PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between fred magners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

magners
vs
Wailer

160 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, fred magners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wailer loads up on a big right hand but magners slips the punch.

magners shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wailer's guard.

magners got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wailer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, magners has managed to get both his arms back between Wailer's legs - danger averted.
magners trying to control the position from guard on top but Wailer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wailer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but magners can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
magners slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wailer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
magners trying to control the position from guard on top but Wailer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wailer is looking for a triangle but magners pushes his legs off easily.
magners stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wailer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wailer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by magners.

That's one minute gone in the round.

magners darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
magners looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

magners decides to stand and escape the position.

magners closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wailer can't do much from the bottom here.

Wailer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on magners's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for magners! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Wailer has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). fred magners!