PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley comes to the ring accompanied by Shock To The System by Billy Idol. Derek Blackley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominic Faraday's chin.

Blackley
vs
Faraday

172 cm
18
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Faraday!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faraday closes the distance and clinches.
Faraday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faraday works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faraday lands an elbow that stopped Blackley in his tracks for a moment.
Faraday tries a knee to the head but Blackley blocks it.
Blackley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faraday misses with a knee strike.
Blackley tries to break the clinch but Faraday is controlling the position.
Faraday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackley avoiding damage as Faraday throws knees to the body.
Blackley managing to block the knees to the body from Faraday.
A left hand lands to the body for Faraday.
Blackley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faraday just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Faraday lands an elbow inside that Blackley shrugs off.
Blackley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Blackley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackley gets underhooks to prevent Faraday's takedown attempt.
Faraday lands a knee to the body.
Blackley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faraday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faraday scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faraday.
Faraday has Blackley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Blackley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Faraday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faraday tries to clinch there but Blackley circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday throws a nice head kick!

Blackley drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blackley stops Faraday from standing up.
Faraday looks gassed!
Blackley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackley trying to control the position from guard on top but Faraday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackley prevents Faraday from getting back to his feet.
Blackley trying to control but Faraday is working from the bottom.
Faraday working a defensive guard but Blackley passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Faraday pushes Blackley off, looking to escape but Blackley dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Faraday is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Blackley!