PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meni Sapak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sapak
vs
Ayala

169 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Meni Sapak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Ayala!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ayala fails to land the takedown.
Sapak stuffs the takedown attempt from Ayala. Ayala gets slowly back to his feet.
Ayala misses with a takedown attempt - Sapak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meni Sapak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Ayala.

Ayala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ayala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Ayala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sapak sees it coming and defends easily.
Ayala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ayala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ayala trying to control from half guard but Sapak is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala throwing shots but Sapak is blocking nicely.
Ayala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ayala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapak defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sapak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sapak tries to bum rush Ayala with a series of wild strikes but Ayala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Sapak does it's job there.
Sapak tries to bum rush Ayala with a series of wild strikes but Ayala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Ayala 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Ayala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ayala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapak defending well though.
Sapak could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ayala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ayala is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ayala looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ayala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ayala is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sapak is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorge Ayala!