PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ARM BAR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hearns
vs
BAR

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ARM BAR!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BAR shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hearns pinned against the cage. Hearns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hearns shoots and misses

and BAR counters with a single leg into guard. Hearns didn't expect that.
Hearns trying to keep a closed guard but BAR is proving a slippery customer.
BAR postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hearns controls BAR momentarily but BAR frees himself.
BAR passes easily into side control. Nice work.
BAR is looking to take a break and control but Hearns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearns is trying to get back to half guard.
Hearns is trying to control BAR's posture but BAR avoids it.
BAR tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns tries to buck BAR off but BAR is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
BAR shoots and misses

and Hearns counters with a takedown into side control.
BAR tries to buck Hearns off but Hearns is having none of it.
Hearns working the ground and pound but BAR is defending the strikes.
BAR struggling a bit here.
Hearns looking to control but instead BAR has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
BAR slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

BAR looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
BAR looks gassed!
Hearns trying to control but BAR is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of BAR is proving hard to escape from.
Hearns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hearns is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but BAR has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hearns is looking to defend but BAR has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hearns! BAR pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hearns taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). ARM BAR!