PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Couture
vs
Octavius

187 cm
27
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

185 cm
27
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaius Octavius !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Octavius shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense.

Octavius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture is trying to keep Octavius in close.
Octavius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Octavius drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Octavius off! Octavius jumps back into Couture's guard.
Octavius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Octavius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavius preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Octavius is fighting to break Couture's control of his arms but Couture is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Octavius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Octavius has gone for a leg lock! Couture slips out almost immediately though and dives into Octavius 's guard.

Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Octavius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Octavius pushes a forearm under Couture's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Couture is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaius Octavius !