PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

pearl
vs
OMalley

190 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Butchered Fight Wear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl throws a head kick but OMalley moves out of range.
OMalley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OMalley throws a right and a left that pearl avoids nicely.
pearl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

pearl looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
pearl slips nicely into half guard.
pearl passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for OMalley!
OMalley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with pearl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
pearl looking to control and managing it successfully.
pearl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down OMalley for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pearl's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
pearl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OMalley?
pearl lands a heavy elbow.
pearl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OMalley?
OMalley is in a horrible position here. pearl smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

OMalley has left one of his arms exposed and pearl doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. OMalley screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr pearl!