PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between batista haight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lizard Tichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). haight comes to the cage accompanied by Forgot About Dre - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

haight
vs
Tichols

169 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, batista haight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lizard Tichols!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
haight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
haight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
haight shoots in but Tichols avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tichols closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tichols is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

haight actively working from the bottom here.

Tichols gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tichols lands a glancing blow to the side of haight's head.
haight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
haight pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tichols closes the distance and clinches.
haight goes for a takedown attempt but Tichols pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
haight is breathing heavily.
haight tries a head kick but it misses.
Tichols throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tichols clinches up against the cage.

Tichols breaks the clinch.

Tichols has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tichols manages to break the clinch.

Tichols looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for haight!
haight is desperately trying to improve his position but Tichols has a good base and remains in mount.

Tichols is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Tichols shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Tichols is going olschool here, as he tries to force haight to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so haight shrugs it off.
Tichols with the ground and pound from mount.
Tichols controlling from mount.
Tichols wants to control the pace but haight is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tichols is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. haight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tichols working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tichols lands a nice shot to the head.
Tichols content just to control the position here.

Tichols looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tichols content just to control the position here.
Tichols moves to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
haight is trying to break free.

haight is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
haight trying to get back to his feet but Tichols is in full control for now.
Tichols trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure haight doesn't escape.

haight defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tichols's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
haight is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Tichols has both hooks in and is working for a choke. haight is in real trouble here. Tichols gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, haight is tapping out! Tichols wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lizard Tichols!