PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Faustina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Badger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint Faustina's chin.

Badger
vs
Faustina

181 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 27 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Faustina!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Badger rushes Faustina and presses him up against the cage.
Badger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Badger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Faustina regains guard.
Faustina wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Badger manages to pass to side control.
Badger is thwarting Faustina's attempts to control the position.
Badger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faustina with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Badger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Faustina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Badger lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Faustina doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Badger.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Badger in particular looking to stall.
Faustina trying to control from the bottom.

Badger decides to stand and escape the position.

Badger lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Faustina sprawling to the canvas. Badger follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Faustina hang on?

Faustina is rocked!

It looks like Saint Faustina has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger passes into side control, despite Faustina's attempt to control the position.
Faustina tries to bench press Badger off him but Badger keeps the position.

Badger is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Faustina is trying to escape and Badger transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Faustina is forced to tap! Nice work there by Badger! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oliver Badger!