PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocco hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McSweeney
vs
hard

177 cm
22
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

206 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, rocco hard !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney is looking to clinch but hard is avoiding it.
hard throws a nice looking combination but McSweeney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McSweeney tries to clinch there but hard circles away.

hard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McSweeney sprawls well initially but hard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
hard wants to pass to mount but McSweeney is defending the position.
hard moves nicely into side control.
McSweeney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hard on the ground.

hard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McSweeney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McSweeney is looking to work his way out of this bad position but hard is controlling him well.
hard scores with punches from side control.
McSweeney is trying to get back to his feet.
hard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McSweeney!
hard lands a nice shot to the head.
McSweeney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hard punishing his opponent with strikes.

McSweeney is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oh McSweeney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McSweeney seems to have got his legs back now.
McSweeney is breathing heavily.

hard working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. McSweeney looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by hard ! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). rocco hard !