PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Niel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Niel
vs
Rock

182 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Niel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, White Rock!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rock.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Rock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Niel tries to escape but Rock is in control.

Rock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Rock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Rock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Niel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Niel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rock trying to control the action but Niel is working from the bottom.
Rock prevents Niel from escaping the position.
Niel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Niel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Niel tries to escape but Rock is in control.

Rock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Rock is trying to get an arm triangle but Niel is defending well.

Rock is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Niel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rock gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Niel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rock lets go of the hold and Niel can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). White Rock!