PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obat Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Goyang Dumang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Timur

173 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obat Timur!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson instigates a clinch.

Timur has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timur keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Timur looking for a sweep. Not yet Timur, not yet.
Timur is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson tries to stand but Timur is controlling from the bottom.

Timur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Timur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timur is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Timur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Timur keeps moving.

Timur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Timur on the ground.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Timur pushes a forearm under Jackson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jackson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Obat Timur!
Our winner, Obat Timur, 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.