PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Another one bites the dust. Caige has chosen Silverchair- israel's Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Caige has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dean
vs
Caige

187 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean fails with the takedown
and Caige counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean throws a nice head kick!

Caige closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dean wants to control but Caige postures up.
Caige wants to stand but Dean has his arm trapped.
Caige wants to stand but Dean has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Caige has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dean is proving hard to escape from.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Caige has eaten all the pies!

Caige wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Dean's closed guard. He's half up but Dean has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Dean pivots and extends the arm, Caige falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Dean! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Dean!