PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Finch
vs
Pendragon

186 cm
29
199 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

The Dark Side
Pirates Powder

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finch working away.
Finch working the head with strikes.
Pendragon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Pendragon is trying to improve his position.
Finch working the ground and pound but Pendragon is defending the strikes.
Pendragon is looking for a sweep.
Pendragon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Finch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon is looking to regain half guard here but Finch keeps moving and retains side control.
Finch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Finch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pendragon is trying to control Finch's posture but Finch avoids it.
Pendragon tries to buck Finch off but Finch is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pendragon manages to get to full guard.
Finch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pendragon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pendragon trying to control the position.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finch is working Pendragon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Finch has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pendragon looking to control.
Finch chips away with some ground and pound.
Pendragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Finch working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pendragon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finch manages to get himself to full guard.
Finch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is working hard here to advance position.
Pendragon working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pendragon passes into half guard.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pendragon wants to pass to mount but Finch is defending the position.
Finch trying to hold on to Pendragon's head to control him but Pendragon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is pressing down on Pendragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pendragon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pendragon is one step ahead there.

Finch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pendragon lands a couple of elbows.
Pendragon stopping the sweep attempt from Finch.
Pendragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Finch is retaining full guard.
Finch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pendragon trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon trying to keep a closed guard but Finch is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pendragon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Finch!
Finch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pendragon looking to secure an arm triangle but Finch defends it well.
Finch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Pendragon has control of Finch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Finch regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon with a couple of short strikes.

Pendragon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pendragon blocks Finch's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Finch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pendragon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pendragon manages to capitalize on a mistake by Finch to take his back!
Pendragon gets his hands free as Finch looks to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pendragon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Finch wants to escape the position.
Pendragon is working the ground and pound. Can Finch escape?
Well, with Pendragon on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Finch is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Pendragon lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Finch trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Pendragon has managed to slip his arm under Finch's chin. This could be all over... yep, Finch is tapping out! Submission win for Pendragon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Loholt Pendragon!
After the big win, Loholt Pendragon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.