PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McLoughlin (ranked 5756 p4p, 631 weight class) and Sean Roxas (ranked 5714 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McLoughlin
vs
Roxas

188 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 London, Tommy McLoughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Roxas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McLoughlin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roxas!
McLoughlin wants to stand but Roxas is controlling his arm.
Roxas tries to improve position but can't.

McLoughlin tries for a kimura but Roxas is defending well.

McLoughlin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roxas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roxas tries to buck McLoughlin off but McLoughlin is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Roxas!
Roxas working to try and regain half guard.
Roxas tries to hold on but McLoughlin pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to stand but Roxas is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Roxas tries to hold on but McLoughlin pushes him away.

McLoughlin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Roxas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Roxas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Roxas working to try and regain half guard.
McLoughlin trying to control but Roxas is having none of it.

McLoughlin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McLoughlin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roxas to the ground. McLoughlin is now in Roxas's guard.

Roxas scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Roxas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxas not doing much here.
McLoughlin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin gets full guard.

Roxas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roxas looking to sit in guard and control but McLoughlin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McLoughlin tries to stand but Roxas is controlling from the bottom.

McLoughlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McLoughlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roxas seems keen to control McLoughlin's posture.

McLoughlin drops back looking for a leg! Roxas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roxas manages to kick McLoughlin off! McLoughlin jumps back into Roxas's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McLoughlin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roxas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

McLoughlin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

McLoughlin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roxas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy McLoughlin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McLoughlin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Roxas kicks McLoughlin off and gets back to his feet.

McLoughlin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

McLoughlin wants to work for an arm triangle but Roxas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McLoughlin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roxas wants to get back to full guard.
Roxas is looking to escape.

McLoughlin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxas is doing well to control the position and prevent McLoughlin from advancing to side control.
McLoughlin passes to side control.
McLoughlin working away.
Roxas defending against the ground and pound.
Roxas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Roxas is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roxas can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

McLoughlin seems to be working for a kimura but Roxas defends the submission attempt.

McLoughlin is working for a submission of some sort.
McLoughlin stops Roxas from getting back to his feet.
Roxas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McLoughlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

McLoughlin is trying for a kimura here. Roxas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McLoughlin wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy McLoughlin!