PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murad Tursunboev (ranked 2495 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 4102 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Sober as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tursunboev
vs
West

185 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

187 cm
42
168 lbs
39 - 41 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Murad Tursunboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.
Tursunboev is looking to improve his position.
Tursunboev is in trouble now - West has advanced to mount!

West is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tursunboev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tursunboev shrugs it off.
West tries to control but Tursunboev wriggling away.

West working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tursunboev looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by West! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wayde West!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wayde West made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.