PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billybob Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egeland has chosen Jan Egeland as his entrance music. Jan Egeland has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brubaker
vs
Egeland

180 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billybob Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Egeland!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Brubaker both land. Nice combination.
Brubaker fails to land with a series of punches.

Egeland closes the distance and clinches.
Egeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Brubaker has had enough of the clinch but Egeland keeps him there for the moment.
Egeland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brubaker's efforts to push away.

Egeland gets control of Brubaker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Egeland will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egeland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brubaker won't allow Egeland to sweep him here.

Brubaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Egeland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brubaker tries to stand but Egeland is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Egeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brubaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Egeland on the ground.
Brubaker wants to stand but Egeland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Egeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Egeland, not yet.

Brubaker is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Egeland has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Brubaker is looking to defend but Egeland has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Brubaker! Egeland pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Brubaker taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jan Egeland!
A relieved looking Jan Egeland thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.