PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Subat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Time Of Dying. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Butcher
vs
Subat

173 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Subat!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Butcher or perhaps it was just good defense by Subat which made him look bad.

Butcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Subat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Subat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher trying to control but Subat is working from the bottom.
Butcher won't allow Subat to get back to his feet.
Butcher wants to get up but he can't break Subat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Subat wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Butcher has left one of his arms exposed and Subat doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Butcher screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Subat!