PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaylord Von Kockstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and logan charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kockstein comes to the cage accompanied by Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know?. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Von Kockstein
vs
charles

195 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaylord Von Kockstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, logan charles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Kockstein manages to avoid it.
charles tries to clinch up but Von Kockstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Kockstein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von Kockstein shoots in but no luck this time.
charles throws a head kick that misses.
charles misses with a two punch combination.
charles stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Kockstein. Von Kockstein gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Kockstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

charles pushes Von Kockstein up against the cage in a clinch.

charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
logan charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Von Kockstein closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
charles is pushing Von Kockstein's head away, looking to escape. Von Kockstein manages to hold on to the position though.

Von Kockstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but charles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
charles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Kockstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Von Kockstein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
charles is not content to let Von Kockstein control the position.

Von Kockstein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. charles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Von Kockstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, charles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Von Kockstein is breathing heavily.
Von Kockstein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Kockstein is trying to get an arm triangle but charles is defending well.
Von Kockstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
charles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Von Kockstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but charles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
charles is pushing Von Kockstein's head away, looking to escape. Von Kockstein manages to hold on to the position though.

Von Kockstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Kockstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
charles can't do much from the bottom here.
charles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Kockstein prevents charles from standing back up.
charles controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Von Kockstein seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. charles is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gaylord Von Kockstein!