PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Your Fighter (ranked 4658 p4p, 2930 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fighter
vs
Grimes

182 cm
18
163
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
161
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

UNDEFEATED

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Your Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Rick Grimes has been cut.
Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimes tries to sprawl out of it but Fighter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter is stalling here.

Fighter manages to break the clinch.
Grimes walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fighter throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.

Fighter clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.

Grimes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grimes trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Grimes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Grimes from controlling successfully.
Grimes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grimes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fighter's head.
Grimes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Fighter is looking for a triangle but Grimes pushes his legs off easily.
Grimes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grimes working some strikes from top position.
Fighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grimes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
Grimes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Grimes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimes postures up and lands a big shot to Fighter's brow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimes is in close to Fighter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grimes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fighter's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fighter working for a triangle but Grimes defends it easily.

Fighter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grimes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fighter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fighter tries to get out of the position.

Grimes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grimes throwing strikes but missing.
Grimes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grimes throwing strikes from guard but Fighter blocks nicely.
Grimes postures up and lands a big shot to Fighter's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes landing some decent shots from guard.
Grimes stands up over Fighter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grimes postures up and lands a big shot to Fighter's brow.

Grimes throws a sloppy strike and Fighter has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Grimes is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Your Fighter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Your Fighter thanked UNDEFEATED for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).