PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrews
vs
Munroe

175 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronan Munroe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Munroe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andrews.
Munroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Andrews gets the takedown into side control.
Munroe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andrews's best efforts.

Munroe looking for submissions off his back.
Andrews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munroe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munroe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Andrews jumps into side control!
Munroe tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Andrews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munroe is looking to escape.
Andrews misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Andrews is working for a guillotine from mount but Munroe frees his head quite easily.
Munroe is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe has given up his back. Will we see Andrews going for some submissions?
Munroe wants to escape the position.
Andrews misses with punches from the back.
Munroe breaks Andrews's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Andrews has a closed guard, preventing Munroe from standing up.

Munroe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andrews looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andrews looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andrews!

Andrews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Andrews tries for a kimura but Munroe is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munroe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Munroe is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Andrews.

Andrews is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Munroe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Andrews gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Munroe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Andrews lets go of the hold and Munroe can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wayne Andrews!