PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snake Under A T Rex Bottom (ranked 6506 p4p, 508 weight class) and Jess Halaby (ranked 8206 p4p, 550 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think A T Rex Bottom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Tribe Called Kotori. Halaby has chosen Shiraz ft balancos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Under A T Rex Bottom
vs
Halaby

170 cm
19
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jess Halaby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaby tries to clinch up
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a nice uppercut.
Halaby fails in his attempt to clinch.
A T Rex Bottom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halaby shoots in looking for a takedown. A T Rex Bottom tries to sprawl out of it but Halaby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. A T Rex Bottom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A T Rex Bottom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A T Rex Bottom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halaby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. A T Rex Bottom defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halaby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with A T Rex Bottom but A T Rex Bottom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snake Under A T Rex Bottom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jess Halaby.
Halaby looks to clinch
and Halaby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halaby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halaby.
A T Rex Bottom attempts a counter takedown but Halaby avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaby with a poor takedown
letting A T Rex Bottom counter with a right hand.
Halaby with a lazy takedown attempt
and A T Rex Bottom counters with an inside leg kick.
Halaby looks winded!
Halaby shoots in looking for a takedown but A T Rex Bottom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halaby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halaby tries to clinch but A T Rex Bottom moves away

and A T Rex Bottom counters with a single leg into guard. Halaby didn't expect that.
A T Rex Bottom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Halaby is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A T Rex Bottom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halaby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with A T Rex Bottom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A T Rex Bottom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halaby for as long as he can get away with.
A T Rex Bottom advances position into side control!
The referee asks A T Rex Bottom politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. A T Rex Bottom prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A T Rex Bottom working the ground and pound.
A T Rex Bottom scores with punches from side control.
Halaby seems a little lost for a moment, as A T Rex Bottom dominates the positioning.

A T Rex Bottom is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Halaby is trying to escape and A T Rex Bottom transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Halaby is forced to tap! Nice work there by A T Rex Bottom! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
In his post fight interview, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom gave a big smile as he said 'Orange Do Oh Hope just whooped your ass, hooray I won! Keyboard warriors!'.