PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Washington (ranked 3028 p4p, 3629 weight class) and The Qfc Warrior (ranked 301 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by 'Till I Collapse. Izaak Washington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Qfc Warrior's chin.

Washington
vs
Warrior

173 cm
25
156
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 Montreal, Izaak Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Qfc Warrior!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warrior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Warrior looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrior. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warrior takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warrior.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrior. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warrior throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warrior.
Warrior throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Warrior throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warrior loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Washington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Washington won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Warrior looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Washington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Warrior is staying active underneath Washington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Warrior is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warrior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Washington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Washington sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Warrior is in trouble now - Washington has advanced to mount!
Warrior tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to reverse the position but instead Washington has taken his back - oops!

Washington working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington controlling well, preventing Warrior from escaping the position.
Washington is riding his opponent, not letting Warrior buck him off.

Washington has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Warrior! Can he survive? No! He's out! Washington gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Izaak Washington!
During a confident post fight interview, Izaak Washington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.