PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George McLaughlin (ranked 4010 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Tony Levin (ranked 328 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McLaughlin
vs
Levin

170 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Levin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McLaughlin rushes Levin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McLaughlin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Levin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Levin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McLaughlin is keeping the position for now.
Levin passes into half guard.
Levin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLaughlin keeps working.

Levin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levin is thwarting McLaughlin's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Levin seems to be working for a kimura but McLaughlin defends the submission attempt.
Levin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

McLaughlin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Levin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McLaughlin's body to avoid the submission. McLaughlin has instead reached around Levin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McLaughlin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George McLaughlin!