PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyrgios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyrgios has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dice
vs
Kyrgios

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Dice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kyrgios!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dice.
Kyrgios prevents Dice from improving position.
Dice is looking to take a break and control but Kyrgios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kyrgios struggling a bit here.
Kyrgios looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice working away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sam Dice!