PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between G R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Waste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Waste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

R
vs
Waste

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 Las Vegas, G R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Waste!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Waste tries to work over R's front leg with a kick but R checks it.
Waste throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
R checks the leg kick nicely there.
R avoids a kick to the body.

R takes the fight into the clinch.

R breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for R.

R moves into the clinch.
Waste tries to break the clinch but R is controlling the position.
R blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from R.
Waste wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waste is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
R drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
R tries a body shot but Waste blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

R gets control of Waste's arms and successfully pulls guard. R will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
R on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if R tries to get out of the position.
R is adopting a defensive guard.
Waste stopping the sweep attempt from R.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Waste decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on R, up you get!
Waste thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on R if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waste tries to clinch

and R counters with a nice double leg into guard.
R is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waste looking to control.
Waste is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst R is controlling him.
R knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waste on the ground.

R avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Waste is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Waste looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but R is defending well. Waste quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! R has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Waste celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Waste!