PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Interstate Travel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcom Dwyer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Interstate Travel's chin.

Travel
vs
Dwyer

195 cm
25
239 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
238 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Interstate Travel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcom Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travel with a poor takedown

and Dwyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Travel regains half guard.

Dwyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dwyer is controlling the pace.
Travel is looking to improve his position.
Travel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dwyer.
Travel taking some punishment here, with Dwyer in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dwyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dwyer blocks the strikes from Travel.
Travel is staying active underneath Dwyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dwyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Travel is looking to improve his position.
Dwyer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travel tries to get to full guard but Dwyer has control of the leg.
Dwyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dwyer throwing shots but Travel is blocking nicely.
Dwyer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Travel trying to hold on to Dwyer's head to control him but Dwyer postures up.
Travel is staying active underneath Dwyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Malcom Dwyer!