PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 24770 p4p, 6325 weight class) and Lorato Nyambe (ranked 645 p4p, 585 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wick
vs
Nyambe

186 cm
22
170
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
170
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorato Nyambe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyambe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wick.
Nyambe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Nyambe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wick napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Wick sneaks out the side door and pushes Nyambe away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wick scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nyambe has managed to free his arm - good work.

Wick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nyambe sees it coming and defends easily.

Wick seems to be looking for submissions.

Wick maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nyambe could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wick has cracked it and Nyambe is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wick!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Wick!
Our winner, John Wick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.