PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vance Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vorhees comes into the arena with I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bay's choice of entrance music: Feuer Frei. Vance Vorhees has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vorhees
vs
Bay

194 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vance Vorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bay!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bay rushes Vorhees and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bay.
Vorhees takes an elbow to the temple.
Bay lands a damaging elbow.
Vorhees can't get the takedown.
Bay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Bay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vorhees on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bay lands an elbow that stopped Vorhees in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bay.
Vorhees tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bay smiles and moves away.
Bay moves out of range of the strikes.
Bay ducks under a wild hook from Vorhees.
Bay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vorhees.

Bay forces Vorhees back against the cage and clinches.
Vorhees tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bay smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Vorhees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorhees moves out of range of the strikes.

Bay feints and as Vorhees raises his hands in defense, Bay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bay scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay stands and throws Vorhees's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vorhees on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vorhees is trying to improve his position.
Vorhees is working hard here to advance position.
Bay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vorhees is looking to reverse the position.
Bay is staying tight to Vorhees's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bay working the head with strikes.
Bay advances to mount.
Vorhees really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vorhees is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bay controlling the position easily from mount.
Bay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vorhees hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Bay!