PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 3192 p4p, 5984 weight class) and Toni Island (ranked 193 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterling's entrance music is I Love. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sterling
vs
Island

170 cm
25
135
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
130
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Cobra venom
Highland Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Toni Island!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Island but Island pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Island's waist but Island gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
Island lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sterling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Island pinned against the cage. Island gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterling with a lazy takedown attempt
and Island counters with a nice uppercut.

Island shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sterling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Island is one step ahead there.

Sterling is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Island has his hands clasped together but Sterling extends and breaks Island's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Sterling.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aljamain Sterling!
After the fight, Aljamain Sterling was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.