PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankin Dubois (ranked 6501 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Humphries (ranked 8031 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankin Dubois could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Humphries's chin.

Dubois
vs
Humphries

185 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankin Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Humphries!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Humphries. No joy for Dubois on that attempt.
Frankin Dubois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubois shoots in for a takedown but Humphries shows good takedown defense.
Dubois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dubois shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Humphries has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blood Warrior. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dubois throwing shots but Humphries is blocking nicely.

Dubois seems to be working for a kimura but Humphries defends the submission attempt.
Dubois working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Humphries actively working from the bottom here.
Dubois seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Humphries trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dubois manages to pass to mount!
Humphries looks winded!
Dubois tries to control but Humphries wriggling away.
Humphries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dubois. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dubois scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Humphries?
Dubois trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois controlling his opponent.
Dubois is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Humphries takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dubois takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Dubois is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Humphries has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dubois controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dubois.

Dubois has hold of Humphries's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Humphries manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dubois looking to finish Humphries with some ground and pound. This is bad for Humphries!
A nice elbow there by Dubois.
Dubois cracks Humphries with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dubois manages to capitalize on a mistake by Humphries to take his back!
Dubois tries to keep control of the position but Humphries is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois biding his time, controlling Humphries.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubois gets his hands free as Humphries looks to control.
What can Humphries do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Humphries is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Humphries is trying to stand back up.

Dubois is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Humphries taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Dubois.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankin Dubois!