PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Lupul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeseburger's entrance music is 2 Pac - Hail Mary. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cheeseburger
vs
Lupul

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Lupul!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupul doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheeseburger circles away.
Cheeseburger tries to clinch
and Lupul counters with a nice body kick.
Lupul closes the distance but Cheeseburger moves to the side

and Cheeseburger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lupul won't be happy with that.
Cheeseburger working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cheeseburger working away.

Cheeseburger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheeseburger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cheeseburger is putting a hurting on Lupul here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cheeseburger lands a decent elbow from side control.

Cheeseburger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lupul, who protects the arm well.
Lupul tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupul is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lupul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cheeseburger off and has taken his back!

Lupul is working for a rear naked choke. Cheeseburger is not defending it well and Lupul has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Cheeseburger refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Cheeseburger's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Greg Lupul!