PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Pipes (ranked 6166 p4p, 4719 weight class) and Dudley Ballistics (ranked 242 p4p, 208 weight class). Dudley Ballistics will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pipes
vs
Ballistics

173 cm
18
140
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
135
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Ballistics!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Pipes with that takedown attempt.
Ballistics throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballistics swinging wildly here.
We've been hearing reports that Pipes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pipes slips under a jab from Ballistics.
A lazy left from Ballistics finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Pipes.
Pipes darts in looking for a takedown but Ballistics gets double underhooks and turns Pipes into the cage.
Pipes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballistics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballistics throws a right hand that misses

and Pipes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ballistics won't be happy with that.

Pipes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pipes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballistics tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pipes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ballistics can't do much from the bottom here.
Ballistics is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pipes is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pipes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pipes working away.

Pipes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ballistics is looking for a sweep.

Pipes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ballistics knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Pipes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pipes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ballistics looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pipes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ballistics knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Pipes in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ballistics is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wesley Pipes!