PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harper Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by Atreyu-Lip Gloss & Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gray
vs
Rabban

170 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harper Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beast Rabban!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gray feints and as Rabban raises his hands in defense, Gray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gray is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rabban is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rabban has escaped and now he's on top!
Gray is trying to control the position but Rabban postures up.
Gray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rabban!
Rabban tries to reverse the position but Gray maintains control.
Gray dominating with strikes here.
Gray wants to control the pace but Rabban is squirming around nicely.
Rabban is bucking up trying to escape but Gray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gray working for a submission but Rabban is keeping him at bay.
Rabban working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray raining down shots from the mount!
Rabban really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Gray working for a guillotine from mount but Rabban is in no mood to give up.
Gray scoring with strikes but Rabban is staying in there.
Rabban is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabban is bucking up trying to escape but Gray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rabban in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gray tries to control but Rabban wriggling away.
Gray prevents Rabban from getting the reversal.
Rabban tries to buck Gray off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabban keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rabban wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rabban looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabban regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rabban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gray tries to pass to full mount but Rabban defends it.

Gray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gray seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rabban is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harper Gray!