PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loose comes to the ring accompanied by click me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Loose
vs
Ward

195 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Loose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Ward!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose shoots in looking for a takedown. Ward tries to sprawl out of it but Loose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ward manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Loose clinches with his opponent.

Loose has hold of one of Ward's legs. Ward is fighting the takedown attempt but Loose gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ward had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Loose is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ward Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Loose's back instead.

Ward is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loose is having to fend off submission attempts from Ward, who is looking to sink in the choke. Ward doesn't have the hooks in though and Loose manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Ward is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Loose rolls with it to try and escape but Ward cranks on the arm and Loose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Ward!