PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Artois
vs
Augustine

210 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
272 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Artois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rui Augustine!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artois.

It looks like Rui Augustine has been cut.

Artois closes the distance and clinches.

Artois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Augustine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Artois closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Augustine quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Augustine looking for submissions off his back.

Augustine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artois thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Augustine's head.

Augustine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artois working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Augustine is looking for a sweep. Artois is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Artois is keen to just control but Augustine is a slippery customer.
Augustine wants to control but Artois is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Augustine is refusing to be controlled, as Artois sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Augustine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Artois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Augustine is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Artois rolls with it to try and escape but Augustine cranks on the arm and Artois is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rui Augustine!