PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So What (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

What
vs
George

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So What!
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 George!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

What scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
George wants to get back to full guard.
What looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

What is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, George has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks George with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
What looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
What landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
What seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

What is working for a kimura but George is defending it quite comfortably.
George is trying to maintain the position but What is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What sitting and controlling from the half guard.
George is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

What postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for George to stand up.
George lands with a nice body punch.
George scores with a jab. What acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paul George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
What takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What slips a straight right by George.
George lands with a right hand.
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

What closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
What is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt George will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

George wants to improve his position, back to half guard but What has ideas of his own. He's got hold of George's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! George is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for What!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). So What!