PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson has chosen Machine Head - I'm Your God Now as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rikki Way has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rikki Way seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Way
vs
Andersson

166 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

191 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikki Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Andersson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Andersson. No joy for Way on that attempt.
Way fails with a takedown attempt.

Way shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Andersson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Way with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Way working for a submission but Andersson is keeping him at bay.

Way working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Andersson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersson tries to hold on but Way pushes him away.
Andersson is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Way working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Andersson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Way! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rikki Way!