PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between faisal ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for faisal ali has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

ali
vs
Russell

190 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
191 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, faisal ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Russell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.

ali shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding ali's attempts to control the action.

ali is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Russell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Russell shrugs it off.
Russell holds of for dear life.
ali trying to control but Russell is having none of it.
ali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russell is desperately trying to improve his position but ali has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ali tries to control but Russell wriggling away.
ali prevents Russell from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Russell lands a couple of elbows.
Russell looking to sit in guard and control but ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ali wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
ali postures up.
ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ali trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali postures up.

Russell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! ali has his hands clasped together but Russell extends an breaks ali's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Russell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Russell!