PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 4060 p4p, 24558 weight class) and Andy Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Titor
vs
Liu

185 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
178
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Liu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Titor wants it to stay on the feet.
Titor is looking to counter the offense by Liu and move into the clinch.
Titor misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.

Titor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Titor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Titor landing a few strikes.
Titor is chipping away with strikes.
Liu struggling a bit here.
Titor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Titor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Liu's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Liu for as long as he can get away with.
Titor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Titor landing strikes.
Titor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Liu some visible discomfort.

Titor stands up and beckons Liu to his feet.
Liu dives in and grabs Titor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Titor pushes down on Liu's head and hops out.
Titor tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu tries to clinch there but Titor circles away.
Titor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Liu sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor misses the body punch
and Liu counters with a series of strikes. Titor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Titor just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Titor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Liu on his heels. He'll look to pass Liu's guard now, I'm sure.
Liu looks winded!

Titor gets to his feet - Liu follows without any prompting.
Liu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Titor pinned against the cage. Titor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Titor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Liu.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Titor stuffs the takedown.

Titor clinches with his opponent.
Titor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liu.
Liu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is trying to pull guard but Titor has him pressed against the cage.

Titor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Titor is adopting a defensive guard.
Titor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liu is one step ahead there.
Liu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Titor is working hard here to advance position.

Titor is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Liu frees his head nicely. Oh but Titor has switched to an armbar! Liu is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Titor!