PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Tidwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tidwell comes to the cage accompanied by Paper Cut - Linkin Park. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tidwell
vs
le fay

185 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Tidwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, swg le fay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

le fay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

le fay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tidwell passes le fay's left leg - he's now in half guard.

le fay with the active half guard here but Tidwell passes nicely into side control.
Tidwell working away.
Tidwell working the ground and pound.
le fay is trying to get back to half guard.
le fay parries the strikes from Tidwell easily there. Tidwell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable le fay to escape.
Tidwell working the ground and pound but le fay is defending the strikes.
le fay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from Tidwell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
le fay sneaks back into half guard.
Tidwell blocks the strikes from le fay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

le fay darts in and clinches Tidwell up against the cage.
Tidwell jumps guard but le fay stands there with Tidwell around his waist. Tidwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tidwell looking for a takedown.
Tidwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but le fay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Tidwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tidwell is breathing heavily.
le fay tries to break the clinch but Tidwell is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from le fay.

le fay pulls Tidwell into guard.

Tidwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and le fay dives on top into guard.
Tidwell wants to sweep here but le fay controlling him for the moment.
Tidwell being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
le fay trying to control but Tidwell is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
le fay might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tidwell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
le fay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tidwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for le fay on the ground.
Tidwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from le fay.
Tidwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from le fay.
le fay passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
le fay advances to mount.
le fay tries to control but Tidwell wriggling away.
Tidwell wants to hold on but le fay pushes him away.
Tidwell is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidwell tries to hold on but le fay pushes him away.
le fay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tidwell is looking to escape.

le fay is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tidwell is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tidwell flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. le fay anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tidwell and secures both hooks! This could be bad! le fay slips an arm under Tidwell chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. le fay has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. le fay is squeezing on Tidwell like an anaconda would it's prey. Tidwell fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). swg le fay!