PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Metallica - Enter Sandman . The crowd seem to be enjoying Church's choice of entrance music: The Stroke by Billy Squire. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fritz
vs
Church

175 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxwell Church!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Church actively working from the bottom here.
Church landing small, sideways elbows.
Fritz wants to free his trapped foot but Church is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fritz is trying to work for a kimura but Church is defending well.

Church looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fritz winds up and cracks Church with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Fritz is working for a kimura but Church is defending it quite comfortably.
Church has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fritz is pressing down on Church's thigh, looking to free his foot. Church is holding on for now.
Church regains full guard. Nicely done.

Church is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fritz tries to free his leg and advance position but Church is retaining full guard.
Church is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fritz distracts Church with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fritz connects with a couple of short punches.
Fritz won't allow Church to sweep him here.

Church throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Church looks gassed!
Fritz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fritz passes Church's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Church tries to get to full guard but Fritz has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fritz wants to free his trapped foot but Church is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Church actively working from the bottom here.
Church tries to get to full guard but Fritz has control of the leg.

Fritz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fritz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Fritz is working for a guillotine from mount but Church frees his head quite easily.
Church slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Church wants to get back to full guard.

Fritz is trying for a kimura here. Church looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fritz wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Fritz!