PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Gerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Won't Get Fooled Again. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gerald's choice of entrance music: Walk Like An Egyptian. Shane Gerald acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Armstrong
vs
Gerald

167 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Gerald!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Gerald is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Armstrong misses with a combination

so Gerald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armstrong is on top in guard.

Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gerald on the ground.

Gerald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Armstrong is aware though and is defending well.
Armstrong trying to control but Gerald is working from the bottom.

Gerald is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Armstrong has his hands clasped together but Gerald extends and breaks Armstrong's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gerald.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Gerald!
Shane Gerald decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.