PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes to the cage accompanied by Darkest Hour - Demon(s). Dwayne Shelton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chester Rumble's chin.

Rumble
vs
Shelton

168 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rumble feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shelton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rumble stands and throws Shelton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shelton struggling a bit here.
Rumble trying to control the action but Shelton is working from the bottom.
Shelton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelton keeps working.

Rumble tries for a kimura but Shelton is defending well.
Shelton is trying to buck Rumble off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shelton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rumble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelton shoots and misses

and Rumble decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shelton's guard.
Shelton looking to control.
Shelton looks gassed!

Shelton is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rumble has his hands clasped together but Shelton extends an breaks Rumble's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shelton.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne Shelton!