PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Lewis (ranked 4091 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Mud Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Lewis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lewis
vs
Skipper

175 cm
22
150
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Christian Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mud Skipper!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Skipper enables Lewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skipper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Skipper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.

Skipper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Skipper looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lewis is defending well. Skipper quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lewis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Skipper celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mud Skipper!