PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Datu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ridin Dirty. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Datu
vs
Law

173 cm
22
150 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

170 cm
19
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Datu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Law!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Datu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Datu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Datu is looking to take a break and control but Law is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Datu prevents Law from standing back up.
Datu lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Datu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Datu wants to pass to mount but Law is defending the position.

Law looking for submissions off his back.
Law wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Datu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Law looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Law actively working from the bottom here.
Law wants to get back to full guard.

Law looking for submissions off his back.
Datu slows the pace down in half guard.
Law tries to roll over but Datu keeps him under control.
Datu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Law with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Law looking for subs from the bottom but Datu mounts him!
Law tries to reverse the position but Datu maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Datu controlling the position easily from mount.
Law is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Datu controlling his opponent.
Law is trying to escape the mount.
Datu landing strikes from the mount and Law is in trouble!
Law is in all sorts of trouble here.
Datu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Datu content just to control the position here.

Datu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Law keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Law looks a forlorn figure.
Law really wants to buck Datu off and get back to his feet.
Law working to try and regain half guard.
Datu landing strikes from the mount and Law is in trouble!

Datu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Law wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Law has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Law is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law breaks Datu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Law wants to stand and escape but instead Datu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Law looks gassed!
Datu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Law working for submissions but it's allowed Datu to get to half guard.
Datu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Datu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Law?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Datu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Law.

Datu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Law tries to buck Datu off but Datu is having none of it.
Datu trying to control the position but Law is working away.

Law wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Datu has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Law's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Law is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Datu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jericho Datu!
Jericho Datu retains his featherweight title!