PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Blackwell
vs
Payne

195 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Payne!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Blackwell persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Blackwell has taken the fight into the clinch.

Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Payne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blackwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Blackwell looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Payne is defending well. Blackwell quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Payne has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Blackwell celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Blackwell!