PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Digital Summer - Just Run. Ace Centura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerald Minor's chin.

Centura
vs
Minor

180 cm
30
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Centura moves into the clinch.

Centura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Centura lands with a nice body punch.
Minor connects with a right hand. Centura shakes it off.
A jab from Minor finds it's way through Centura's defenses.

Minor gets tackled into the cage by Centura. Centura maintains the clinch.

Centura breaks the clinch.

Centura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minor, pushing him back against the cage.
Minor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Minor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Centura just leaning against Minor, taking a breather.

Centura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Centura.
Centura cracks Minor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Minor looks to land a right hand but Centura moved out of range.
Minor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minor. Centura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Centura tries to clinch there but Minor circles away.
Minor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Minor counters with a stiff right hand.
Centura misses with a combination

and Minor counters with a takedown into side control.
Minor working the head with strikes.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minor is working to tighten his grip on Centura's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Centura has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Minor is really squeezing tight and eventually Centura passes out! Minor breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gerald Minor!
Gerald Minor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.