PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Toehold (ranked 4582 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Wade Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Toehold
vs
Samuel

172 cm
23
152
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
156
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Suit Up!

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 Hilo, Tommy Toehold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toehold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Toehold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Samuel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Toehold to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Toehold content to stall in guard here.
Toehold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Samuel's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Toehold in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Samuel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Toehold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Toehold!