PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyriel Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clancy's entrance music is My Sacrifice. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Clancy
vs
Bridge

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyriel Clancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bridge!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clancy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clancy swinging wilding here.
Bridge moves out of range as Clancy throws a body kick.

Clancy shoots in and bounces Bridge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clancy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bridge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Clancy bucks Bridge off and manages to get back to his feet!
Clancy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bridge scores with a takedown into Clancy's guard.
Bridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clancy is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bridge looks gassed!
Clancy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bridge is pushing down on Clancy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clancy is fighting to maintain full guard but Bridge has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Clancy kicks off Bridge and gets to his feet.
Clancy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clancy throws a right and a left that Bridge avoids nicely.
Clancy misses with a wild combination.
Clancy throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clancy throws a head kick that half lands.
Clancy tries to clinch but Bridge moves out of range.
Bridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Clancy.
Clancy tries to clinch up.

Bridge shoots in and bounces Clancy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clancy trying to control the position.
Bridge passes Clancy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clancy is looking to escape.
Bridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bridge seems to be looking for submissions.
Clancy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bridge is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Clancy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Bridge!