PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think o hAodha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cursum Perficio by Enya. This should be fireworks!

o hAodha
vs
Jay

182 cm
35
200 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

176 cm
32
191 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Jay!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but o hAodha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.

Jay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. o hAodha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

o hAodha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
o hAodha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jay trying to control but o hAodha is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o hAodha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jay!
Jay is in a horrible position here. o hAodha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

o hAodha working for a submission but Jay is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jay is trying to escape the mount.
Jay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

o hAodha is looking for a kimura but Jay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for o hAodha to get the leverage.
Jay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
o hAodha forces his way into half guard.
o hAodha slips a nice elbow through Jay's hands, connecting with Jay's forehead.
o hAodha trying to control the action but Jay is working from the bottom.

Jay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
o hAodha is trying to control the action in half guard but Jay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jay tries to get to full guard but o hAodha has control of the leg.
Jay taking some punishment here, with o hAodha in his half guard.

o hAodha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jay defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay is staying active underneath o hAodha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from o hAodha.

Jay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. o hAodha connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.
o hAodha passes to full mount!
o hAodha tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
o hAodha wants to take Jay's back but he can't do it this time.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding o hAodha's attempts to control the action.

o hAodha is working for a guillotine from mount but Jay frees his head quite easily.
o hAodha controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

o hAodha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jay has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jay!

o hAodha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jay is aware though and is defending well.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but o hAodha is retaining full guard.

o hAodha pushes a forearm under Jay's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jay is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aodhan o hAodha!
After winning the bout, Aodhan o hAodha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.