PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Ball (ranked 865 p4p, 119 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 1192 p4p, 160 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ball
vs
Omarov

190 cm
29
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Omarovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Omarov looks to throw the jab but Ball is out of range.
Ball scores with a nice right hand.

Omarov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Omarov is standing up over Ball. Ball looks to escape but Omarov dives into side control.

Omarov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ball knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Omarov tries for a kimura but Ball is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Omarov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ball, who protects the arm well.
Ball has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omarov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ball, who protects the arm well.
Omarov working the body and head with strikes.
Omarov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ball is trying to control Omarov's posture but Omarov avoids it.
Ball is not content to let Omarov control the position.

Omarov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ball is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.