PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russell
vs
McCool

184 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome McCool!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
McCool avoids the head kick by Russell.

McCool decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russell is looking to improve his position.
McCool sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russell defending well though.
Russell is in trouble now - McCool has advanced to mount!
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCool on the ground.

McCool jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Russell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Russell is trying to buck McCool off.

McCool has hold of Russell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Russell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - McCool cranks the arm and Russell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Russell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jerome McCool!