PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Green Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fennessy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tea
vs
Fennessy

185 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Green Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Fennessy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fennessy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Tea shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fennessy's guard.
Fennessy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Fennessy looking for a guillotine here but Tea defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fennessy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tea manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fennessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Fennessy, not yet.
Tea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fennessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tea works over Fennessy with some ground and pound from guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tea tries to clinch but Fennessy is having none of it.
Fennessy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tea tries to clinch up but Fennessy circles away and keeps his distance.

Fennessy drives through and clinches with Tea against the cage.
Fennessy lands with a right to the head.
Tea prevents the takedown attempt.
Tea can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fennessy blocking some punches.

Fennessy breaks the clinch.
Fennessy fails with a takedown attempt.
Green Tea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Fennessy.
Tea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fennessy with a poor takedown

and Tea moves into the clinch.
Fennessy looks gassed!

Fennessy has Tea pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fennessy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tea tumbling to the mat - Fennessy dives into Tea's guard.
Tea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fennessy!
Tea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tea landing strikes from the mount and Fennessy is in trouble!
Tea lands a heavy elbow.
Fennessy tries to reverse the position but Tea maintains control.
Tea blocks Fennessy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Tea is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fennessy is surviving well by controlling Tea's body position as best he can.
Tea cracks Fennessy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea lands a big shot there that rocks Fennessy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tea landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fennessy is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Tea jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fennessy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fennessy regains half guard.
Fennessy manages to get to full guard.
Fennessy is looking to stand up but Tea isn't so interested in that idea.
Fennessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Tea cracks Fennessy with a solid left hand.
Fennessy wants to sweep here but Tea controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tea decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fennessy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fennessy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Fennessy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Fennessy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fennessy keeps working.
Fennessy wants to get back to full guard.
Fennessy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fennessy keeping moving, preventing Tea from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tea stands up and waves to Fennessy to follow him.
Fennessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tea.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fennessy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tea sprawls well. He's pushed Fennessy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fennessy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fennessy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tea scores a takedown into full mount!

Fennessy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tea lands a big elbow.
Fennessy is still in real trouble! Can Tea finish him?
Tea landing strikes from the mount and Fennessy is in trouble!
Tea lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fennessy is in a horrible position here. Tea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fennessy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tea! Fennessy is hurt baaadly! Tea is firing away with more strikes - Fennessy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Green Tea!