PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ross (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.

Pen
vs
Ross

185 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sharp Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Ross!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pen controls the position.
Pen working away.
Pen controls the position.
Ross struggling a bit here.

Pen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.

Pen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pen showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Pen seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross wants to improve his position but Pen is controlling well.
Ross wants to sweep but Pen has passed to side control!
Ross gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pen controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen raining down shots from the mount!
Pen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ross wants to hold on but Pen pushes him away.

Pen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pen extends the arm and Ross is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sharp Pen!