PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Ridefort (ranked 4731 p4p, 5023 weight class) and Michael Dewire (ranked 552 p4p, 567 weight class). Dewire has chosen Come With Me Now as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Ridefort
vs
Dewire

185 cm
18
191
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Seventh Circle Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard De Ridefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Dewire!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dewire drives through with a takedown into De Ridefort's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Ridefort is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dewire dives into side control.

De Ridefort is being controlled here.

Dewire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Ridefort, who protects the arm well.
De Ridefort is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewire controls the position from side control.
De Ridefort knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dewire on the ground.
Let's hope that Dewire has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dewire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Ridefort, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ridefort being controlled for a moment.

Dewire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Ridefort is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Dewire is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. De Ridefort looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dewire gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. De Ridefort is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dewire lets go of the hold and De Ridefort can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Dewire!
Michael Dewire thanked the fans post fight for their support.