PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Ble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick James had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

James
vs
Ble

189 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fa Ble!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ble throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
Ble leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ble.
A head kick misses from Ble.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into Ble's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

James drops back looking for a leg! Ble is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ble manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Ble's guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Ble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Ble is defending well.
Ble is not content to let James control the position.

James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ble knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ble is trying to escape and James transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ble is forced to tap! Nice work there by James! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick James!