PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cranjis Mcbasketball (ranked 3095 p4p, 5069 weight class) and Jaden Tufalo (ranked 418 p4p, 585 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mcbasketball
vs
Tufalo

179 cm
20
178
4 - 8 - 0

186 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cranjis Mcbasketball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Tufalo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tufalo rushes Mcbasketball and presses him up against the cage.

Mcbasketball pulls guard.

Mcbasketball throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcbasketball looking to control.

Mcbasketball is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tufalo is aware though and is defending well.
Tufalo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Mcbasketball looking for a guillotine here but Tufalo defends easily.

Mcbasketball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tufalo defends it easily.

Mcbasketball has his foot on Tufalo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tufalo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcbasketball is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tufalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcbasketball. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mcbasketball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tufalo defends it easily.
Mcbasketball working a defensive guard here.

Mcbasketball is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tufalo rolls with it to try and escape but Mcbasketball cranks on the arm and Tufalo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cranjis Mcbasketball!
Cranjis Mcbasketball decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.