PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Grey
vs
Salamanca

182 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Max Octane Fight Wear

Max Octane Fight Wear
Zipp Zapp

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Grey!
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, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Salamanca misses.

Grey gets the takedown into side control.

Grey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salamanca has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

Grey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salamanca, who protects the arm well.

Grey tries for a kimura but Salamanca is defending well.

Grey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salamanca is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca wants to get back to his feet but Grey drags him back down.

Grey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Grey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Salamanca is trying to buck Grey off.
Grey tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Grey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salamanca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey controlling the position.
Salamanca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grey advances to mount.

Salamanca is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Grey locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Salamanca is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymond Grey!