PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dash Reveal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Reveal
vs
Artist

188 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dash Reveal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Artist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Artist lands in his opponent's guard.
Artist stops Reveal from standing up.
Artist tries to free his leg and advance position but Reveal is retaining full guard.
Reveal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reveal tries to get out of the position.

Artist drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Artist jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reveal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Artist drops back looking for a leg! Reveal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reveal manages to kick Artist off! Artist jumps back into Reveal's guard.
Reveal wants to stand and escape but Artist is having none of it.
Artist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist scoring with some ground and pound.
Artist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Artist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Artist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Reveal is rocked!

It looks like Dash Reveal has been cut.
Artist landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Reveal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reveal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Artist on the ground.

Artist is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artist stands and throws Reveal's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Artist has hold of Reveal's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Reveal seems comfortable defending it but Artist has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Reveal is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Reveal is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Artist couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Artist!
During a confident post fight interview, The Artist thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.