PBP Commentary

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

Goodwin
vs
Kami

155 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merlin Goodwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yami Kami!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kami can pounce on him.

Kami looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goodwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kami controls the pace.
Goodwin really is a fat lump.
Kami stops Goodwin from standing up.
Goodwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Goodwin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodwin keeping moving, preventing Kami from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kami passes into half guard.
Kami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodwin keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kami stands up out of the half guard.
Goodwin scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Kami misses
and Goodwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kami shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goodwin counters with a nice uppercut.

Goodwin closes the distance and clinches.

Kami drags the fight down to the ground.

Goodwin wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kami's closed guard. He's half up but Kami has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kami pivots and extends the arm, Goodwin falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kami! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yami Kami!