PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tavalagi Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stick style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Samoan Savage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Umaga
vs
style

171 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavalagi Umaga!
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, stick style!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga misses with an uppercut.
Umaga tries to clinch but style moves out of range.
Umaga is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
style avoids the body shot from Umaga.
Tavalagi Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga fails to land the takedown.
style throws a head kick that misses.
Umaga wants to clinch.
Umaga tries to clinch up.
Umaga doesn't manage to clinch there - style circles away.
style lands with a shot to the body.

style clinches up with Umaga and pushes him back against the cage.
Umaga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. style is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
style tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Umaga smiles and moves away.
Umaga throws a lazy head kick

and style moves into the clinch.

Umaga gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
style trying to control here.
style is looking to improve his position.
style manages to get to full guard.
Umaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for style on the ground.
style trying to control the position.
Umaga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Umaga looking to pass the guard.
Umaga prevents style from getting back to his feet.
Umaga wants to pass the guard but style is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
style connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Umaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and style moves into the clinch.

style jumps guard.
style is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
style is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Umaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of style is proving hard to escape from.
Umaga is breathing heavily.

style had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Umaga is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. style Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Umaga's back instead.

style has his arm under Umaga's chin here. Game over son! style squeezes tightly and Umaga is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). stick style!