PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Len Bias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bias
vs
English

170 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Len Bias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bias keeps the fight on the outside.
Bias swats away the attempt to clinch by English.
Bias circles away from the clinch attempt.

English gets in close and instigates a clinch.
English lands an elbow inside.
Bias trying to control the position but instead, English has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bias into the cage.
Bias drops to a knee looking for a takedown but English gets the underhooks and prevents it.
English avoiding damage.
English gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bias.
English with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on English - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
English tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
English looking to throw knees to the head but Bias is blocking nicely.

Bias pulls English into guard.
English trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bias's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
English wants to control from the top but Bias keeps moving.

English is posturing up here but Bias has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! English tries to roll out but it's too tight and English has to tap! Slick submission there by Bias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Len Bias!