PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Trampling has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Trampling
vs
Thomas

170 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Trampling looking to control.
Trampling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Trampling trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trampling defends well.
Trampling wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
Trampling trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trampling's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trampling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trampling manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trampling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Trampling avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derrick Thomas!