PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rotary Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Phone
vs
Dempsey

185 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rotary Phone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Phone drives through and clinches with Dempsey against the cage.
Phone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phone has Dempsey pressed against the cage, preventing Dempsey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dempsey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dempsey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dempsey has a closed guard, preventing Phone from standing up.
Phone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dempsey is controlling Phone's posture.
Dempsey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dempsey is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Phone has his hands clasped together but Dempsey extends and breaks Phone's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dempsey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Dempsey!