PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Awa
vs
Humphrey

198 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Humphrey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphrey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Brian Humphrey has been cut.

Awa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Awa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Awa wants to control from the top but Humphrey keeps moving.

Humphrey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Awa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Humphrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Awa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Awa wants to get up but he can't break Humphrey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humphrey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Humphrey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Humphrey is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Awa rolls with it to try and escape but Humphrey cranks on the arm and Awa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Humphrey!
Brian Humphrey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.