PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between toby fleener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and destiny hurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

fleener
vs
hurd

165 cm
20
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

154 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, toby fleener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, destiny hurd!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fleener cracks hurd with a right hand to the side of the head.
hurd shoots in but fleener avoids the takedown attempt easily.
fleener tries to clinch there but hurd circles away.
fleener is looking to clinch but hurd is avoiding it.
fleener gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and hurd counters by clinching up.
fleener is trying to maintain a safe position but hurd gets an underhook and turns fleener into the cage.
fleener fails to pull the fight into his guard.

fleener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
fleener tries to clinch but fails miserably

and hurd counters with a nice double leg into side control. fleener won't be happy with that.
fleener manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
hurd prevents fleener from standing back up.
hurd is thwarting fleener's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

hurd decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
fleener with a lazy takedown attempt

and hurd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for toby fleener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hurd tries to pass to full mount but fleener defends it.
fleener is trying to control but can't.
hurd content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
fleener is trying to maintain the position but hurd is very close to passing his half guard.
hurd is trying to control. fleener wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

hurd wants to work for an arm triangle but fleener is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
fleener is looking to control hurd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can fleener avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hurd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
fleener makes his way to full guard. A much better position for fleener.

hurd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
fleener is trying to keep hurd in close.
fleener is breathing heavily.
hurd passes easily into side control. Nice work.

hurd is trying to get an arm triangle but fleener is defending well.
fleener is trying to control hurd's posture but hurd avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hurd has hold of fleener's arm. He's looking for a kimura. fleener seems comfortable defending it but hurd has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! fleener is real pain and he's forced to tap out! fleener is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but hurd couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). destiny hurd!