PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Lockhart (ranked 4697 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murad Tursunboev (ranked 3280 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockhart comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Revolution. Murad Tursunboev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lockhart
vs
Tursunboev

188 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cecil Lockhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Murad Tursunboev!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tursunboev tries to clinch there but Lockhart circles away.
Lockhart tries to counter by clinching up but Tursunboev breaks away and moves out of range.
Tursunboev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lockhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Tursunboev, which made it look bad.

Tursunboev gets the takedown into side control.
Tursunboev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lockhart tries to bench press Tursunboev off him but Tursunboev keeps the position.
Tursunboev trying to control the action but Lockhart is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockhart tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tursunboev.
Tursunboev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tursunboev wants to control but Lockhart is keeping him busy.
Lockhart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tursunboev on the ground.
Tursunboev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lockhart haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lockhart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tursunboev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Tursunboev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tursunboev is looking to take a break and control but Lockhart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lockhart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tursunboev's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Tursunboev! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Lockhart has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murad Tursunboev!