PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Tal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Flo Rida (Feat. Ne-Yo) - Be On You. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevie Tal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Daniels
vs
Tal

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Tal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to clinch up but Tal circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tal wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
Tal trying to control here.

Tal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daniels pulls his head out easily.
Tal is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tal tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
Tal trying to control but Daniels postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tal is looking to improve his position.
Daniels throwing shots but Tal is blocking nicely.
Tal manages to get to full guard.
Tal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Tal!