PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Pemberton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Infamous (ranked 0 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.

Pemberton
vs
Infamous

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Hulk Supplementz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Pemberton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Infamous!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Infamous.
Infamous misses with an uppercut.
Infamous wants to clinch up but Pemberton keeps it at a distance.

Pemberton closes the distance and clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on Pemberton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Infamous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pemberton or not.
Pemberton stalling.
Infamous struggles to land a body shot inside as Pemberton controls his hands.
Infamous lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Infamous - that landed with a thud.
Infamous stops a takedown attempt from Pemberton.
Infamous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pemberton is breathing heavily.Infamous is leaning against Pemberton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Infamous is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Infamous tries to break the clinch but Pemberton is controlling the position.
Infamous misses with a punch to the body.
Pemberton looking to stall.
Pemberton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pemberton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Infamous lands with a left to the head.
Pemberton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Pemberton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Infamous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Infamous prevents the takedown attempt.
Infamous struggles to land a body shot inside as Pemberton controls his hands.
Infamous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pemberton manages to pull guard.

Infamous avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Infamous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Infamous avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pemberton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Infamous with a nice head shot there.
Infamous with a nice head shot there.

Pemberton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Infamous wanted to stand there but Pemberton had control of the position.
Infamous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pemberton's head.
Infamous forces his way into half guard.

Pemberton actively working from the bottom here.
Infamous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pemberton wants to get back to full guard.

Infamous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pemberton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Infamous.
Infamous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pemberton wants to get back to full guard.

Infamous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Infamous winds up and cracks Pemberton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Infamous connects with a nice short shot to Pemberton's temple.
Pemberton is trying to get back to full guard.
Infamous working Pemberton over with strikes.
Infamous tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pemberton controls his leg.
Pemberton tries to roll over but Infamous keeps him under control.
Pemberton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Infamous is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous wants to stand but Pemberton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pemberton manages to get to full guard.

Pemberton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pemberton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Infamous preventing the sweep.

Pemberton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Infamous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pemberton's head.
Infamous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pemberton's head.
Pemberton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pemberton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Infamous doesn't defend quickly enough and Pemberton has managed to lock this one up! Can Infamous escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pemberton on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ethan Pemberton!