PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Red
vs
Money

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Beast Body

Beast Body
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scorpion Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red dodges the punch combination from Money.
Money is looking to clinch.

Money clinches.
Money tries for a takedown. No joy.
Red can't get the takedown.
Money lands a knee to the body.
Money fails to pull guard.

Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red blocks a head kick by Money.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Red pushes him off.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Money looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Red gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Money to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Red manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Money gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Red to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Red looking to pass the guard.
Money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Red. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Money is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Red passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Red is controlling him well.

Red goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Money has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Red but great work by Money.

Money has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Money looks gassed!
Money tries for a takedown but Red circles away easily

so Red counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scorpion Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Money is keeping the position for now.
Red is pushing down on Money's leg trying to pass to half guard. Money is fighting to maintain full guard but Red has managed to sneak the leg through.
Red is thwarting Money's attempts to control the position.
Red passes to full mount!

Red looking for a guillotine from mount but Money is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Red takes Money's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Money is in trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is in bad spot here.

Red looking for the choke but no joy.
Money trying to get back to his feet but Red is in full control for now.

Red looking for the choke but no joy.

Money preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Red.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Money is trying to get back to his feet but Red has full control of the position and if anything, Money has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Red is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Money won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Red off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Scorpion Red!