PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 3447 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Balandabad (ranked 5238 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lannister
vs
Balandabad

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taj Balandabad!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balandabad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Lannister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balandabad misses the shot to the body.
Lannister appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Balandabad throws a leg kick

and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown. Balandabad fights it but they end up in guard.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Balandabad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lannister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lannister works his way into side control.

Lannister has hold of Balandabad's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Balandabad tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lannister cranks the arm and Balandabad screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Balandabad, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyrion Lannister!