PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 7087 p4p, 579 weight class) and Terell Ward (ranked 5159 p4p, 472 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sin
vs
Ward

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terell Ward!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a jab but it's blocked by Sin.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sin swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.

Ward gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ward trying to control the position.

Ward is looking for a triangle but Sin pushes his legs off easily.
Ward controls Sin momentarily but Sin frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sin is looking to improve his position.
Sin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ward is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sin wants to control but Ward is keeping busy.
Sin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sin.
Ward trying to control but Sin is working from the bottom.
Sin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ward manages to get himself to full guard.

Ward has his foot on Sin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sin works his way back into a safe position though.
Sin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ward is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ward looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sin stays in close to Ward's body and controls the position.
Sin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ward on the ground.
Sin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.

Ward is looking for a triangle but Sin pushes his legs off easily.
Sin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sin stands up over Ward, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
Sin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ward working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin works over Ward with some ground and pound from guard.
Sin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Sin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Ward working for a triangle but Sin defends it easily.
Sin lands a couple of elbows.
Sin trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.

Ward is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sin is aware though and is defending well.
Sin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sin with a nice head shot there.
Sin wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Sin is proving a slippery customer.
Sin stands up over Ward, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ward looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sin wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Sin works over Ward with some ground and pound from guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sin controlling from the top position.

Sin is sitting in close to Ward's body. Ward has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ward.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Terell Ward!