PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Guy (ranked 25248 p4p, 336 weight class) and Kenny Spencer (ranked 25629 p4p, 349 weight class). Kenny Spencer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Guy
vs
Spencer

215 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappling Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Spencer dives in and scores a takedown into Guy's guard.
Spencer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Spencer trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Guy has wrist control.
Guy is trying to control the position but Spencer postures up.
Guy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spencer throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spencer's guard. Nice move by Guy!

Guy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Spencer can't keep his opponent in guard - Guy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guy controlling the pace.

Guy seems to be working for a kimura but Spencer defends the submission attempt.
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guy looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Guy.
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.
Guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spencer for as long as he can get away with.
Guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spencer is looking to escape.
Guy content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Guy is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Spencer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Spencer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Guy anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Spencer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Guy slips an arm under Spencer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Guy has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Guy is squeezing on Spencer like an anaconda would it's prey. Spencer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grappling Guy!