PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elizondo Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Nugget has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tacos
vs
Nugget

185 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elizondo Tacos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugget will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nugget throws an overhand right that lands on Tacos's shoulder, as Tacos tries to avoid the shot.
Nugget throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nugget gets caught flat footed, as Tacos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Tacos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tacos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tacos is pushing down on Nugget's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nugget is fighting to maintain full guard but Tacos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tacos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tacos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nugget won't allow Tacos to pass to mount.
Tacos is trying to control the action in half guard but Nugget is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Tacos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tacos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tacos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tacos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tacos lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tacos lands with a punch from half guard.
Nugget is looking to escape.
Tacos is nestled in close to Nugget, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tacos tries to pass to full mount but Nugget defends it.
Tacos passes to full mount!
Nugget wants to try and get back to his feet.

Tacos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elizondo Tacos!
Elizondo Tacos retains his light heavyweight title!