PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Jel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtek Jel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jel
vs
Baggins

180 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 8 - 1

175 cm
21
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Jel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins misses with an uppercut. Jel saw that one coming.
Baggins needs to keep his hands up - Jel had a free shot at his head there.
Jel looks to land a combination but Baggins avoids it well.
Jel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jel just misses with a punch to the body.
Baggins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baggins looks to clinch
and Jel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baggins thinking.
Baggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like George Baggins has been cut.
Jel misses with a two punch combination.

Baggins drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baggins passes Jel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baggins content to control rather than advance.

Baggins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jel pushes Baggins off looking to stand but Baggins dives back in and keeps control.
Jel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jel tries to get out of the position.
Baggins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baggins controlling the pace for now.
Jel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins unloads with some shots from mount but Jel bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Baggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Baggins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jel because Baggins loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Baggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baggins on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Baggins throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Jel has his hands clasped together but Baggins breaks the hold and Jel is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Baggins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Baggins!