PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into the arena with Fugees - Ready or not blaring out of the sound system. Tamland has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Tamland

180 cm
27
182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
33
188 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tamland closes the distance and clinches.
Tamland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Chris White has been cut.
Tamland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White tries to break the clinch but Tamland is controlling the position.
Tamland has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tamland is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
Tamland tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamland.
Tamland missing with knees to the body.

Tamland breaks from the clinch.
White blocks a head kick by Tamland.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tamland has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Tamland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Tamland presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to circle away but Tamland has him pinned against the cage.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tamland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tamland closes the distance and clinches.
Tamland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Tamland breaks from the clinch.
Tamland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Tamland forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Tamland tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.

Tamland jumps guard.

Tamland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tamland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.

Tamland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Tamland is looking to cinch up a triangle. White throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tamland's body to avoid the submission. Tamland has instead reached around White's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tamland arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brick Tamland!
Our winner, Brick Tamland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.