PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mihajlo Marinkovic (ranked 4998 p4p, 488 weight class) and Royal McPoyle (ranked 5586 p4p, 513 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Marinkovic
vs
McPoyle

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mihajlo Marinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Royal McPoyle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinkovic looks to throw the jab but McPoyle is out of range.
Mihajlo Marinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McPoyle enables Marinkovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McPoyle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marinkovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McPoyle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marinkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but McPoyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinkovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marinkovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass McPoyle's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinkovic trying to control the action but McPoyle is working from the bottom.
Marinkovic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McPoyle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marinkovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marinkovic just content to control the position.

Marinkovic is working to tighten his grip on McPoyle's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McPoyle has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Marinkovic is really squeezing tight and eventually McPoyle passes out! Marinkovic breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mihajlo Marinkovic!
Mihajlo Marinkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.