PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Junk
vs
Spinner

190 cm
18
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Spinner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Junk is out of range and Spinner settles back down.
Simon Junk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junk as he jumps to the side.
Junk throws a right hand that Spinner ducks under and follows up with a left that Spinner also avoids with ease.
Junk misses with a hook. Spinner ducked under it nicely.
Spinner ducks straight into an uppercut from Junk and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Spinner maanges to regain guard straight away.

Spinner is rocked!
Junk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spinner is still in real trouble! Can Junk finish him?

Spinner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spinner seems to have recovered his senses.
Junk wants to stand but Spinner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spinner working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Junk is sitting in close to Spinner's body. Spinner has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Junk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Junk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Spinner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Spinner!