PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 2179 p4p, 5966 weight class) and Jackson Christ (ranked 277 p4p, 632 weight class). Jackson Christ has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Burger
vs
Christ

180 cm
19
177
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Christ!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burger walks into a left hand.
Burger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.

Burger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burger trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
Burger throws an elbow but Christ slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burger advances to full mount.
Christ is trying to stand.
Burger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Burger looking to secure an arm triangle but Christ defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Christ manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Christ wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Christ defending against the ground and pound.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet.

Burger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burger has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burger tries to advance to mount but can't.
Christ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Burger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christ takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christ tries to escape but Burger is in control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christ can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burger throws a strike aimed at the side of Christ's head but Christ avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christ is avoiding damage well.

Burger has hold of Christ's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Christ tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Burger cranks the arm and Christ screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Christ, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ham Burger!
Ham Burger very nearly forgot to thank Nutritional Shaved Ice amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.