PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cattan Engoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretty Bad Learning Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engoria comes into the arena with Run this town blaring out of the sound system. Cattan Engoria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Engoria
vs
Bad Learning Speed

194 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
16
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cattan Engoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pretty Bad Learning Speed!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Learning Speed instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Engoria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Learning Speed.

Learning Speed turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Engoria is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Learning Speed is working for a kimura but Engoria is defending it quite comfortably.
Learning Speed wants to control but Engoria is keeping him busy.
Engoria is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Learning Speed's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Learning Speed's back!

Engoria is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Learning Speed has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Engoria has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Learning Speed taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Engoria doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cattan Engoria!
A very excited looking Cattan Engoria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.