PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matthews
vs
Junior

195 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Junior!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Matthews.
Matthews moves into full mount!

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

Matthews is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Junior can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Junior is trying to stand.

Matthews jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Junior manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Matthews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Matthews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Junior has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matthews is controlling him well.
Matthews tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but Matthews drags him back down.
Matthews tries to advance to mount but Junior denies him.

Matthews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matthews prevents Junior from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Matthews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Matthews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matthews is breathing heavily.

Matthews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junior can do anything to dispel that myth.
Junior tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Junior prevents Matthews from moving into mount.

Matthews wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior, who protects the arm well.
Junior is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Matthews is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Junior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Junior is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Matthews in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Junior is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Matthews!