PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Emmanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illy Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illy Mustafa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Emmanuel
vs
Mustafa

185 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Emmanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illy Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emmanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emmanuel looks to land a combination but Mustafa avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Emmanuel.
Mustafa fails with the takedown.
Emmanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Emmanuel tries to clinch but Mustafa is having none of it.
Emmanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Emmanuel as Mustafa shoots in.
Mustafa shoots for a double leg takedown but Emmanuel sprawls well. He's pushed Mustafa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lucas Emmanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Illy Mustafa.
Emmanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emmanuel wants to clinch up but Mustafa keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa has a takedown stuffed.
Emmanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mustafa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Mustafa is looking for a kimura but Emmanuel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mustafa to get the leverage.
Emmanuel wants to control but Mustafa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emmanuel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustafa on the ground.

Mustafa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mustafa looks gassed!
Mustafa is looking to advance position but Emmanuel won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mustafa is working for a kimura but Emmanuel is defending it quite comfortably.
Emmanuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustafa passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Emmanuel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Mustafa tries for a kimura but Emmanuel is defending well.
Emmanuel stops Mustafa from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmanuel is looking for a sweep.

Mustafa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emmanuel tries to buck Mustafa off but Mustafa is having none of it.
Mustafa advances nicely into full mount.
Mustafa moves to back control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Illy Mustafa!