the action but Giles just sinks the hooks in.

Rhea defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Giles has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Rhea is in real trouble here. Giles gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Rhea is tapping out! Giles wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucious Giles!
An out of breath Lucious Giles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.