PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 4038 p4p, 410 weight class) and Trash Warmsley (ranked 6376 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Till
vs
Warmsley

185 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dannis Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trash Warmsley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Till gets tackled into the cage by Warmsley. Warmsley maintains the clinch.
Warmsley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Till has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Till jumps guard but Warmsley stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Warmsley stalling in the clinch but Till improves position.

Till jumps into guard, dragging Warmsley to the mat.

Till looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Warmsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Till has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warmsley has managed to get both his arms back between Till's legs - danger averted.
Warmsley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Till's guard.
Warmsley wants to stand and escape but instead Till has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Warmsley wants to stand and escape but Till is having none of it.
Warmsley working a defensive guard here.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Warmsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looking to pass the guard.
Warmsley trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warmsley is keeping the position for now.
Warmsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Till. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warmsley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there.
Till stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warmsley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warmsley trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Till passes Warmsley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Till trying to pass the guard but Warmsley defending well.
Till trying to control the pace.

Till is working for a kimura but Warmsley is defending it quite comfortably.

Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Till content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmsley trying to hold on to Till's head to control him but Till postures up.
Till prevents Warmsley from standing back up.

Till seems to be working for a kimura but Warmsley defends the submission attempt.

Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Till is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Till prevents Warmsley from improving his position.
Warmsley wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Till passes to full mount!
Warmsley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Till can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warmsley is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warmsley is trying to escape the mount.

Till is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Warmsley is surviving well by controlling Till's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dannis Till dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warmsley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Warmsley throws a nice looking combination but Till bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warmsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch up but Warmsley keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warmsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dannis Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warmsley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Warmsley has closed the distance and engaged Till in a clinch.
Till blocking some punches.
Warmsley working aggressively here.
Till is trying to pull guard but Warmsley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warmsley walks away with a smile on his face. Till gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till darts in trying to clinch
and Warmsley counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warmsley takes the fight into the clinch.
Warmsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Warmsley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Till is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warmsley.
Warmsley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
Till tries to pull guard but Warmsley won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dannis Till. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Warmsley breaks from the clinch.

Warmsley has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Warmsley leaning his opponent against the cage.

Till ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Till no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Till is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Warmsley rolls with it to try and escape but Till cranks on the arm and Warmsley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dannis Till!
After winning the bout, Dannis Till thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.