PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lester (ranked 5245 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Sudgon (ranked 3035 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tommy Lester has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lester
vs
Sudgon

178 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olaf Sudgon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lester moves into the clinch.
Sudgon has Lester pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lester manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sudgon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lester smiles and moves away.

Lester clinches.
Sudgon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lester is defending well.
Tommy Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olaf Sudgon.
Lester wants a takedown but no success here.
Sudgon jumps guard but Lester turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sudgon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sudgon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sudgon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sudgon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lester is looking to work some ground and pound but Sudgon has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sudgon can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lester stands and steps away. Sudgon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sudgon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lester is trying to stand.
Sudgon 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.
Sudgon uses his free foot to push down on Lester's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lester.
Sudgon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lester can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lester is in a horrible position here. Sudgon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sudgon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sudgon lands a heavy elbow.
Sudgon lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester is trying to stand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Olaf Sudgon!