PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Makoniko (ranked 5358 p4p, 6571 weight class) and Rene Lafayette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Makoniko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Makoniko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Makoniko
vs
Lafayette

175 cm
18
175
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Makoniko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lafayette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makoniko.

Makoniko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lafayette manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Makoniko throws a big right hand that misses.

Lafayette is looking to cinch up a triangle. Makoniko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lafayette's body to avoid the submission. Lafayette has instead reached around Makoniko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lafayette arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rene Lafayette!