PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 6000 p4p, 4554 weight class) and Wilem Tell (ranked 0 p4p, 544 weight class). Wilem Tell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reeves
vs
Tell

203 cm
19
217
3 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
206
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilem Tell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves shoots in looking for a takedown but Tell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reeves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been told by Reeves's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Reeves closes the distance and pushes Tell back into the cage.
Tell slows down the pace here.

Tell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reeves uses from the top position.
Tell has control of Reeves's left arm, preventing Reeves from doing any damage.
Reeves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tell looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Reeves is defending well. Tell quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Reeves has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tell celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilem Tell!
A victorious Wilem Tell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.