PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen "Killing In The Name Of" by Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Brian
vs
Savage

180 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Brian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brian slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brian.

Brian clinches with his opponent.
Brian lands a damaging elbow.
Brian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brian lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
The is referee keeping an eye on Brian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Brian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt - Brian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brian lands with a kick to the temple. Savage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Savage is rocked!
Brian lands with a nice body kick.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Brian finish him?
Savage looks gassed!

Brian clinches up against the cage.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Brian.
Brian lands a knee to the head.
Brian lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Brian.
Brian lands a nice elbow.
Brian scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brian moves into range and clinches up with Savage.

Brian breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Brian.
Brian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Brian clinches with his opponent.

Brian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Brian clinches up against the cage.

Brian breaks from the clinch.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brian.

Brian moves into the clinch.

Brian breaks from the clinch.
Jason Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brian moves into the clinch successfully.

Brian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brian scores with a push kick.

Brian moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
Brian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brian lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brian manages to break the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Savage.
Brian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Savage is working to tighten is grip on Brian's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Brian has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Savage is really squeezing tight and eventually Brian passes out! Savage breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jason Savage!