PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baker
vs
Bolas

188 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicol Bolas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Bolas ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolas avoids the body shot from Baker.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Bolas moves away and avoids it.
Baker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Bolas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bolas working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Baker is working hard here to advance position.
Baker can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking for a sweep.

Bolas has hold of Baker's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Baker tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bolas cranks the arm and Baker screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Baker, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nicol Bolas!