PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lion Trees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion Trees has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trees
vs
Kang

172 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lion Trees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Kang!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws a leg kick but Trees checks it.
Trees throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kang.
Trees looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kang throws a looping overhand right but Trees ducks down to avoid it.

Trees gets the takedown into side control.
Trees working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Trees scores with a couple of short elbows.
Trees wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kang keeps working.
Kang taking a bit of punishment here - Trees scoring with strikes.
Trees trying to control the action but Kang is working from the bottom.
Trees moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trees fails to land a wild elbow strike.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lion Trees!