PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jess Liaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kristoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liaudin comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Liaudin
vs
Kristoff

175 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
150 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jess Liaudin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Kristoff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristoff throws a left and a right that both miss

and Liaudin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liaudin trying to control but Kristoff is working from the bottom.
Kristoff wants to stand and escape but Liaudin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liaudin throwing strikes from guard but Kristoff blocks nicely.
Liaudin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liaudin is working Kristoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Liaudin with a nice head shot there.
Liaudin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liaudin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Liaudin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liaudin wants to control from the top but Kristoff keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaudin thows a big elbow that misses.
Kristoff keeping moving, preventing Liaudin from controlling successfully.
Liaudin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kristoff can do anything to dispel that myth.

Liaudin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liaudin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liaudin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liaudin throwing strikes from guard but Kristoff blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaudin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liaudin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kristoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liaudin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liaudin stops Kristoff from standing up.
Liaudin lands a couple of digs.
Liaudin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristoff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liaudin.

Liaudin has gone for a leg lock! Kristoff slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liaudin's guard.

Liaudin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kristoff should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Liaudin has tightened it up now! Kristoff should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jess Liaudin!