PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arm Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Arm Bar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arm Bar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bar
vs
Angelo

225 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arm Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Angelo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Angelo does no damage.
Angelo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angelo misses with a two punch combination.

Bar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Bar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Angelo, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bar stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bar is looking to clinch.
Angelo looks to land a combination but Bar avoids it well.
Angelo looks to land a combination but Bar avoids it well.
Angelo misses with a wild combination.
Bar shoots in but Angelo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angelo throws a right hand that Bar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bar also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo misses with a two punch combination.
Angelo throws a right and a left that Bar avoids nicely.
Tommy Angelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angelo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angelo looks gassed!
Bar tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
Bar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Angelo misses with a two punch combination.

Bar scores with a takedown into Angelo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Angelo is working an open guard so Bar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Angelo. Those never looked like landing.
Angelo misses with a double jab.
Angelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angelo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bar is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Angelo is trying to escape and Bar transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Angelo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bar! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arm Bar!