PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tillman Greeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stu (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.

Greeves
vs
Stu

165 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tillman Greeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Stu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Greeves tried to counter with a leg kick but Stu avoided it.
Stu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Stu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greeves wants a takedown.
Stu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stu prevents Greeves from breaking the clinch.
Stu tries to pull guard but Greeves holds him up against the cage and eventually Stu drops back down to his feet.
Tillman Greeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Stu.
Stu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Greeves prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greeves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Stu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Greeves swings for the body but Stu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stu looks for a takedown but Greeves sprawls well.
Greeves avoids the head kick by Stu.
Stu fails with a takedown attempt.

Greeves shoots in and gets a takedown into Stu's guard.
Stu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Greeves manages to pass to side control.

Greeves drops an elbow to the side of Stu's head.
Greeves is looking to take a break and control but Stu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greeves prevents Stu from improving his position.
Greeves moves nicely into side control.
Greeves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Greeves staying calm.
Stu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greeves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greeves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stu tries to bench press Greeves off him but Greeves keeps the position.
Greeves working away.
Greeves taking a breather here.
Greeves lands a few punches from side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tillman Greeves!