PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Strey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Northview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Strey
vs
Northview

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Strey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Northview!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Northview rushes Strey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Northview breaks the clinch.
Northview doesn't manage to clinch there - Strey circles away.
Northview cracks Strey with an open hand slap.

Northview clinches up against the cage.

Northview breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Northview tries to clinch but Strey is having none of it.
Northview fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northview avoids the head kick by Strey.

Northview gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Northview works on Strey's body with a couple of short punches.
Northview lands a body punch.

Northview breaks the clinch.
Northview is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northview looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Northview moves into the clinch successfully.
Northview is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Northview manages to break the clinch.
Northview buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Northview shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Northview was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Northview lands a big shot there that rocks Strey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Strey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Northview has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Northview looking for a guillotine from mount but Strey is having none of it.
Northview lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Northview is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Strey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strey tries to reverse the position but Northview maintains control.

Northview wants to finish this one by submission but Strey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Northview.
Strey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strey is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northview looking to finish Strey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strey!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Northview working for a guillotine from mount but Strey is in no mood to give up.

Northview looking for a guillotine from mount but Strey is having none of it.
Northview lands with some strikes.
Strey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Northview is keen to just control but Strey is a slippery customer.
Northview looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Northview slows the pace down in half guard.
Strey tries to get to full guard but Northview has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Northview is trying for a kimura here. Strey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Northview wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Byron Northview!