PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Billy Idol's Rebel Yell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Baird
vs
Tanner

175 cm
26
177 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

170 cm
30
175 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Baird regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ground and pound from Tanner.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baird tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Baird avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanner.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Baird uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Baird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baird wants to sweep but no luck.
Baird is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
Tanner throws a strike but Baird rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird stops Tanner from standing up.

Tanner wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Baird's hips, looking to push off. But Baird grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Tanner screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Brady Baird!