PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kingswood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kingswood
vs
Nash

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Kingswood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pluto Nash!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingswood shoots in and bounces Nash off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kingswood tries to free his leg and advance position but Nash is retaining full guard.
Kingswood wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Kingswood working some strikes from top position.
Kingswood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Kingswood from controlling successfully.
Nash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingswood defends it easily.
Kingswood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nash's guard.
Kingswood not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingswood trying to control the action but Nash is working from the bottom.

Nash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kingswood decides to stand up.
Nash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingswood circles away.
Nash fails with the takedown

and Kingswood counters with a shoot takedown. Nash fights it but they end up in guard.
Kingswood wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
Kingswood works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to control but Kingswood is keeping busy.
Nash tries to roll over but Kingswood keeps him under control.
Well, if Kingswood is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nash wants to control but Kingswood is keeping busy.
Nash is not content to let Kingswood control the position.
Kingswood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingswood tries to free his leg and advance position but Nash is retaining full guard.
Kingswood is breathing heavily.
Kingswood wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kingswood is looking to slow Nash down with leg kicks.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nash closes the distance but Kingswood moves to the side

and Kingswood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kingswood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash controls Kingswood momentarily but Kingswood frees himself.

Kingswood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kingswood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kingswood postures up in Nash's guard and throws a big left but Nash blocks it.
Kingswood wants to stand but Nash is controlling his posture from full guard.

Nash is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kingswood has his hands clasped together but Nash extends an breaks Kingswood's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nash.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pluto Nash!