PBP Commentary

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

Couture
vs
Metelko

178 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

187 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaz Metelko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture clinches up against the cage.
Couture trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Couture scores with a nice short uppercut.

Metelko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Couture landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Couture has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Metelko is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Couture yanks on the arm and Metelko is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Couture.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke Couture!
Luke Couture was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.