PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Contreras (ranked 4105 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Jaimie Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Contreras
vs
Rawlings

183 cm
25
173
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
173
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Contreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaimie Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rawlings forces Contreras back against the cage and clinches.
Rawlings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Contreras walks away with a smile on his face. Rawlings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Contreras slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Contreras connects with a nice looking jab.
Contreras lands with a cross.
Contreras lunges at Rawlings with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rawlings's hand.
Contreras paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rawlings moves in looking to clinch but Contreras pushes him off.
Contreras cracks Rawlings with a right hand to the side of the head.

Rawlings darts in and clinches Contreras up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contreras can't find room to land a body shot as Rawlings controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rawlings.
Rawlings blocks an uppercut.
Rawlings's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Rawlings pulls guard successfully.
Rawlings seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Contreras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rawlings on the ground.
Contreras trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawlings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rawlings is looking to cinch up a triangle. Contreras throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rawlings's body to avoid the submission. Rawlings has instead reached around Contreras's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rawlings arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaimie Rawlings!