PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keith Morris (ranked 2444 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Luque (ranked 24840 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Morris
vs
Luque

170 cm
26
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Luque!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Luque misses.
Morris tries to counter with a takedown but Luque is quick to defend against it.
Luque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luque throws out a loose jab but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luque misses the jab.

Morris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morris passes Luque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luque wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Luque trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morris in particular looking to stall.

Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Luque is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morris controlling his opponent.
Luque is working to get back to half guard.
Morris 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris content just to control the position here.
Luque is working to get back to half guard.
Morris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Morris has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Luque is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Morris!
A very excited looking Keith Morris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.