PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Please Be Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hess
vs
Be Good

150 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Please Be Good!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Be Good shoots in but no luck this time.
Be Good fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hess. No joy for Be Good on that attempt.
Hess feinted with a counter takedown.
Tom Hess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Please Be Good.
Be Good darts in looking for a takedown but Hess gets double underhooks and turns Be Good into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Be Good.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Be Good.
Hess tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Be Good is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hess sees it coming and defends easily.
Be Good works his way into side control.
Hess tries to buck Be Good off but Be Good is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess struggling a bit here.
Hess might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hess prevents Be Good from moving into mount.
Hess is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Be Good fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Be Good in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hess tries to improve position but can't.

Be Good is trying to get an arm triangle but Hess is defending well.
The strikes coming from Be Good are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hess gets back to half guard.
Be Good thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hess's head.
Hess could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hess manages to get to full guard.
Be Good must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hess has momentary wrist control but Be Good slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Be Good working some strikes from top position.
Be Good is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Be Good trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hess is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hess is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Be Good frees his head nicely. Oh but Hess has switched to an armbar! Be Good is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tom Hess!