PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Makinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makinen comes to the cage accompanied by Deathlike silence - Six feet under the ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makinen
vs
Grabber

195 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Makinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Grabber as Makinen shoots in.

Makinen has closed the distance and engaged Grabber in a clinch.
Grabber wants to break free but Makinen has control.
Makinen has Grabber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grabber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makinen tries to break the clinch but Grabber is controlling the position.
Makinen has Grabber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Makinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Makinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Grabber tries to roll over but Makinen keeps him under control.
Makinen blocks the strikes from Grabber.

Grabber is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Makinen pulls his head out easily.
Grabber landing small, sideways elbows.
Grabber is staying active underneath Makinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Makinen trying to control from half guard but Grabber is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Makinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grabber throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butsy Grabber!