PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Read (ranked 1700 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Ryan Wizard (ranked 101 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Read
vs
Wizard

169 cm
25
138
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
145
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

EFC Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Wizard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wizard jumps guard and drags Read to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Read wants to pass the guard but Wizard is keeping the position.

Wizard looking for a guillotine here but Read defends easily.

Wizard has his foot on Read's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Read works his way back into a safe position though.
Wizard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Wizard working for a triangle but Read defends it easily.
Wizard has a closed guard, preventing Read from standing up.
Read definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Read knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wizard on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read content to stall in guard here.
Read has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wizard has his foot on Read's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Read works his way back into a safe position though.

Wizard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Read frees his head nicely. Oh but Wizard has switched to an armbar! Read is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryan Wizard!
Ryan Wizard is the new bantamweight champion!